TOLUCA, Mexico - Antonio "Sinha" Naelson converted two second-half free kicks and twice rallied Toluca to a 3-2 victory over a 10-man Columbus Crew, sending it to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Toluca, which won the two-leg series 5-4, will face fellow Mexican side Pachuca, which beat Comunicaciones 2-1 on Tuesday to earn its place in the final four.
The result added to Major League Soccer's futility streak in Mexico, failing to win for the 20th consecutive time in a competitive match.
Hector Mancilla converted a penalty kick a minute and a half after the second-half kickoff and Sinha - who also scored in last week's 2-2 draw in the first leg -- added 25-meter free kicks in the 57th and 72nd minutes.
The Crew led in first-half injury time when Guillermo Barros Schelotto converted a penalty kick, and after Mancilla and Sinha scored his first, equalized in the 70th on the Argentine's second.
Toluca had the better possession and chances in the first half, twice hitting the crossbar. Isaac Brizuela drove a right-footed blast off the bar in the fourth minute and Mancilla put another off the underside the bar that crashed down on the line before bounding out.
Columbus, which played without Schelotto and captain Frankie Hejduk in the first leg do to accumulated yellow suspensions, went ahead a minute and a half into injury time.
Schelotto tried to return a pass to Eddie Gaven, but Canadian referee called Edgar Duenas for a right hand that knocked the ball down in the area.
With Toluca goalkeeper Miguel Centeno daring Schelotto to shoot to his left by giving him two-thirds of the goal, the Argentina drove it down the middle and then taunted the keeper to spark a shoving match.
Toluca equalized quickly upon the start of the second half when Sinha drew a foul from Gaven as he closed on goal, and Mancilla converted the penalty.
Sinha gave Toluca its first lead nine minutes later, curling a free kick just inside the left post past diving Crew keeper William Hesmer.
Schelotto revived Columbus' hopes in the 70th, capitalizing on a rebound after Steven Lenhart, who rallied Columbus last week with a pair of second-half goals, volleyed Danny O'Rourke's cross onto the right post. The ball fell to Schelotto, who easily scored from inside the goal box.
Columbus' chances took a blow in the 80th when Lenhart, who was cautioned in the first half, was sent off for an off-the-ball incident.
Nestor Calderon tried to secure the victory in the 86th, curling a ball off the right post.
