Philadelphia Union obliterates Columbus Crew 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union wipes out Columbus Crew 4-1 with goals of

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John Ross
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Philadelphia Union obliterates Columbus Crew 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union obliterates Columbus Crew 4-1 with goals of Dániel Gazdag (45′ pen), Julián Carranza (52′), Dániel Gazdag (72′ pen) and Julián Carranza (80′). On the other side, Columbus Crew scored with ​Jakob Glesnes (28′ own).

The match was played at the Talen Energy Stadium stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala assisted by Adam Wienckowski and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Ian McKay. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.7 degrees Celsius or 28.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

4 - 1

Team 1

Columbus Crew

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 0
  • 88 Attack 113
  • 21 Dangerous attack 42
  • 60 Ball safe 74
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Columbus Crew that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Philadelphia Union shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew shot 7 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (Leon Flach). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 5 yellow cards (A. Morris, W. Sands, Cucho Hernández, Lucas Zelarayán and Milos Degenek).

Match Timeline

J. Glesnes(own-goal)
28'
39'
A. Morris- Yellow
43'
W. Sands- Yellow
Dániel Gazdag(penalty)
45'
46'
Leon Flach - Yellow
47'
Julián Carranza(goal)Alejandro Bedoya
52'
56'
Cucho Hernández- Yellow
58'
Kai Wagner(var)
70'
71'
Dániel Gazdag(penalty)
72'
76'
Yaw Yeboah- sub ->M. Farsi
76'
Jacen Russell-Rowe- sub ->A. Morris
79'
Julián Carranza(goal)Joaquín Torres
80'
86'
Sean Zawadzki- sub ->Alexandru Matan
86'
Kevin Molino- sub ->Lucas Zelarayán
J. McGlynn- sub ->Leon Flach
89'
Q. Sullivan- sub ->Julián Carranza
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Philadelphia Union has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew stays with 0 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away with New England on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).

Columbus Crew will host Montreal Impact on the 20th of October with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew will play the return match on the at the MAPFRE Stadium

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
6.4
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
6.7
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.9
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
6.3
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
6.7
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
7.0
90'
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
6.8
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
6.8
89' 47'
M
Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary
8.4
Goals45', 72'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
6.7
79'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
8.2
90' Goals52', 80'
Substitutes
G
Holden Trent 13.United States
D
Damion Lowe 17.Jamaica
D
Matt Real 2.United States
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
90'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
89'
M
Andrés Perea 6.Colombia
90'
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
M
Joaquín Torres 19.Argentina
7.6
79'

Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (6.4), Olivier Mbaizo (6.7), Jakob Glesnes (6.3), Jack Elliott (6.9), Kai Wagner (6.7), Alejandro Bedoya (7.0), José Martínez (6.8), Leon Flach (6.8), Dániel Gazdag (8.4), Mikael Uhre (6.7) and Julián Carranza (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Holden Trent, Damion Lowe, Matthew Real, Nathan Harriel, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn, Andrés Perea, Jesus Bueno and Joaquín Torres (7.6).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: Mikael Uhre for Joaquin Torres (79′), Leon Flach for J. McGlynn (89′), Julián Carranza for Quinn Sullivan (90′) and Alejandro Bedoya for Andrés Perea (90′).

Best player: Dániel Gazdag​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Dániel Gazdag.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
P. Schulte 28.United States
5.6
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
5.8
D
P. Quinton 2.United States
6.2
D
Milos Degenek  5.Australia
6.5
71'
M
M. Farsi 23.Canada
5.9
76'
M
Darlington Nagbe  6.United States
6.2
M
A. Morris 8.United States
6.4
76' 39'
M
W. Sands 30.United States
6.8
46' 43'
F
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
6.5
86'
F
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
7.3
86' 58'
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
7.2
56'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
M
Isaiah Parente 16.United States
M
Jake Morris 33.United States
M
Luis Díaz 11.Costa Rica
6.2
46'
M
Sean Zawadzki 25.United States
6.8
86'
F
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
6.6
76'
F
Kevin Molino 13.Trinidad and Tobago
7.1
86'
F
Jacen Russell-Rowe 19.Canada
6.2
76'
F
Max Arfsten 27.United States

Columbus Crew started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Wilfried Nancy played with: Patrick Schulte (5.6), Steven Moreira (5.8), Miloš Degenek (6.5), Philip Quinton (6.2), Mohamed Farsi (5.9), Darlington Nagbe (6.2), Aidan Morris (6.4), William Sands (6.8), Alexandru Mățan (6.5), Lucas Zelarayán (7.3) and Cucho Hernández (7.2).

They had on the bench: Evan Bush, Yaw Yeboah (6.6), Kevin Molino (7.1), Isaiah Parente, Jake Morris, Luis Díaz (6.2), Sean Zawadzki (6.8), Jacen Russell-Rowe (6.2) and Maximilian Arfsten.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 5 changes: W. Sands for Luis Díaz (46′), M. Farsi for Yaw Yeboah (76′), A. Morris for Jacen Russell-Rowe (76′), Lucas Zelarayán for Kevin Molino (86′) and Alexandru Matan for Sean Zawadzki (86′).

Best player: Lucas Zelarayán​

The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.

His rating is (7.3) with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​