COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew liquidates Real Salt Lake 4-0 with goals of A. Morris (14′), Lucas Zelarayán (41′ pen), A. Morris (53′) and Yaw Yeboah (90′). Columbus Crew made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez who had the assistance of Adam Wienckowski and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Columbus Crew

4 - 0

Real Salt Lake

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 84
  • 74 Dangerous attack 39
  • 88 Ball safe 85
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Columbus Crew was in firm control of the ball 59% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match​.

Columbus Crew shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Darlington Nagbe). Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (Justin Meram and Emeka Somto Eneli).

Match Timeline

A. Morris(goal)
14'
30'
41'
46'
Anderson Julio- sub ->Justin Meram
46'
D. Luna- sub ->Ilijah Paul
A. Morris(goal)
53'
Darlington Nagbe - Yellow
64'
65'
65'
A. Gómez- sub ->Maikel Chang
Jacen Russell-Rowe- sub ->Christian Ramirez
74'
Yaw Yeboah- sub ->Lucas Zelarayán
74'
Sean Zawadzki- sub ->Darlington Nagbe
74'
75'
Max Arfsten- sub ->Alexandru Matan
83'
Jimmy Medranda- sub ->W. Sands
83'
84'
Emeka Eneli- Yellow
Yaw Yeboah(goal)
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 playing this encounter, Columbus Crew will have 10 points like Atlanta United to drop in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake will stay with 3 points like Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy to soar in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew will host Montreal Impact on the 20th of October with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Real Salt Lake will play away agasint Colorado Rapids on the 20th of October with a 26-15 head to head record in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
P. Schulte 28.United States
7.7
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
7.4
D
Milos Degenek 5.Australia
7.2
D
Gustavo Vallecilla 12.Ecuador
6.5
M
W. Sands 30.United States
6.9
83'
M
M. Farsi 23.Canada
6.7
M
Darlington Nagbe 6.United States
7.0
74' 64'
M
A. Morris 8.United States
8.2
14', 53'
F
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
8.5
74' 41'
F
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
6.8
83'
F
Christian Ramirez 17.United States
6.9
74'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
83'
D
Keegan Hughes 22.United States
D
P. Quinton 2.United States
M
Isaiah Parente 16.United States
M
Sean Zawadzki 25.United States
6.2
74'
F
Max Arfsten 27.United States
83'
F
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
6.8
74' 90'
F
Jacen Russell-Rowe 19.Canada
6.1
74'

Columbus Crew started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Patrick Schulte (7.7), Steven Moreira (7.4), Miloš Degenek (7.2), Exon Gustavo Vallecilla (6.5), Mohamed Farsi (6.7), Darlington Nagbe (7.0), Aidan Morris (8.2), William Sands (6.9), Alexandru Mățan (6.8), Christian Ramirez (6.9) and Lucas Zelarayán (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jimmy Medranda, Maximilian Arfsten, Isaiah Parente, Keegan Hughes, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki (6.2), Yaw Yeboah (6.8), Jacen Russell-Rowe (6.1) and Philip Quinton.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 5 changes: Christian Ramirez for Jacen Russell-Rowe (74′), Lucas Zelarayán for Yaw Yeboah (74′), Darlington Nagbe for Sean Zawadzki (74′), Alexandru Matan for Maximilian Arfsten (83′) and W. Sands for Jimmy Medranda (83′).

Best player: Lucas Zelarayán​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
G. Beavers 35.United States
5.3
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
6.9
D
Andrew Brody 2.United States
6.4
D
Brayan Vera 4.Colombia
5.6
D
Emeka Eneli 25.United States
6.1
84'
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
6.2
65'
M
Pablo Ruiz 7.Argentina
7.0
M
Braian Ojeda 6.Paraguay
7.6
65'
M
Justin Meram 9.Iraq
7.1
46' 30'
F
Rubio Rubín 14.Guatemala
6.7
75'
F
I. Paul 23.United States
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
D
Jasper Löffelsend 28.Germany
6.4
65'
D
Delentz Pierre 22.Haiti
M
D. Luna 26.United States
6.2
46'
M
A. Gómez 11.Colombia
6.6
65'
M
Scott Caldwell 12.United States
M
Damir Kreilach 8.Croatia
6.4
75'
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
6.2
46'
F
Bertin Jacquesson 27.France

Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Gavin Beavers (5.3), Emeka Eneli (6.1), Justen Glad (6.9), Brayan Vera (5.6), Andrew Brody (6.4), Maikel Chang (6.2), Pablo Ruiz (7.0), Braian Ojeda (7.9), Justin Meram (7.1), Ilijah Paul (6.8) and Rubio Rubin (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jasper Loffelsend (6.8), Diego Luna (6.2), Zac MacMath, Andres Gomez (6.6), Scott Caldwell, Damir Kreilach (6.4), Anderson Julio (6.2), Delentz Pierre and Bertin Jacquesson.

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: Justin Meram for Anderson Julio (46′), Ilijah Paul for Diego Luna (46′), Maikel Chang for Andres Gomez (65′), B. Ojeda for Jasper Löffelsend (66′) and R. Méndez for Damir Kreilach (75′).

Best player: Braian Ojeda​

The most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Braian Ojeda.

His rating is (7.9) with 30 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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