WASHINGTON. Columbus Crew tops DC United with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by L. Zelarayán (39′) and a goal from C. Ramirez (48′). Columbus Crew took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the support of Corey Parker and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Armando Villarreal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Columbus Crew had a strong ball possession 56% while DC United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.​

DC United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

DC United received 3 yellow cards (Russell Canouse, Christian Benteke and M. Klich). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Zelarayán, G. Vallecilla and G. Vallecilla).

Standings

After playing this match, DC United will stay with 5 points like Charlotte to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew will have 13 points like Atlanta United and New England to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 10-6 head to head in favor of New York City (3 draws).

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

DC United – Formation

DC United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Tyler Miller (6.2), Victor Pálsson (6.6), Steve Birnbaum (7.0), Donovan Pines (7.2), Jacob Greene (5.8), Pedro Santos (6.4), Russell Canouse (6.6), Lewis O’Brien (7.2), Mateusz Klich (6.0), Taxiarchis Fountas (6.7) and Christian Benteke (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Theodore Ku-DiPietro, Hayden Sargis, Matai Akinmboni, Alexander Bono, Kristian Fletcher, Jackson Hopkins, Ruan (6.7), Yamil Rodrigo Asad and Mohanad Jeahze (6.8).

Substitutions

DC United made 3 changes: J. Greene for Mohanad Jeahze (62′), Pedro Santos for Ruan (62′) and Russell Canouse for Theodore Ku-Dipietro (80′).

Best player: Donovan Pines​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Donovan Pines.

His rating is (7.2) with 28 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Columbus Crew – Formation

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

Wilfried Nancy played with: Patrick Schulte (6.9), Steven Moreira (6.9), Miloš Degenek (7.1), Exon Gustavo Vallecilla (7.1), Mohamed Farsi (7.4), Aidan Morris (7.5), Darlington Nagbe (7.4), William Sands (7.7), Alexandru Mățan (6.4), Lucas Zelarayán (7.8) and Christian Ramirez (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki, Isaiah Parente, Philip Quinton, Keegan Hughes, Yaw Yeboah, Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando, Jacen Russell-Rowe and Maximilian Arfsten.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 4 changes: G. Vallecilla for Philip Quinton (85′), Lucas Zelarayán for Yaw Yeboah (85′), Alexandru Matan for Sean Zawadzki (85′) and Christian Ramirez for Jacen Russell-Rowe (90′).

Best player: Lucas Zelarayán​

The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 36 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• New York City – Atlanta United – 1-1
• New York RB – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
• New England – Montreal Impact – 4-0
• Inter Miami – Dallas – 0-1
• Los Angeles FC – Austin – 3-0
• DC United – Columbus Crew – 0-2
• Cincinnati – Philadelphia Union – 1-0