Columbus Crew demolishes DC United 3-1 with 2 goals from L. Zelarayan. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Columbus Crew beat DC United 3-1 thanks to L. Zelarayan who scored in the 45th and 76th minute.

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Columbus Crew demolishes DC United 3-1 with 2 goals from L. Zelarayan. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Columbus Crew overcome DC United 3-1 thanks to L. Zelarayan who scored in the 45th and 76th minute. It was DC United to score first with a goal from P. Arriola. However, later Columbus Crew found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with L. Zelarayan (45′), P. Santos (66′) and L. Zelarayan (76′). Columbus Crew took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer with the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was Robert Sibiga. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

1 - 3

Team 1

Columbus Crew

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 11 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 10
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 114
  • 41 Dangerous attack 51
  • 82 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 20 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Columbus Crew was in firm control of the ball 57% while DC United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.​

DC United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Columbus Crew shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

DC United received 2 yellow cards (Felipe and P. Arriola). Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (M. Valenzuela).

Match Timeline

3'
32'
42'
45'
46'
61'
61'
Pedro Santos(goal)D. Nagbe
66'
69'
Nigel Robertha- sub ->O. Kamara
69'
72'
73'
Steven Moreira- sub ->H. Afful
76'
79'
83'
83'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, DC United will stay with 38 points to stay in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew will have 37 points like New York City to stay in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will play away with Toronto on the 7th of November with a 15-10 head to head in favor of DC United (11 draws).

Columbus Crew will host Chicago Fire on the 7th of November with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (18 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
B. Hamid 24.USA
7.4
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
6.6
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
6.3
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
6.5
M
Tony Alfaro 93.Mexico
6.2
46'
M
Julian Gressel 31.Germany
6.2
61'
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
7.1
79'
M
J. Moreno 5.Venezuela
6.6
69'
F
Paul Arriola  7.United States
7.6
61' 32' Goals3'
F
D. Skundrich 12.USA
6.9
F
Ola Kamara 9.Norway
6.2
69'
Substitutes
G
J. Kempin 21.USA
D
C. Odoi-Atsem 3.USA
6.1
61'
D
Joseph Mora 28.Costa Rica
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
M
Yordy Reyna 29.Peru
6.4
61'
F
Nigel Robertha 19.Curaçao
6.4
69'
F
Joshua Pérez 16.USA
7.0
46'
F
Ramón Ábila 32.Argentina
6.8
69'
F
G. Yow 22.United States

DC United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: Bill Hamid (7.4), Andy Najar (6.6), Steve Birnbaum (6.3), Donovan Pines (6.5), Julian Gressel (6.2), Felipe Martins (7.1), Júnior Moreno (6.6), Tony Alfaro (6.2), Paul Arriola (7.6), Ola Kamara (6.2) and Drew Skundrich (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Odoi-Atsem (6.1), Yordy Reyna (6.4), Nigel Robertha (6.4), Adrien Perez (7.0), Joseph Mora, Ramón Ábila (6.8), Jon Kempin, Griffin Yow and Brendan Hines-Ike.

Substitutions

DC United made 5 changes: T. Alfaro for A. Perez (46′), J. Gressel for C. Odoi-Atsem (61′), P. Arriola for Y. Reyna (61′), J. Moreno for R. Abila (69′) and O. Kamara for N. Robertha (69′).

Best player: Paul Arriola​

The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was Paul Arriola.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
6.8
D
Harrison Afful 25.Ghana
6.6
73'
D
Jonathan Mensah 4.Ghana
7.3
D
Josh Williams 3.United States
6.9
D
Milton Valenzuela 19.Argentina
7.0
42'
M
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
8.0
Goals66'
M
Darlington Nagbe  6.United States
7.1
M
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
9.5
83' Goals45', 76'
M
D. Etienne 22.Haiti
7.0
83'
M
Liam Fraser 18.Canada
6.9
72'
F
Miguel Berry 27.Spain
7.1
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
Vito Wormgoor  5.Netherlands
D
Aboubacar Keita 30.United States
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
6.3
73'
D
S. Abdul-Salaam 26.USA
M
M. Hairston 17.USA
6.2
72'
M
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
M
Luis Díaz 12.Costa Rica
6.4
83'
F
B. Wright-Phillips 99.England
6.4
83'

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

On the opposite side, Ezra Hendrickson played with: Eloy Room (6.8), Harrison Afful (6.6), Jonathan Mensah (7.3), Josh Williams (6.9), Milton Valenzuela (7.0), Darlington Nagbe (7.1), Liam Fraser (6.9), Derrick Etienne Junior (7.0), Lucas Zelarayán (9.5), Pedro Santos (8.0) and Miguel Berry (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marlon Hairston (6.2), Vito Wormgoor, Alexandru Mățan, Bradley Wright-Phillips (6.4), Aboubacar Keita, Luis Díaz (6.4), Steven Moreira (6.3), Evan Bush and Saad Abdul-Salaam.

Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of B. Wright-Phillips (injured).

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 4 changes: L. Fraser for M. Hairston (72′), H. Afful for S. Moreira (73′), L. Zelarayan for L. Diaz (83′) and D. Etienne for B. Wright-Phillips (83′).

Best player: Lucas Zelarayán​

The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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