Columbus Crew defeats Montreal Impact 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTREAL. Columbus Crew tops Montreal Impact 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Columbus Crew defeats Montreal Impact 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTREAL. Columbus Crew conquers Montreal Impact 4-2.

The match was played at the Stade Saputo stadium in Montreal on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic with the support of Lyes Arfa and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Michael Venne. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.81 degrees Celsius or 71.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

CF Montréal

2 - 4

Team 1

Columbus Crew

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 107 Attack 102
  • 33 Dangerous attack 40
  • 87 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Montreal Impact was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Columbus Crew that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the encounter.​

Montreal Impact shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Montreal Impact received 2 yellow cards (Ousman Jabang and Matko Miljevic). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (Malte Amundsen, Patrick Schulte and Yaw Yeboah).

Match Timeline

Gabriele Corbo(own-goal)
14'
Ousman Jabang- Yellow
18'
22'
Cucho Hernández(goal)Diego Rossi 
29'
Yaw Yeboah- Yellow
43'
Cucho Hernández(goal)Yaw Yeboah
46'
Malte Amundsen- Yellow
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint- sub ->Lassi Lappalainen
46'
F. Álvarez- sub ->Ousman Jabang
46'
K. Opoku(goal)Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
52'
64'
Cucho Hernández(VAR)
65'
Cucho Hernández(penalty)
Ariel Lassiter- sub ->Zachary Brault Guillard
66'
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint(goal)Matko Miljevic
68'
66'
76'
77'
Alexandru Măţan- sub ->Christian Ramirez
78'
Yevgen Cheberko- sub ->Yaw Yeboah
78'
Sean Zawadzki- sub ->Steven Moreira
85'
M. Farsi- sub ->Julian Gressel
86'
P. Schulte- Yellow
86'
Kevin Molino- sub ->Diego Rossi 
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 match, Montreal Impact will stay with 35 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew will have 45 points to move down in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Montreal Impact will play away against Columbus Crew on the 21st of October with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Columbus Crew will host Montreal Impact on the 21st of October with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Montreal Impact and Columbus Crew will play the return match on the at the MAPFRE Stadium

Montreal Impact – Formation

CF Montréal
G
Jonathan Sirois 40.Canada
6.0
D
Ousman Jabang 23.United States
6.4
46' 18'
D
G. Campbell 24.United States
5.8
D
Gabriele Corbo 25.Italy
6.3
M
Samuel Piette 6.Canada
7.0
M
Bryce Duke 10.United States
6.6
66'
M
Zachary Brault Guillard 15.Canada
6.4
66'
M
Nathan-Dylan Saliba 19.Canada
6.3
M
Lassi Lappalainen  21.Finland
6.4
46'
M
M. Choinière 29.Canada
6.8
F
K. Opoku 90.Ghana
7.5
76' Goals52'
Substitutes
G
J. Pantemis 41.Canada
D
F. Álvarez 4.Colombia
7.3
46'
M
Victor Wanyama 2.Kenya
M
Ahmed Hamdi 7.Egypt
M
Matko Miljevic 8.Argentina
7.5
66' 90'
F
Chinonso Offor 9.Nigeria
6.4
76'
F
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
7.0
66'
F
S. Ibrahim 14.Nigeria
F
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 28.Canada
7.5
46' Goals68'

Montreal Impact started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Sirois (6.0), Ousman Jabang (6.4), George Campbell (5.8), Gabriele Corbo (6.3), Zachary Brault Guillard (6.4), Samuel Piette (7.0), Nathan Saliba (6.3), Mathieu Choinière (6.8), Bryce Duke (6.6), Kwadwo Opoku (7.5) and Lassi Lappalainen (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Wanyama, Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador (7.3), Ahmed Hamdi, Matko Miljevic (7.5), Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (6.4), Ariel Lassiter (7.0), Ibrahim Sunusi, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (7.5) and James Pantemis.

Substitutions

Montreal Impact made 5 changes: Ousman Jabang for Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador (46′), Lassi Lappalainen for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (46′), Zachary Brault Guillard for Ariel Lassiter (66′), Kwadwo Opoku for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (76′) and Bryce Duke for Matko Miljevic (66′).

Best player: Matko Miljevic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Montreal Impact was Matko Miljevic.

His rating is (7.5) with 15 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
P. Schulte 28.United States
6.6
86'
D
Rudy Camacho 4.France
6.0
D
Malte Amundsen 18.Denmark
7.0
46'
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
7.0
78'
M
Darlington Nagbe  6.United States
6.8
M
Julian Gressel 7.Germany
7.1
85'
M
A. Morris 8.United States
7.5
M
Diego Rossi 10.Uruguay
7.5
86'
M
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
6.7
78' 29'
M
Christian Ramirez 17.United States
6.3
77'
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
9.5
Goals22', 43', 65'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
Yevgen Cheberko 21.Ukraine
6.8
78'
D
M. Farsi 23.Canada
85'
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
M
Kevin Molino 13.Trinidad and Tobago
86'
M
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
6.4
77'
M
Sean Zawadzki 25.United States
6.4
78'
F
Jacen Russell-Rowe 19.Canada
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 (6.6), Steven Moreira (7.0), Rudy Camacho (6.0), Malte Amundsen (7.0), Julian Gressel (7.1), Darlington Nagbe (6.8), Aidan Morris (7.5), Yaw Yeboah (6.7), Christian Ramirez (6.3), Diego Rossi  (7.5) and Cucho Hernández (9.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin Molino, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Alexandru Mățan (6.4), Yevgen Cheberko (6.8), Mohamed Farsi, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki (6.4), Maximilian Arfsten and Jimmy Medranda.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 5 changes: Julian Gressel for Mohamed Farsi (85′), Diego Rossi  for Kevin Molino (86′), Yaw Yeboah for Yevgen Cheberko (78′), Steven Moreira for Sean Zawadzki (78′) and Christian Ramirez for Alexandru Mățan (77′).

Best player: Cucho Hernández​

The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Cucho Hernández.

His rating is (9.5) with 3 goals, 24 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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