Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

COLUMBUS. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew draw 1-1. N. Harriel scored the first goal (50') for Philadelphia Union. C. Hernández made it even (72') with a penalty.

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John Ross
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Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

COLUMBUS. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew draw 1-1. N. Harriel scored the first goal (50′) for Philadelphia Union. C. Hernández made it even (72′) with a penalty. Columbus Crew was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%)​

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 Jon Freemon who had the assistance of Logan Brown and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Columbus Crew

1 - 1

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 139 Attack 49
  • 81 Dangerous attack 32
  • 87 Ball safe 64
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Columbus Crew had a strong ball possession 68% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the match​.

Columbus Crew shot 21 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew received 2 yellow cards (Cucho Hernández and Malte Amundsen). Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 4 yellow cards (Jack Elliott, Kai Wagner, Jesus Bueno and Damion Lowe).

Match Timeline

14'
Jack Elliott(VAR)
46'
Julián Carranza- sub ->Quinn Sullivan
46'
Dániel Gazdag- sub ->Alejandro Bedoya
46'
Mikael Uhre- sub ->Chris Donovan
50'
N. Harriel(goal)Kai Wagner
52'
Damion Lowe- Yellow
Christian Ramirez- sub ->Aidan Morris
60'
Malte Amundsen- Yellow
67'
71'
Jack Elliott- Yellow
Cucho Hernández(penalty)
72'
72'
J. Bueno- Yellow
77'
Matt Real- sub ->Kai Wagner
72'
Kai Wagner- Yellow
M. Farsi- sub ->Julian Gressel
80'
Kevin Molino- sub ->Alexandru Mățan
85'
Cucho Hernández- Yellow
84'

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, Columbus Crew will have 50 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will have 51 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

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

Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
P. Schulte 28.United States
6.8
D
Rudy Camacho 4.France
7.3
D
Malte Amundsen 18.Denmark
7.5
67'
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
7.1
M
Darlington Nagbe  6.United States
6.8
M
Julian Gressel 7.Germany
7.5
80'
M
A. Morris 8.United States
6.4
60'
M
Diego Rossi 10.Uruguay
7.5
M
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
7.1
M
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
7.0
85'
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
7.0
84' Goals72'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
Gustavo Vallecilla 12.Ecuador
D
Yevgen Cheberko 21.Ukraine
D
M. Farsi 23.Canada
6.7
80'
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
F
Kevin Molino 13.Trinidad and Tobago
6.8
85'
F
Christian Ramirez 17.United States
6.7
60'
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).

The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Patrick Schulte (6.8), Steven Moreira (7.1), Rudy Camacho (7.3), Malte Amundsen (7.5), Julian Gressel (7.5), Darlington Nagbe (6.8), Aidan Morris (6.4), Yaw Yeboah (7.1), Alexandru Mățan (7.0), Diego Rossi  (7.5) and Cucho Hernández (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Exon Gustavo Vallecilla, Kevin Molino (6.8), Christian Ramirez (6.7), Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevgen Cheberko, Mohamed Farsi (6.7), Evan Bush, Maximilian Arfsten and Jimmy Medranda.

Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of Christian Ramirez (injured).

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 3 changes: Alexandru Mățan for Kevin Molino (85′), Aidan Morris for Christian Ramirez (60′) and Julian Gressel for Mohamed Farsi (80′).

Best player: Julian Gressel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Julian Gressel.

His rating is (7.5) with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 16 crosses.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
8.4
D
Damion Lowe 17.Jamaica
7.1
52'
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
8.1
Goals50'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.3
71'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
7.5
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
7.0
72'
M
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.8
77' 72'
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
7.3
46'
M
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
6.7
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
6.7
46'
F
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Joe Bendik 12.United States
D
O. Makhanya 29.South Africa
D
Matt Real 2.United States
7.0
77'
M
Joaquín Torres 19.Argentina
M
Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary
6.4
46'
M
Jeremy Rafanello 14.United States
F
Tai Baribo 28.Israel
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
6.7
46'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
6.4
46'

Philadelphia Union started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake (8.4), Nathan Harriel (8.1), Jack Elliott (6.3), Damion Lowe (7.1), Olivier Mbaizo (6.7), Alejandro Bedoya (7.3), Jesus Bueno (7.0), Jack McGlynn (7.5), Kai Wagner (7.8), Quinn Sullivan (7.0) and Chris Donovan (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matthew Real (7.0), Mikael Uhre (6.7), Julián Carranza (6.4), Dániel Gazdag (6.4), Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Joaquín Torres, Tai Baribo and Olwethu Makhanya.

Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Matthew Real (injured).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: Chris Donovan for Mikael Uhre (46′), Quinn Sullivan for Julián Carranza (46′), Alejandro Bedoya for Dániel Gazdag (46′) and Kai Wagner for Matthew Real (77′).

Best player: Andre Blake​

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was the goalkeeper: Andre Blake. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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