COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew defeats Atlanta United with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Hernández (51′).
The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala assisted by Adam Wienckowski and Jason White. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.12 degrees Celsius or 41.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 1
- 8 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Columbus Crew was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew was more pushing with 0 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.
Columbus Crew shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (Diego Rossi , Diego Rossi and Rudy Camacho). Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew will have 57 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will stay with 51 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
78'
51'
87'
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 , Steven Moreira , Rudy Camacho , Malte Amundsen , Julian Gressel , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Yaw Yeboah , Diego Rossi , Cucho Hernández and Alexandru Mățan .
The home team had on the bench: Kevin Molino , Christian Ramirez, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevgen Cheberko, Mohamed Farsi, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki , Maximilian Arfsten and Jimmy Medranda.
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 2 changes: Alexandru Mățan for Kevin Molino (87′) and Diego Rossi for Sean Zawadzki (87′).
Best player: Cucho Hernández
The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Cucho Hernández.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Atlanta United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan , Brooks Lennon , Ronald José Hernández Pimentel , Miles Robinson , Luis Abram , Caleb Wiley , Tristan Muyumba , Matheus Rossetto , Ajani Fortune , Giorgos Giakoumakis and Xande Silva .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Osvaldo Alonso, Saba Lobzhanidze , Amar Sejdic, Derrick Etienne Junior, Edwin Mosquera , Juan Sánchez Purata, Tyler Wolff, Jamal Thiaré and Quentin Westberg.
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 5 changes: Tristan Muyumba for Saba Lobzhanidze (46′), Xande Silva for Edwin Mosquera (60′), Ronald José Hernández Pimentel for Jamal Thiaré (60′), Giorgos Giakoumakis for Derrick Etienne Junior (88′) and Ajani Fortune for Tyler Wolff (88′).
Best player: Brad Guzan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was the goalkeeper: Brad Guzan. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
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