Columbus Crew overcomes Atlanta United 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew conquers Atlanta United 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Columbus Crew overcomes Atlanta United 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew defeats Atlanta United 4-2.

The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 20,182 spectators.​ The referee was Armando Villarreal who was helped by Corey Parker and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.59 degrees Celsius or 56.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Columbus Crew

4 - 2

Team 1

Atlanta United

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 90 Attack 113
  • 60 Dangerous attack 62
  • 55 Ball safe 60
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Columbus Crew was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Columbus Crew managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Columbus Crew shot 21 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew received 2 yellow cards (Malte Amundsen and Rudy Camacho). On the other side, Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (Jamal Thiaré, Ajani Fortune and Tristan Muyumba).

Match Timeline

Darlington Nagbe (goal)
9'
Malte Amundsen(goal)Aidan Morris
17'
27'
Tristan Muyumba- Yellow
Alexandru Măţan(goal)Diego Rossi 
33'
35'
G. Giakoumakis(goal)Brooks Lennon
Diego Rossi(goal)Alexandru Mățan
47'
50'
Xande Silva(goal)Brooks Lennon
57'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->Saba Lobzhanidze
Rudy Camacho- Yellow
71'
Malte Amundsen- Yellow
73'
75'
Tyler Wolff- sub ->Xande Silva
81'
Ajani Fortune- Yellow
85'
D. Etienne- sub ->Luis Abram
85'
Jamal Thiaré- sub ->Ajani Fortune
Sean Zawadzki- sub ->Diego Rossi 
88'
90'
Jamal Thiaré- Yellow
Kevin Molino- sub ->Alexandru Mățan
90'
Christian Ramirez- sub ->Cucho Hernández
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 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 hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew
G
P. Schulte 28.United States
6.4
D
Rudy Camacho 4.France
6.7
71'
D
Malte Amundsen 18.Denmark
7.0
73' Goals17'
D
Steven Moreira 31.Cape Verde
6.7
M
Darlington Nagbe  6.United States
7.3
Goals9'
M
A. Morris 8.United States
7.8
M
Diego Rossi 10.Uruguay
8.5
88' Goals47'
M
Yaw Yeboah 14.Ghana
6.7
M
M. Farsi 23.Canada
7.1
F
Cucho Hernández 9.Colombia
8.2
90'
F
Alexandru Măţan 20.Romania
7.5
90' Goals33'
Substitutes
G
Evan Bush 24.United States
D
Yevgen Cheberko 21.Ukraine
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
M
Julian Gressel 7.Germany
M
Sean Zawadzki 25.United States
6.4
88'
F
Kevin Molino 13.Trinidad and Tobago
90'
F
Christian Ramirez 17.United States
90'
F
Jacen Russell-Rowe 19.Canada
F
Max Arfsten 27.United States

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 (6.4), Steven Moreira (6.7), Rudy Camacho (6.7), Malte Amundsen (7.0), Mohamed Farsi (7.1), Darlington Nagbe (7.3), Aidan Morris (7.8), Yaw Yeboah (6.7), Diego Rossi  (8.5), Alexandru Mățan (7.5) and Cucho Hernández (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Julian Gressel, Kevin Molino, Christian Ramirez, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevgen Cheberko, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki (6.4), Maximilian Arfsten and Jimmy Medranda.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 3 changes: Cucho Hernández for Christian Ramirez (90′), Alexandru Mățan for Kevin Molino (90′) and Diego Rossi  for Sean Zawadzki (88′).

Best player: Diego Rossi ​

The player that probably impressed the most for Columbus Crew was Diego Rossi .

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 38 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
6.4
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
6.3
D
L. Abram 4.Peru
6.0
85'
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.5
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
6.3
M
Xande Silva 16.Portugal
6.3
75' Goals50'
M
Ajani Fortune 35.Trinidad and Tobago
7.0
85' 81'
M
Tristan Muyumba 8.France
6.6
27'
M
Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
6.7
57'
M
T. Almada 10.Argentina
7.3
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
7.5
Goals35'
Substitutes
G
Quentin Westberg 31.United States
D
Juan José Purata 22.Mexico
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
M
D. Etienne 18.Haiti
6.8
85'
M
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
7.0
57'
M
Osvaldo Alonso 6.Cuba
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
F
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
6.8
75'
F
Jamal Thiaré 29.Senegal
6.4
85' 90'

Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan (6.4), Brooks Lennon (7.5), Miles Robinson (6.3), Luis Abram (6.0), Caleb Wiley (6.3), Ajani Fortune (7.0), Tristan Muyumba (6.6), Saba Lobzhanidze (6.7), Thiago Almada (7.3), Xande Silva (6.3) and Georgios Giakoumakis (7.5).

They had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Osvaldo Alonso, Amar Sejdic, Derrick Etienne Jr. (6.8), Edwin Mosquera (7.0), Juan Sánchez Purata, Tyler Wolff (6.8), Jamal Thiaré (6.4) and Quentin Westberg.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 4 changes: Xande Silva for Tyler Wolff (75′), Saba Lobzhanidze for Edwin Mosquera (57′), Luis Abram for Derrick Etienne Junior (85′) and Ajani Fortune for Jamal Thiaré (85′).

Best player: Georgios Giakoumakis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Georgios Giakoumakis.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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