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
- 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
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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 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 , Mohamed Farsi , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Yaw Yeboah , Diego Rossi , Alexandru Mățan and Cucho Hernández .The home team had on the bench: Julian Gressel, Kevin Molino, Christian Ramirez, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevgen Cheberko, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki
, 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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan
, Brooks Lennon , Miles Robinson , Luis Abram , Caleb Wiley , Ajani Fortune , Tristan Muyumba , Saba Lobzhanidze , Thiago Almada , Xande Silva and Georgios Giakoumakis .They had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Osvaldo Alonso, Amar Sejdic, Derrick Etienne Jr.
, Edwin Mosquera , Juan Sánchez Purata, Tyler Wolff , Jamal Thiaré 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
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.