ORLANDO. Columbus Crew prevails over Orlando City with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Ramirez (93′) and a goal from C. Hernández (118′). Columbus Crew made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 25,527 spectators. The referee was Jon Freemon who was helped by Jeremy Hanson and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.35 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 13 Total 20
- 3 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 107 Attack 131
- 42 Dangerous attack 91
- 73 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 56% while Orlando City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.
Orlando City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Columbus Crew shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 5 yellow cards (Rodrigo Schlegel, Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, Robin Jansson, César Araújo and Wilder Cartagena). Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew received 4 yellow cards (Cucho Hernández, Rudy Camacho, Malte Amundsen and Christian Ramirez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Orlando City will stay with 63 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew will have 57 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
82'
94'
Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese , Dagur Dan Þórhallsson , Rodrigo Schlegel , Robin Jansson , Rafael Santos , César Araújo , Wilder Cartagena , Facundo Torres , Mauricio Pereyra , Iván Angulo and Duncan McGuire .
The home team had on the bench: Ramiro Enrique , Felipe Martins, Martín Ojeda , Júnior Urso , Gastón González, Kyle Smith , Antônio Carlos , Michael Halliday and Mason Stajduhar.
Substitutions
Orlando City made 5 changes: Wilder Cartagena for Martín Ojeda (62′), Duncan McGuire for Ramiro Enrique (71′), Mauricio Pereyra for Júnior Urso (72′), Iván Angulo for Antônio Carlos (82′) and Rafael Santos for Kyle Smith (82′).
Player of the match: Robin Jansson
The most impressive player for Orlando City was Robin Jansson.
His rating is with 77 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
118'
Columbus Crew started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Wilfried Nancy played with: Patrick Schulte , Steven Moreira , Rudy Camacho , Malte Amundsen , Mohamed Farsi , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Yaw Yeboah , Alexandru Mățan , Cucho Hernández and Diego Rossi .
They 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 5 changes: Steven Moreira for Sean Zawadzki (95′), Diego Rossi for Kevin Molino (105′), Yaw Yeboah for Yevgen Cheberko (105′), Alexandru Mățan for Christian Ramirez (90′) and Cucho Hernández for Jacen Russell-Rowe (120′).
Player of the match: Aidan Morris
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Aidan Morris even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 94 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
