SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United was able to capture a draw against Columbus Crew with a late goal from T. Oluwaseyi scored in the (90′) after Columbus Crew got a lead with a goal from C. Hernández (59′). Columbus Crew was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 124 Attack 88
- 66 Dangerous attack 45
- 69 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 1
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a strong ball possession 58% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Minnesota United to win the match.
Minnesota United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (D.J. Taylor). Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Minnesota United has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the other side, Columbus Crew has 4 points (3rd).
Next matches
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
54'
71'
90'
Minnesota United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Cameron Knowles decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair , D.J. Taylor , Michael Boxall , Miguel Tapias , Joseph Rosales , Alejandro Bran , Wil Trapp , Hassani Dotson , Sangbin Jeong , Teemu Pukki and Caden Clark .
The home team had on the bench: Devin Padelford, Derek Dodson, Tani Oluwaseyi , Kervin Arriaga , V. Eriksson, Moses Nyeman , Loïc Mesanvi , Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Clint Irwin.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 5 changes: Teemu Pukki for Tani Oluwaseyi (60′), Caden Clark for Loïc Mesanvi (61′), Alejandro Bran for Moses Nyeman (71′), Wil Trapp for Kervin Arriaga (71′) and Sangbin Jeong for Jordan Adebayo-Smith (82′).
Player of the match: Dayne St. Clair
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was the goalkeeper: Dayne St. Clair. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Wilfried Nancy played with: Patrick Schulte , Steven Moreira , Rudy Camacho , Malte Amundsen , Maximilian Arfsten , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Yaw Yeboah , Alexandru Mățan , Diego Rossi and Cucho Hernández .
These were the players on the bench: Philip Quinton, William Sands, Derrick Jones, Marino Hinestroza, Christian Ramirez , Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevgen Cheberko , Evan Bush and Sean Zawadzki.
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 2 changes: Alexandru Mățan for Christian Ramirez (46′) and Yaw Yeboah for Yevgen Cheberko (75′).
Player of the match: Maximilian Arfsten
The player that probably impressed the most for Columbus Crew was Maximilian Arfsten.
His rating is with 42 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC – 3-0
- Inter Miami – Orlando City – 5-0
