COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew defeated Chicago Fire to win 2-1. A goal from M. Farsi was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Columbus Crew to strike first with a goal of Jacen Russell-Rowe at the 68′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mohamed Farsi gave the win to Columbus Crew in the 90′ minute with a goal. Columbus Crew took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 20,327 spectators. The referee was Richonne Clark with the help of Andrew Hanks and . The 4th official was Emmy Nonso-Ayakwo. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.32 degrees Celsius or 37.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 10 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 140 Attack 75
- 91 Dangerous attack 33
- 79 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a strong ball possession 58% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew was more pushing with 91 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.
Columbus Crew shot 18 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Malte Amundsen). On the other side, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (Allan Arigoni and Tom Barlow).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 7 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire stays with 1 points (12th).
Next matches
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
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Columbus Crew started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Patrick Schulte , Sean Zawadzki , Rudy Camacho , Malte Amundsen , Maximilian Arfsten , Aidan Morris , Darlington Nagbe , Yaw Yeboah , Diego Rossi , Marino Hinestroza and Cucho Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: Philip Quinton, William Sands, Derrick Jones , Christian Ramirez, Jacen Russell-Rowe , Yevgen Cheberko , Mohamed Farsi , Evan Bush and Steven Moreira .
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 5 changes: Maximilian Arfsten for Mohamed Farsi (68′), Marino Hinestroza for Jacen Russell-Rowe (59′), Darlington Nagbe for Steven Moreira (59′), Yaw Yeboah for Yevgen Cheberko (86′) and Rudy Camacho for Derrick Jones (86′).
Player of the match: Jacen Russell-Rowe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Jacen Russell-Rowe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 59′.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Klopas played with: Chris Brady , Allan Arigoni , Tobias Salquist , Rafael Czichos , Chase Gasper , Fabian Herbers , Kellyn Acosta , Maren Haile-Selassie , Xherdan Shaqiri , Brian Gutierrez and Hugo Cuypers .
They had on the bench: Carlos Teran, Chris Mueller , Tom Barlow , Spencer Richey, Georgios Koutsias, Mauricio Pineda, Jonathan Dean , Gastón Giménez and Federico Navarro .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: Brian Gutierrez for Chris Mueller (60′), Xherdan Shaqiri for Gastón Giménez (82′), Hugo Cuypers for Tom Barlow (82′), Maren Haile-Selassie for Jonathan Dean (89′) and Kellyn Acosta for Federico Navarro (89′).
Player of the match: Fabian Herbers
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Fabian Herbers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Atlanta United – New England – 4-1
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-1
- New York RB – Dallas – 2-1
- Orlando City – Minnesota United – 2-3
- Austin – St. Louis City – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids – 1-2
- Los Angeles FC – Sporting KC – 0-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 0-2
- Cincinnati – DC United – 0-0
- Nashville SC – LA Galaxy – 2-2
- Inter Miami – CF Montréal – 2-3
