NASHVILLE. Nashville SC recovers against Columbus Crew with a goal on the S. Zawadzki 16′ and a goal on the M. Hinestroza 79′. Columbus Crew was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%)
Diego Rossi squandered a decisive penalty (49′). That would have allowed Columbus Crew to win the match.
Diego Rossi missed 1 penalty (49′) for Columbus Crew.
The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the collaboration of Cory Richardson and Kali Smith. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.17 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 72 Attack 118
- 42 Dangerous attack 73
- 61 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 65% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the encounter.
Nashville SC shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Nashville SC received 3 yellow cards (Jack Maher, H. Mukhtar and Josh Bauer). Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Malte Amundsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Nashville SC has 7 points like CF Montréal to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew will has 11 points like Inter Miami and New York RB to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC
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Nashville SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Elliot Panicco , Josh Bauer , Jack Maher , Daniel Lovitz , Alex Muyl , Aníbal Godoy , Dru Yearwood , Sean Davis , Jacob Shaffelburg , H. Mukhtar and Sam Surridge .
The home team had on the bench: Amar Sejdic , Teal Bunbury , Orrin McKinze Gaines II., Taylor Washington , B. Martino, Brent Kallman and Tah Anunga .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 5 changes: Sam Surridge for Teal Bunbury (88′), Dru Yearwood for Amar Sejdic (89′), Jack Maher for Brent Kallman (66′), Aníbal Godoy for Tah Anunga (75′) and Jacob Shaffelburg for Taylor Washington (75′).
Player of the match: H. Mukhtar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was H. Mukhtar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Wilfried Nancy played with: P. Schulte , M. Farsi , Steven Moreira , Yevgen Cheberko , Malte Amundsen , Yaw Yeboah , Sean Zawadzki , Darlington Nagbe , A. Morris , Diego Rossi and Jacen Russell-Rowe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: N. Hagen, P. Quinton, W. Sands, Marino Hinestroza , Taha Habroune, Evan Bush, Max Arfsten and C. Mrowka.
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 2 changes: Sean Zawadzki for Marino Hinestroza (46′) and Jacen Russell-Rowe for Max Arfsten (80′).
Player of the match: A. Morris
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was A. Morris.
His rating is with 89 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – Dallas – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
- Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – St. Louis City – 3-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Portland Timbers – 3-2
- LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders – 1-0
- Atlanta United – Chicago Fire – 3-0
