COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew managed to capture a draw against DC United with a late goal from A. Morris scored in the (87′) after DC United got a lead with a goal from C. Benteke (61′). Columbus Crew was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere who had the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was Eric Tattersall. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.14 degrees Celsius or 50.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 135 Attack 87
- 47 Dangerous attack 30
- 120 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 68% while DC United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the match.
Columbus Crew shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, DC United shot 14 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Diego Rossi). Regarding the opposition, DC United received 2 yellow cards (C. Benteke and Aarón Herrera).
(Columbus Crew) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 12 points like Philadelphia Union, Inter Miami and Cincinnati to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, DC United will has 10 points like Atlanta United and Toronto to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
46'
87'
44'
75'
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: P. Schulte , Steven Moreira , Yevgen Cheberko , Malte Amundsen , Max Arfsten , Darlington Nagbe , A. Morris , W. Sands , Marino Hinestroza , Diego Rossi and Cucho Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: N. Hagen, P. Quinton, Derrick Jones , Taha Habroune, M. Farsi , Evan Bush, C. Mrowka, Yaw Yeboah and Jacen Russell-Rowe .
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 4 changes: Marino Hinestroza for Jacen Russell-Rowe (46′), W. Sands for Yaw Yeboah (46′), Max Arfsten for M. Farsi (60′) and Diego Rossi for Derrick Jones (90′).
Player of the match: A. Morris
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was A. Morris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 75 passes (99% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
DC United – Formation
DC United
DC United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Troy Lesesne played with: Alex Bono , Aarón Herrera , Christopher McVey , Lucas Bartlett , Conner Antley , Mateusz Klich , Jackson Hopkins , Jared Stroud , Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Cristian Dájome and C. Benteke .
They had on the bench: Martín Rodríguez, Jacob Murrell, K. Fletcher, Matai Akinmboni, Luis Zamudio, Pedro Santos , Matti Peltola and Gabriel Pirani .
Substitutions
DC United made 3 changes: Jared Stroud for Gabriel Pirani (70′), Theodore Ku-DiPietro for Pedro Santos (60′) and Jackson Hopkins for Matti Peltola (60′).
Player of the match: C. Benteke
The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was C. Benteke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (48% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 22.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Toronto – 4-0
- Cincinnati – New York RB – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – DC United – 1-1
- Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy – 2-1
- Inter Miami – Colorado Rapids – 2-2
- New England – Charlotte – 1-0
- New York City – Atlanta United – 1-1
