COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew finds its way back against Portland Timbers with a goal on the F. Mora 10′ and a goal on the S. Moreno 57′. Columbus Crew was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%)
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 Ted Unkel assisted by Corey Rockwell and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Greg Dopka. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.05 degrees Celsius or 51.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 24 Total 7
- 5 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 157 Attack 64
- 96 Dangerous attack 31
- 91 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 66% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew had a more offensive attitude with 96 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the match.
Columbus Crew shot 24 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Sean Zawadzki). On the opposite side, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Rodríguez and Phil Neville).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 14 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will has 10 points to sit in the 11th place.
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: P. Schulte , Steven Moreira , Rudy Camacho , Malte Amundsen , M. Farsi , Darlington Nagbe , A. Morris , W. Sands , Diego Rossi , Yaw Yeboah and Cucho Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: N. Hagen, Derrick Jones , Marino Hinestroza, Taha Habroune, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Alexandru Măţan, Yevgen Cheberko, Sean Zawadzki and Max Arfsten.
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 3 changes: W. Sands for Jacen Russell-Rowe (46′), Yaw Yeboah for Yevgen Cheberko (76′) and Rudy Camacho for Sean Zawadzki (76′).
Player of the match: A. Morris
The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was A. Morris.
His rating is with 86 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Phil Neville played with: J. Pantemis , J. Mosquera , M. Araujo , Kamal Miller , Claudio Bravo , Krzysztof Sierocki , Eryk Williamson , Santiago Moreno , Evander , Jonathan Rodríguez and Felipe Mora .
These were the players on the bench: Eric Miller, Zac McGraw, Cristhian Paredes, David Ayala, T. Muse, Dairon Asprilla, Larrys Mabiala and Nathan Fogaça.
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 4 changes: Eryk Williamson for Cristhian Paredes (62′), J. Mosquera for David Ayala (87′), Felipe Mora for Eric Miller (88′) and Jonathan Rodríguez for Dairon Asprilla (69′).
Player of the match: Felipe Mora
The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Felipe Mora.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Atlanta United – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Portland Timbers – 2-2
- Inter Miami – Nashville SC – 3-1
- CF Montréal – Orlando City – 2-2
- New York City – DC United – 2-0
- Toronto – New England – 1-0
