COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew and CF Montréal didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. 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 Tori Penso with the help of Cameron Blanchard and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Guido Gonzalez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.89 degrees Celsius or 73.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 136 Attack 55
- 54 Dangerous attack 34
- 94 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 66% while CF Montréal was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Columbus Crew to win the match.
Columbus Crew shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, CF Montréal shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Malte Amundsen). Talking about the opposition, CF Montréal received 5 yellow cards (M. Choinière, F. Álvarez, , Samuel Piette and G. Campbell).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 15 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, CF Montréal will has 12 points like Atlanta United to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
Columbus Crew – Formation
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 , Sean Zawadzki , Yevgen Cheberko , Malte Amundsen , M. Farsi , A. Morris , Derrick Jones , Max Arfsten , Marino Hinestroza , Alexandru Măţan and Jacen Russell-Rowe .
The home team had on the bench: N. Hagen, Diego Rossi , Yaw Yeboah , Taha Habroune, Christian Ramirez , Steven Moreira , Rudy Camacho, Darlington Nagbe and Cucho Hernández .
Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of Yaw Yeboah (injured).
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 5 changes: Jacen Russell-Rowe for Christian Ramirez (74′), M. Farsi for Yaw Yeboah (74′), Marino Hinestroza for Cucho Hernández (67′), Sean Zawadzki for Steven Moreira (66′) and Alexandru Măţan for Diego Rossi (66′).
Player of the match: A. Morris
The player that probably impressed the most for Columbus Crew was A. Morris.
His rating is with 108 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
CF Montréal – Formation
CF Montréal started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Laurent Courtois played with: Jonathan Sirois , G. Campbell , Joel Waterman , F. Álvarez , Ruan , Samuel Piette , M. Choinière , Raheem Edwards , Bryce Duke , Mason Toye and Ariel Lassiter .
These were the players on the bench: S. Breza, Victor Wanyama, Dominik Yankov , S. Ibrahim, R. Zouhir-Takedam, Nathan-Dylan Saliba , Ousman Jabang, Gabriele Corbo and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint .
Substitutions
CF Montréal made 5 changes: Ariel Lassiter for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (55′), Mason Toye for Dominik Yankov (55′), Samuel Piette for Nathan-Dylan Saliba (67′), Bryce Duke for S. Ibrahim (90′) and Raheem Edwards for Gabriele Corbo (90′).
Player of the match: Jonathan Sirois
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CF Montréal was the goalkeeper: Jonathan Sirois. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Cincinnati – Colorado Rapids – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 0-0
- DC United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 1-4
- New York RB – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- New York City – Charlotte – 2-1
- Orlando City – Toronto – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake – 1-2