MLS

FT Saturday, August 25, 2012
New England Revolution DLLLL 3
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Columbus Crew WLDDW 4
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NE213
CLB314
Historic Crew Stadium · 13,651 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
5
47.2
Possession
52.8
18
SHOTS
20
8
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
326
358
Passes
407
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
51
25
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
29
29
Clearances
49

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CLB · 4-4-2

  1. 30Andy GruenebaumG
  2. 4Carlos MendesCD-L
  3. 14Chad MarshallCD-R
  4. 3Josh WilliamsLB
  5. 21Sebastián MirandaRB
  6. 10Milovan MirosevicCM-L
  7. 5Danny O'RourkeCM-R
  8. 11Dilly DukaLM
  9. 12Eddie GavenRM
  10. 25Jairo ArrietaCF-L
  11. 33Federico HiguaínCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Justin MeramSUB
  2. 22Cole GrossmanSUB
  3. 20Emilio RenteríaSUB
  4. 8Chris BirchallSUB
  5. 26Julius JamesSUB
  6. 6Tony TchaniSUB
  7. 28Matt LampsonSUB

NE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Matt ReisG
  2. 5Anthony SoaresCD-L
  3. 26Stephen McCarthyCD-R
  4. 8Chris TierneyLB
  5. 30Kevin AlstonRB
  6. 22Benny FeilhaberCM-L
  7. 19Clyde SimmsCM-R
  8. 13Ryan GuyLM
  9. 11Kelyn RoweRM
  10. 27Jerry BengtsonCF-L
  11. 39Saer SeneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Darrius BarnesSUB
  2. 40Tim MurraySUB
  3. 2Florian LechnerSUB
  4. 92Dimitry Imbongo BoeleSUB
  5. 24Lee NguyenSUB
  6. 80Fernando CardenasSUB
  7. 14Diego FagundezSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New England Revolution 1. Ryan Guy (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Saer Sene.
  2. 23' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New England Revolution 2. Jerry Bengtson (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber.
  3. 26' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New England Revolution 2. Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 32' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, New England Revolution 2. Jairo Arrieta (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Milovan Mirosevic.
  5. 40' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Julius James replaces Carlos Mendes because of an injury.
  6. 43' Goal! Columbus Crew 3, New England Revolution 2. Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  7. 45' Second Half begins Columbus Crew 3, New England Revolution 2.
  8. 62' Attempt missed. Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Milovan Mirosevic.
  9. 65' Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by A.J. Soares.
  10. 70' Josh Williams (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  11. 72' Kevin Alston (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Stephen McCarthy (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 81' Penalty conceded by Julius James (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
  14. 86' Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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