MLS

FT Saturday, November 1, 2014
New England Revolution WWDWW 4
–
Columbus Crew WLWWW 2
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NE134
CLB022
1st Leg · Historic Crew Stadium · 9,040 att.

Match Report

Charlie Davies doubles up as the Revs beat the Crew in MLS playoff first leg

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
5
41.8
Possession
58.2
18
SHOTS
14
9
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
224
Accurate Passes
327
309
Passes
420
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
55
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
21
22
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
19
37
Clearances
19

Head to Head

NE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Steve ClarkG
  2. 2Tyson WahlCD-L
  3. 4M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 14Waylon FrancisLB
  5. 12Hector JimenezRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Tony TchaniLM
  8. 20Wil TrappRM
  9. 18Aaron SchoenfeldF
  10. 9Justin MeramAM-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Ben SpeasSUB
  2. 5Emanuel PogatetzSUB
  3. 23Kevan GeorgeSUB
  4. 16Eric GehrigSUB
  5. 7Bernardo AnorSUB
  6. 19Jairo ArrietaSUB
  7. 28Matt LampsonSUB

NE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 23Jose GoncalvesCD-L
  3. 5Anthony SoaresCD-R
  4. 8Chris TierneyLB
  5. 2Andrew FarrellRB
  6. 24Lee NguyenAM
  7. 6Scott CaldwellLM
  8. 13Jermaine JonesRM
  9. 9Charlie DaviesF
  10. 11Kelyn RoweAM-L
  11. 10Teal BunburyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Darrius BarnesSUB
  2. 14Diego FagundezSUB
  3. 30Kevin AlstonSUB
  4. 7Patrick MullinsSUB
  5. 16Daigo KobayashiSUB
  6. 18Brad KnightonSUB
  7. 4Steve NeumannSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' José Gonçalves (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 34' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New England Revolution 1. Charlie Davies (New England Revolution) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 51' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New England Revolution 2. Chris Tierney (New England Revolution) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 64' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New England Revolution 2. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 69' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Eric Gehrig replaces Héctor Jiménez.
  6. 70' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New England Revolution 3. Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jermaine Jones following a fast break.
  7. 70' Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 73' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Bernardo Anor replaces Waylon Francis.
  9. 74' Substitution, New England Revolution. Kevin Alston replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  10. 78' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New England Revolution 4. Charlie Davies (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Caldwell.
  11. 79' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jairo Arrieta replaces Tyson Wahl.
  12. 79' Substitution, New England Revolution. Patrick Mullins replaces Charlie Davies.
  13. 89' Substitution, New England Revolution. Daigo Kobayashi replaces Lee Nguyen.
  14. 90'+1' Bernardo Anor (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, New England Revolution 4. Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

MLS News

All news
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