MLS

FT Tuesday, October 31, 2017
New York City FC WDLDL 1
–
Columbus Crew WWDWW 4
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NYC011
CLB134
1st Leg · Historic Crew Stadium · 14,416 att. · ESPN

Match Report

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Justin Meram, Ola Kamara strike as Columbus beats NYCFC 4-1

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
62.2
Possession
37.8
19
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
568
Accurate Passes
305
653
Passes
386
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
44
33
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
11
22
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
17
12
Effective Clearances
16
12
Clearances
16

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 16Hector JimenezLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 7ArturLM
  8. 20Wil TrappRM
  9. 11Ola KamaraF
  10. 9Justin MeramAM-L
  11. 32Pedro SantosAM-R

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 13Frédéric BrillantCD-R
  4. 2Ben SweatLB
  5. 3Ethan WhiteRB
  6. 8Alexander RingCM
  7. 10Maxi MorálezLM
  8. 30Yangel HerreraRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 23Rodney WallaceLF
  11. 11Jack HarrisonRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, New York City FC 0. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 51' Alexander Callens (New York City FC) VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade at 51'
  3. 52' Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  4. 56' Substitution, New York City FC. Ronald Matarrita replaces Rodney Wallace.
  5. 58' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 2, New York City FC 0. Artur (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
  6. 64' Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 3, New York City FC 0. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Kamara following a fast break.
  8. 74' Substitution, New York City FC. Andraz Struna replaces Ethan White.
  9. 75' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Kekuta Manneh replaces Pedro Santos.
  10. 78' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 3, New York City FC 1. David Villa (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  11. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Sean Okoli replaces Jack Harrison.
  12. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Lalas Abubakar replaces Federico Higuaín.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Mohammed Abu replaces Artur.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 4, New York City FC 1. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Meram.

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