MLS

FT Saturday, September 1, 2018
New York City FC DWLDL 1
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Columbus Crew WWLDW 2
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Historic Crew Stadium · 11,991 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports

Justin Meram winner helps Columbus Crew edge New York City FC

Justin Meram scored the winner early in the second half as the Columbus Crew rallied for a 2-1 win over New York City FC at Mapfre Stadium.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
3
51.7
Possession
48.3
7
SHOTS
23
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
390
Accurate Passes
362
470
Passes
424
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
51
36
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
16
25
Effective Clearances
13
25
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 17Lalas AbubakarCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 8ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 9Justin MeramAM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  2. 2Ricardo ClarkSUB
  3. 28Niko HansenSUB
  4. 24Jon KempinSUB
  5. 3Josh WilliamsSUB
  6. 26Luis ArgudoSUB
  7. 32Patrick MullinsSUB

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 33Sebastien IbeaghaCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 8Alexander RingCM
  7. 15Thomas McNamaraLM
  8. 10Maxi MorálezRM
  9. 7David VillaF
  10. 23Rodney WallaceLF
  11. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Dan BedoyaSUB
  2. 41Brad StuverSUB
  3. 14Kwame AwuahSUB
  4. 11Valentín CastellanosSUB
  5. 17Jonathan LewisSUB
  6. 25Joe ScallySUB
  7. 2Ben SweatSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Rodney Wallace (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, New York City FC. Ben Sweat replaces Rodney Wallace.
  3. 53' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 0, New York City FC 1. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
  4. 61' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, New York City FC 1. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  5. 63' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 2, New York City FC 1. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross following a corner.
  6. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos replaces Thomas McNamara.
  7. 67' Ben Sweat (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  10. 89' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Josh Williams replaces Federico Higuaín.
  11. 90'+3' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+5' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Luis Argudo replaces Justin Meram.

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