MLS

FT Saturday, March 3, 2018
Columbus Crew WWLDL 2
–
Toronto FC DWWWD 0
1st2ndT
CLB112
TOR000
BMO Field · 26,633 att.

Match Report

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Crew SC stuns Toronto FC in MLS opener

Major League Soccer

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
42.1
Possession
57.9
12
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
362
Accurate Passes
509
450
Passes
613
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
23
Effective Tackles
14
29
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
12

Head to Head

TOR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TOR · 4-3-1-2

  1. 25Alex BonoG
  2. 23Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 15Eriq ZavaletaCD-R
  4. 2Justin MorrowLB
  5. 9Gregory van der WielRB
  6. 17Jozy AltidoreM
  7. 4Michael BradleyCM
  8. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  9. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  10. 8Ager AketxeRM
  11. 10Sebastian GiovincoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 96Auro
  2. 18Mark Delgado
  3. 26Nicolas Hasler
  4. 3Drew Moor
  5. 14Jay Chapman
  6. 1Clint Irwin
  7. 87Tosaint Ricketts

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. 7ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 9Pedro SantosAM-L
  11. 18Cristian MartínezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Eduardo SosaSUB
  2. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  3. 26Luis ArgudoSUB
  4. 2Ricardo ClarkSUB
  5. 14Adam JahnSUB
  6. 21Alex CrognaleSUB
  7. 30Logan KettererSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Cristian Martínez (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 44' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Columbus Crew SC 1. Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela with a cross.
  3. 46' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Columbus Crew SC 2. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a through ball.
  4. 53' Substitution, Toronto FC. Auro replaces Víctor Vázquez because of an injury.
  5. 71' Substitution, Toronto FC. Marco Delgado replaces Jonathan Osorio.
  6. 77' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Luis Argudo replaces Pedro Santos.
  7. 79' Substitution, Toronto FC. Nicolas Hasler replaces Ager Aketxe.
  8. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Alex Crognale replaces Federico Higuaín.

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