MLS

FT Saturday, May 25, 2019
Columbus Crew LWLLL 2
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Colorado Rapids LLLWW 3
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CLB112
COL213
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Match Report

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Colorado beats Columbus late in 5-goal thriller

Nicolas Mezquida delivered the winner in the 89th minute when the Colorado Rapids defeated the Columbus Crew 3-2 at home on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
56.8
Possession
43.2
12
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
309
502
Passes
374
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
60
34
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
3
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
14
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
4
11
Effective Clearances
29
11
Clearances
29

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

COL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Tim HowardG
  2. 5Tommy SmithCD-L
  3. 27Deklan WynneCD-R
  4. 13Sam VinesLB
  5. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 10Kellyn AcostaCM-L
  7. 19Jack PriceCM-R
  8. 11Jonathan LewisLM
  9. 28Sam NicholsonRM
  10. 23Kei KamaraF
  11. 7Diego RubioRCF

Substitutes

  1. 4Danny WilsonSUB
  2. 99Andre ShinyashikiSUB
  3. 17Dillon SernaSUB
  4. 20Nicolás MezquidaSUB
  5. 22Sebastian AndersonSUB
  6. 26Cole BassettSUB
  7. 31Clint IrwinSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 22Gaston SauroCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 16Hector JimenezLB
  5. 28Niko HansenRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 9David GuzmánRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 29David AccamAM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Jon KempinSUB
  2. 8ArturSUB
  3. 21Alex CrognaleSUB
  4. 18RobinhoSUB
  5. 3Josh WilliamsSUB
  6. 2Luis ArgudoSUB
  7. 32Patrick MullinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Tommy Smith (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
  2. 28' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Columbus Crew SC 1. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez with a headed pass.
  3. 43' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Josh Williams replaces Héctor Jiménez because of an injury.
  4. 45'+7' Goal! Colorado Rapids 2, Columbus Crew SC 1. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Nicholson following a fast break.
  5. 50' Gastón Sauro (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Goal! Colorado Rapids 2, Columbus Crew SC 2. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
  7. 56' Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 67' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Sam Nicholson.
  9. 67' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Patrick Mullins replaces Federico Higuaín.
  10. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Robinho replaces David Accam.
  11. 77' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Jonathan Lewis because of an injury.
  12. 85' Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Goal! Colorado Rapids 3, Columbus Crew SC 2. Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  14. 90' Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Diego Rubio.

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