MLS

FT Saturday, March 30, 2019
Atlanta United FC LLDWD 0
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Columbus Crew WDWWL 2
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CLB202
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Match Report

Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Crew SC earn soggy win to leave reigning MLS champion Atlanta United winless

Pedro Santos and Gyasi Zardes scored and Zack Steffen made five saves to lead Columbus Crew SC past Atlanta United, 2-0, at stormy Mapfre Stadium.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
5
54.1
Possession
45.9
16
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
301
Accurate Passes
251
421
Passes
367
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
0
18
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.0
68
Long Balls
75
28
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
13
19
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ATL leads series 4-1

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 14Waylon FrancisLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 8ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 18RobinhoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 22Mikey AmbroseLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 11Eric RemediCM
  7. 6Darlington NagbeLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 15Héctor VillalbaLF
  11. 8Ezequiel BarcoRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 31' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Héctor Jiménez replaces Harrison Afful because of an injury.
  3. 31' Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 39' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 2, Atlanta United FC 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robinho.
  5. 53' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Andrew Carleton replaces Franco Escobar.
  6. 58' Penalty saved! Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  8. 64' Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Ricardo Clark replaces Federico Higuaín because of an injury.
  10. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Justin Meram replaces Pedro Santos.
  11. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brek Shea replaces Josef Martínez.

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