MLS

FT Saturday, March 16, 2019
FC Dallas WWWDW 0
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Columbus Crew DDWDW 1
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Historic Crew Stadium · 9,687 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Sauro goal lifts Columbus Crew over FC Dallas to maintain hold on first

Gaston Sauro's first-half goal was the difference when Columbus Crew SC remained unbeaten with a 1-0 victory against FC Dallas at Mapfre Stadium.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
54.9
Possession
45.1
8
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
545
Accurate Passes
447
635
Passes
524
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
56
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
20
10
Clearances
20

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 22Gaston SauroCD-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

Substitutes

  1. 3Josh WilliamsSUB
  2. 32Patrick MullinsSUB
  3. 9Justin MeramSUB
  4. 1Joe BendikSUB
  5. 13Ricardo ClarkSUB
  6. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  7. 33Jerome WilliamsSUB

DAL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jesse GonzalezG
  2. 3Reto ZieglerCD-L
  3. 24Matt HedgesCD-R
  4. 6Marquinhos PedrosoLB
  5. 12Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 7Carlos GruezoCM
  7. 19Paxton PomykalLM
  8. 8Bryan AcostaRM
  9. 14Dominique BadjiF
  10. 11Hárold MosqueraLF
  11. 21Michael BarriosRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Jimmy MaurerSUB
  2. 33Edwin CerrilloSUB
  3. 4BressanSUB
  4. 10Pablo AránguizSUB
  5. 27Jesús FerreiraSUB
  6. 26John NelsonSUB
  7. 23Thomas RobertsSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, FC Dallas 0. Gastón Sauro (Columbus Crew SC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross following a corner.
  2. 44' Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 70' Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Ferreira replaces Santiago Mosquera.
  4. 74' Substitution, FC Dallas. John Nelson replaces Marquinhos Pedroso.
  5. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Justin Meram replaces Robinho.
  6. 82' Substitution, FC Dallas. Pablo Aránguiz replaces Bryan Acosta.
  7. 87' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Ricardo Clark replaces Artur.
  8. 90'+2' Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Héctor Jiménez replaces Pedro Santos.

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