MLS

FT Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Philadelphia Union WLDWW 0
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Columbus Crew WLWLD 1
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Match Report

AP Photo/Mary Schwalm

Columbus Crew in first place after blanking Philadelphia Union

Lucas Zelarayan scored in the 55th minute as the Columbus Crew defeated the Philadelphia Union to take over first place in the East.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
44.6
Possession
55.4
14
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
321
Accurate Passes
438
400
Passes
510
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
8
26
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
53
18
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
9
17
Effective Clearances
23
17
Clearances
23

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CLB · 4-4-2

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 8ArturCM-L
  7. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  8. 34Youness MokhtarLM
  9. 7Pedro SantosRM
  10. 11Gyasi ZardesCF-L
  11. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Aboubacar KeitaSUB
  2. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  3. 22Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  4. 18Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  5. 12Luis DíazSUB
  6. 20Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  7. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  8. 26Fatai AlasheSUB
  9. 9Fanendo AdiSUB

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 4Mark McKenzieCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 15Olivier MbaizoLB
  5. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  6. 23Kacper PrzybylkoM
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 22Brenden AaronsonAM
  9. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Joe Bendik
  2. 14Jack De Vries
  3. 13Cole Turner
  4. 5Jakob Glesnes
  5. 2Warren Creavalle
  6. 7Andrew Wooten
  7. 32Matthew Real
  8. 21Anthony Fontana
  9. 25Ilsinho

Timeline

  1. 42' Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 52' Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 54' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  5. 61' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  6. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Warren Creavalle replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  7. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Derrick Etienne replaces Youness Mokhtar.
  8. 75' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Wooten replaces Sergio Santos.
  9. 75' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
  10. 79' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Fanendo Adi replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  11. 88' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces José Martínez.
  12. 90' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Fatai Alashe replaces Lucas Zelarayán.

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