Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC, 2020 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· MLS

Columbus Crew

99': Pedro Santos
103': Gyasi Zardes

FT - ET
2 - 0

Nashville SC

Gyasi Zardes inspires Columbus Crew past Nashville SC

Gyasi Zardes' Columbus Crew defeated visiting Nashville SC 2-0 in extra time in a tense Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
4': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
6': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
8': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC).
9': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Milton Valenzuela.
9': Attempt missed. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
10': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC).
10': Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
24': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
24': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Darlington Nagbe.
24': Attempt saved. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
26': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhonder Cádiz.
26': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Josh Williams.
27': Attempt blocked. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
27': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Milton Valenzuela.
27': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
27': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
29': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
29': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
33': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman with a headed pass.
34': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC).
35': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
35': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Jonathan Mensah tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
41': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC).
42': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
42': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
45': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
45': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
45': First Half ends, Columbus Crew SC 0, Nashville SC 0.
45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew SC 0, Nashville SC 0.
47': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
49': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
49': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
50': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew SC).
50': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC).
51': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC).
54': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
55': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
56': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
57': Attempt missed. Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
58': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
60': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew SC).
60': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz following a set piece situation.
62': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
63': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
63': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Gyasi Zardes tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
67': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
69': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC).
69': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
71': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
71': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
73': Substitution, Nashville SC. Derrick Jones replaces Tah Anunga.
74': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Randall Leal with a cross.
76': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
78': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
78': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Jhonder Cádiz.
79': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
82': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
82': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
87': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
89': Hand ball by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC).
90': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+1': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew SC).
90'+1': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew SC 0, Nashville SC 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Columbus Crew SC 0, Nashville SC 0.
90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces Jhonder Cádiz.
90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Randall Leal.
91': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
92': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
92': Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
94': Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
94': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Dave Romney.
98': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
99': Goal! Columbus Crew SC 1, Nashville SC 0. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
102': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Washington with a cross.
103': Goal! Columbus Crew SC 2, Nashville SC 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball following a fast break.
105'+1': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC).
105'+1': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
105'+2': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Columbus Crew SC 2, Nashville SC 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Columbus Crew SC 2, Nashville SC 0.
105': Substitution, Nashville SC. Eric Miller replaces Alistair Johnston.
105': Substitution, Nashville SC. Handwalla Bwana replaces Alex Muyl.
106': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Luis Díaz.
108': Derrick Jones (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
108': Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC).
108': Foul by Handwalla Bwana (Nashville SC).
108': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
109': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Luis Díaz.
111': Foul by Taylor Washington (Nashville SC).
111': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
111': Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
112': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Washington with a cross.
113': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
113': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
113': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Krisztián Németh replaces Gyasi Zardes.
115': Derrick Jones (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
115': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Columbus Crew SC).
116': Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Chris Cadden replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
118': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ríos (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dave Romney with a cross.
118': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Boateng (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
118': Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Joe Willis.
120'+1': Chris Cadden (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120'+1': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Columbus Crew SC 2, Nashville SC 0.
0': Match ends, Columbus Crew SC 2, Nashville SC 0.

Statistics

NSH		CLB
16	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	11
3	Saves	4
46.7	Possession	53.3
17	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
438	Accurate Passes	513
557	Passes	624
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	10
26	Crosses	41
0.3	Cross %	0.2
75	Long Balls	83
32	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	6
16	Effective Tackles	10
29	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	20
31	Effective Clearances	21
31	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Historic Crew Stadium
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Andrew Tarbell (GK)
3	Josh Williams
4	Jonathan Mensah
19	Milton Valenzuela
25	Harrison Afful
10	Lucas Zelarayán
8	Artur
6	Darlington Nagbe
11	Gyasi Zardes
7	Pedro Santos
12	Luis Díaz

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Aboubacar Keita, Fanendo Adi, Hector Jimenez, Matt Lampson, Krisztian Nemeth, Aidan Morris, Emmanuel Boateng, Christopher Cadden.

Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Willis (GK)
4	Dave Romney
25	Walker Zimmerman
2	Daniel Lovitz
12	Alistair Johnston
10	Hany Mukhtar
27	Tah Anunga
6	Dax McCarty
99	Jhonder Cádiz
8	Randall Leal
29	Alex Muyl

Nashville SC Substitutes:

Jalil Anibaba, Matt LaGrassa, Daniel Ríos, Eric Miller, Derrick Jones, Taylor Washington, Handwalla Bwana, Abu Danladi, Elliot Panicco.

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