MLS

FT Sunday, April 18, 2021
Philadelphia Union LWLWW 0
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Columbus Crew WWWWW 0
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Historic Crew Stadium · 5,180 att.

Match Report

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Crew open Major League Soccer title defense with draw against Philadelphia Union

The Columbus Crew opened defense of its Major League Soccer title with a 0-0 tie against the Philadelphia Union on Sunday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
6
Saves
5
52.4
Possession
47.6
15
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
292
Accurate Passes
290
394
Passes
376
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
28
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.5
60
Long Balls
69
31
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
10
6
Effective Clearances
18
6
Clearances
18

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Lucas ZelarayánAM
  7. 2Perry KitchenLM
  8. 8ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 7Pedro SantosAM-L
  11. 12Luis DíazAM-R

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 8José Andrés MartínezDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  7. 10Jamiro MonteiroAM
  8. 31Leon FlachLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-L
  11. 21Anthony FontanaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Anthony Fontana.
  5. 64' Perry Kitchen (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Derrick Etienne replaces Luis Díaz.
  7. 75' Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  9. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Pedro Santos.
  10. 89' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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