New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS1 - 2
Zelarayán scores 2 goals, Columbus rallies to beat NYCFC 2-1
— Lucas Zelarayán scored two goals, including the winner in stoppage time, and the Columbus Crew rallied to beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC).
- 3': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew).
- 3': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 7': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew).
- 7': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 9': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 14': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. James Sands (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 18': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 20': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 20': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 22': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by James Sands.
- 24': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 24': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson tries a through ball, but Maxime Chanot is caught offside.
- 25': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 25': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 35': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 36': Attempt missed. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 38': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 38': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Waylon Francis.
- 43': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew).
- 43': Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 45'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 46': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
- 46': Artur (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 49': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 51': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 51': Offside, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz tries a through ball, but Jonathan Mensah is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
- 56': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Waylon Francis.
- 57': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser replaces Artur.
- 58': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 59': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 59': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 61': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 64': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
- 64': Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 68': Substitution, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 72': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 77': Attempt missed. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 77': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 77': Josh Williams (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 78': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 81': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 81': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Harrison Afful.
- 82': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 84': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, New York City FC. Christopher Gloster replaces Andres Jasson.
- 87': Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Keaton Parks.
- 87': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Gloster.
- 89': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
- 89': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tony Rocha.
- 90'+2': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 2. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 2.
- 0': Match ends, New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 2.
Statistics
CLB |
NYC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 434 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 501 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 15 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 3,154
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 5 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
New York City FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 16 | James Sands |
| 5 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 17 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |
| 20 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson |
| 21 | Andres Jasson |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 3 | Josh Williams |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 14 | Waylon Francis |
| 25 | Harrison Afful |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 8 | Artur |
| 11 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 12 | Luis Díaz |
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