MLS

Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 17': Gyasi Zardes
  • 34': Gyasi Zardes
FT
2 - 0
Chicago Fire FC

    Zardes scores 2 goals, Crew beat Fire 2-0

    — Gyasi Zardes scored two goals and the Columbus Crew beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Saturday night in the final game at Crew Stadium.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew).
    • 2': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 6': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
    • 8': Bobby Shuttleworth (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew).
    • 10': Foul by Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew).
    • 10': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 16': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 16': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brian Gutierrez.
    • 17': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
    • 19': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 19': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew).
    • 20': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
    • 24': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
    • 24': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew).
    • 25': Josh Williams (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes with a headed pass.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
    • 34': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 34': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Derrick Etienne with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Josh Williams.
    • 44': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 44': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Brian Gutierrez.
    • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
    • 53': Foul by Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew).
    • 53': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew).
    • 56': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Liam Fraser.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Boris Sekulic.
    • 63': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
    • 65': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 65': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
    • 67': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Derrick Etienne.
    • 78': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
    • 78': Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Álvaro Medrán.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 87': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Pedro Santos because of an injury.
    • 88': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 89': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Gyasi Zardes.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Espinoza with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90'+1': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jhon Espinoza with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 0
    59 Possession 41
    15 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    408 Accurate Passes 261
    496 Passes 331
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 7
    17 Crosses 23
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 56
    33 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 14
    13 Effective Clearances 19
    13 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Historic Crew Stadium
    Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 20,064

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CLB Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Evan Bush (GK)
    3 Josh Williams Yellow Card
    4 Jonathan Mensah
    7 Pedro Santos
    25 Harrison Afful
    10 Lucas Zelarayán
    6 Darlington Nagbe
    18 Liam Fraser
    11 Gyasi Zardes
    20 Alexandru Matan
    22 Derrick Etienne Jr. Yellow Card
    Columbus Crew Substitutes:
    Matt Lampson, Kevin Molino, Isaiah Parente, Marlon Hairston, Aboubacar Keita, Grant Lillard, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Waylon Francis, Vito Wormgoor.

    CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)
    5 Francisco Calvo
    23 Carlos Terán
    6 Miguel Navarro
    2 Boris Sekulic
    21 Fabian Herbers Yellow Card
    10 Álvaro Medrán Yellow Card
    22 Mauricio Pineda
    9 Chinonso Offor
    7 Ignacio Aliseda
    40 Brian Gutiérrez
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Robert Beric, Gaga Slonina, Jhon Jairo Espinoza, Johan Kappelhof, Elliot Collier, Jonathan Bornstein, Alex Monis, Wyatt Omsberg, Luka Stojanovic.

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