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.
MLS
FT
Saturday, June 19, 2021
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLB | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Historic Crew Stadium · 20,064 att. · ESPN+
Match Report
Team Stats
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
Head to Head
CLB leads series 1-0-4
Lineups
CLB · 4-2-3-1
- 24Evan BushG
- 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
- 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
- 7Pedro SantosLB
- 25Harrison AffulRB
- 10Lucas ZelarayánAM
- 6Darlington NagbeLM
- 18Liam FraserRM
- 11Gyasi ZardesF
- 20Alexandru MatanAM-L
- 22Derrick Etienne Jr.AM-R
Substitutes
- 28Matt LampsonSUB
- 9Kevin MolinoSUB
- 16Isaiah ParenteSUB
- 17Marlon HairstonSUB
- 30Aboubacar KeitaSUB
- 23Grant LillardSUB
- 26Saad Abdul-SalaamSUB
- 14Waylon FrancisSUB
- 5Vito WormgoorSUB
CHI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
- 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
- 23Carlos TeránCD-R
- 6Miguel NavarroLB
- 2Boris SekulicRB
- 21Fabian HerbersAM
- 10Álvaro MedránLM
- 22Mauricio PinedaRM
- 9Chinonso OfforF
- 7Ignacio AlisedaAM-L
- 40Brian GutiérrezAM-R
Substitutes
- 27Robert BericSUB
- 32Gaga SloninaSUB
- 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaSUB
- 4Johan KappelhofSUB
- 28Elliot CollierSUB
- 3Jonathan BornsteinSUB
- 38Alex MonisSUB
- 20Wyatt OmsbergSUB
- 8Luka StojanovicSUB
Timeline
- 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.
- 21' Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 25' Josh Williams (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 44' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
- 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Brian Gutierrez.
- 58' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Boris Sekulic.
- 63' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
- 65' Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Derrick Etienne.
- 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Álvaro Medrán.
- 87' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Pedro Santos because of an injury.
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