Austin FC vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAustin FC holds reigning champs Columbus Crew to scoreless draw
Austin FC has not scored in its two home games, but the expansion team held the Columbus Crew to a 0-0 tie on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
- 2': Attempt saved. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez with a through ball.
- 5': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 5': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 6': Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 8': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (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.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 9': Attempt missed. Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 11': Foul by Matt Besler (Austin FC).
- 11': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 14': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
- 17': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 18': Attempt saved. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 19': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
- 19': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 26': Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 35': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew).
- 35': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela.
- 37': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Besler.
- 38': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 39': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew).
- 40': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
- 41': Attempt saved. Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 43': Offside, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser tries a through ball, but Harrison Afful is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+2': Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez.
- 45'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Marlon Hairston replaces Liam Fraser.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Milton Valenzuela.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Waylon Francis.
- 47': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 48': Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC).
- 48': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
- 55': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a through ball.
- 55': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Kevin Molino.
- 57': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 60': Substitution, Austin FC. Kekuta Manneh replaces Jared Stroud.
- 61': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 63': Attempt missed. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) header from very close range is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 68': Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC).
- 68': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aboubacar Keita replaces Vito Wormgoor because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt saved. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a headed pass.
- 72': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 73': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 73': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Jon Gallagher.
- 74': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
- 75': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 79': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 81': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 82': Attempt missed. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kekuta Manneh.
- 84': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Pedro Santos.
- 84': Foul by Matt Besler (Austin FC).
- 84': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Pereira.
- 86': Attempt missed. Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- 88': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 88': Matt Besler (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 89': Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Austin FC. Manny Perez replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 90'+4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+4': Matt Besler (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
Statistics
 CLB |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 334 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 387 | Passes | 495 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 22 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
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
Austin FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 5 | Matt Besler |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 21 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 7 | Tomás Pochettino |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez  |
| 10 | Cecilio Domínguez |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 20 | Jared Stroud |
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 5 | Vito Wormgoor |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 19 | Milton Valenzuela |
| 25 | Harrison Afful |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 18 | Liam Fraser |
| 11 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 9 | Kevin Molino |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
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