Columbus Crew vs New York City FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Lucas Zelarayan free kick powers Columbus Crew past New York City FC
Lucas Zelarayan foiled New York City FC with another free kick goal to lead the host Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson with a cross.
- 5': Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 6': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 6': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 9': Hand ball by Saad Abdul-Salaam (Columbus Crew).
- 10': Saad Abdul-Salaam (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 11': VAR Decision: No Penalty New York City FC.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt saved. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 15': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Luis Barraza.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 18': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
- 22': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': 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 Thiago.
- 25': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Thiago (New York City FC).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Waylon Francis.
- 28': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 31': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
- 31': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
- 31': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam following a set piece situation.
- 33': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 33': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 37': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt missed. Thiago (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 39': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 39': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 42': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 43': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 43': Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 0. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
- 45'+4': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+4': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 46': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 1. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 50': Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Thiago (New York City FC).
- 50': Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 52': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 55': Attempt saved. Thiago (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 55': Offside, New York City FC. Thiago tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Erik Hurtado replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
- 59': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 60': Dangerous play by Thiago (New York City FC).
- 60': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 61': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, New York City FC 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Miguel Berry.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Nicolás Acevedo.
- 66': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Jesús Medina.
- 67': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 67': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 68': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- 73': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Offside, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 77': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
- 79': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Keaton Parks.
- 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Perry Kitchen replaces Marlon Hairston.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
- 85': Offside, Columbus Crew. Eloy Room tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Perry Kitchen (Columbus Crew).
- 87': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
- 90'+6': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Hand ball by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, New York City FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, New York City FC 1.
Statistics
 NYC |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 469 | Passes | 321 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 26 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 7 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,113
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,113
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Red Bull New York | 4 | -1 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 30 | Aboubacar Keita |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 14 | Waylon Francis  |
| 26 | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 17 | Marlon Hairston |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 27 | Miguel Berry |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Luis Barraza (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 20 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 8 | Thiago |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
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