MLS

Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
FT
0 - 0
Nashville SC

Nashville, Columbus Crew play to scoreless draw

Joe Willis made seven saves for visiting Nashville SC in a 0-0 tie against the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Jalil Anibaba (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Hand ball by Perry Kitchen (Columbus Crew).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 3': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Eloy Room.
  • 4': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 6': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
  • 11': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 11': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 12': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
  • 13': Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
  • 13': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
  • 15': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dave Romney.
  • 18': Foul by Perry Kitchen (Columbus Crew).
  • 18': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Perry Kitchen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Matt LaGrassa (Nashville SC).
  • 21': Matt LaGrassa (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Afful with a through ball.
  • 27': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt LaGrassa with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by C.J. Sapong following a fast break.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 31': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 32': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
  • 42': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 42': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
  • 43': Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Erik Hurtado.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Marlon Hairston replaces Perry Kitchen.
  • 46': Offside, Columbus Crew. Jonathan Mensah tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 48': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew).
  • 50': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
  • 50': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
  • 52': Eric Miller (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew).
  • 53': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
  • 53': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 57': Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  • 58': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 60': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 62': Foul by Matt LaGrassa (Nashville SC).
  • 62': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew).
  • 63': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Derrick Etienne.
  • 68': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
  • 69': Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  • 69': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jhonder Cádiz replaces C.J. Sapong.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 72': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 81': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Waylon Francis.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
  • 84': Foul by Jalil Anibaba (Nashville SC).
  • 84': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 90'+4': Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+5': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Eric Miller.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Nashville SC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 0, Nashville SC 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 1
34.3 Possession 65.7
8 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
246 Accurate Passes 552
311 Passes 617
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 42
25 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 15
24 Effective Clearances 15
24 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 18,395

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Eloy Room (GK)
30 Aboubacar Keita
4 Jonathan Mensah
14 Waylon Francis
25 Harrison Afful
10 Lucas Zelarayán
2 Perry Kitchen Yellow Card
6 Darlington Nagbe
33 Erik Hurtado Yellow Card
7 Pedro Santos
22 Derrick Etienne Jr.
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Isaiah Parente, Marlon Hairston, Kevin Molino, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Miguel Berry, Grant Lillard, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Evan Bush, Alexandru Matan.

NSH Nashville SC (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
6 Dax McCarty
4 Dave Romney
3 Jalil Anibaba
22 Matt LaGrassa Yellow Card
19 Alex Muyl
27 Tah Anunga
23 Taylor Washington
15 Eric Miller
17 C.J. Sapong
10 Hany Mukhtar
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Abu Danladi, Aké Arnaud Loba, Randall Leal, Dylan Nealis, Jhonder Cádiz, Robert Castellanos, Bryan Meredith, Irakoze Donasiyano, Luke Haakenson.

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