Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSMensah's goal gives Crew 1-0 victory over Atlanta United
— Jonathan Mensah’s 65th-minute goal was enough as the Columbus Crew shut out Atlanta United 1-0 Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 3': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 6': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 6': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Machop Chol with a headed pass.
- 15': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
- 16': Attempt missed. Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Wright-Phillips with a through ball following a fast break.
- 17': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 23': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew).
- 23': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 25': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 26': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 31': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
- 31': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Jake Mulraney because of an injury.
- 33': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 33': Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew).
- 36': Attempt saved. Erik López (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a through ball.
- 37': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Erik López (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 42': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Marlon Hairston.
- 43': Alan Franco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
- 44': Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+2': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Erik Hurtado.
- 46': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
- 46': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 48': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 53': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United).
- 54': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
- 54': Machop Chol (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 57': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 57': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 58': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 59': Foul by Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United).
- 59': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Pedro Santos.
- 60': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
- 60': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán following a fast break.
- 64': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 64': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 65': Goal! Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 1. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marlon Hairston with a headed pass following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 68': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Machop Chol.
- 69': Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
- 70': Foul by Saad Abdul-Salaam (Columbus Crew).
- 70': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán following a fast break.
- 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Perry Kitchen replaces Marlon Hairston because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
- 78': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 79': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 81': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 81': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
- 82': Attempt missed. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Sosa with a headed pass.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 83': Saad Abdul-Salaam (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 85': Attempt missed. Erick Torres (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
- 86': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 86': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Erick Torres (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Miguel Berry.
- 90': Attempt missed. Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anton Walkes.
- 90'+2': Erick Torres (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+2': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 1.
Statistics
 CLB |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 370 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 36 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 67,507
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 67,507
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
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alec Kann (GK) |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 9 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
| 30 | Machop Chol |
| 23 | Jake Mulraney |
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 30 | Aboubacar Keita |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 26 | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| 17 | Marlon Hairston |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
| 9 | Kevin Molino |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| 33 | Erik Hurtado  |
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