MLS

FT Saturday, July 24, 2021
Columbus Crew DDDWD 1
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Atlanta United FC DLDLD 0
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 67,507 att. · ABC

Match Report

Mensah'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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CLB leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Alec KannG
  2. 4Anton WalkesCD-L
  3. 6Alan FrancoCD-R
  4. 2Ronald HernándezLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Marcelino MorenoAM
  7. 5Santiago SosaLM
  8. 9Matheus RossettoRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 30Machop CholAM-L
  11. 23Jake MulraneyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Erick TorresSUB
  2. 18Ben LundgaardSUB
  3. 28Tyler WolffSUB
  4. 16Erik LópezSUB
  5. 3Alex DeJohnSUB
  6. 22Jürgen DammSUB
  7. 36Jackson ConwaySUB
  8. 13Amar SejdicSUB
  9. 33Mikey AmbroseSUB

CLB · 4-4-2

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 30Aboubacar KeitaCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 7Pedro SantosLB
  5. 26Saad Abdul-SalaamRB
  6. 17Marlon HairstonCM-L
  7. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  8. 20Alexandru MatanLM
  9. 9Kevin MolinoRM
  10. 99Bradley Wright-PhillipsCF-L
  11. 33Erik HurtadoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Miguel BerrySUB
  2. 2Perry KitchenSUB
  3. 10Lucas ZelarayánSUB
  4. 23Grant LillardSUB
  5. 22Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  6. 14Waylon FrancisSUB
  7. 24Evan BushSUB
  8. 25Harrison AffulSUB
  9. 16Isaiah ParenteSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Jake Mulraney because of an injury.
  2. 44' Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
  4. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Erik Hurtado.
  5. 60' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Pedro Santos.
  6. 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.
  7. 68' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Machop Chol.
  8. 69' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  9. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  10. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Perry Kitchen replaces Marlon Hairston because of an injury.
  11. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Ronald Hernández.
  12. 90'+2' Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.

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