New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS4 - 1
NYCFC rout Crew to end Columbus' unbeaten run
Thiago scored and had an assist for New York City FC in a 4-1 victory on Friday that ended the visiting Columbus Crew's six-match unbeaten streak.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 2': Attempt missed. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Acevedo.
- 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 7': Foul by Thiago (New York City FC).
- 7': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 11': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 13': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 14': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt missed. Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
- 19': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 20': Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 21': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 24': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- 26': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 26': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 30': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 33': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Nicolás Acevedo because of an injury.
- 35': Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0. Thiago (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfredo Morales.
- 35': Thiago (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 39': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
- 40': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 41': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 41': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 45'+3': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 45'+4': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 45'+4': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
- 46': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 46': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 49': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 50': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 51': Goal! New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago.
- 54': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 54': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 56': Attempt missed. Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 59': Offside, New York City FC. Thiago tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Harrison Afful.
- 62': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Luis Díaz.
- 62': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Erik Hurtado replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 63': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 64': Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Thiago.
- 68': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 69': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
- 69': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
- 71': Goal! New York City FC 4, Columbus Crew 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 72': VAR Decision: Goal New York City FC 4-0 Columbus Crew (Santiago Rodríguez).
- 75': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 77': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 78': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 79': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 80': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 81': Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
- 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Jesús Medina.
- 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 83': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 83': Offside, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne tries a through ball, but Marlon Hairston is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
- 87': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
- 87': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tony Rocha (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 89': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt saved. Tony Rocha (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
- 89': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen tries a through ball, but Andres Jasson is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Penalty Columbus Crew. Pedro Santos draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
- 90'+7': Goal! New York City FC 4, Columbus Crew 1. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, New York City FC 4, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, New York City FC 4, Columbus Crew 1.
Statistics
CLB |
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|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 455 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 6 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
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
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 |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 8 | Thiago |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 30 | Aboubacar Keita |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 25 | Harrison Afful |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 17 | Marlon Hairston |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| 9 | Kevin Molino |
| 12 | Luis Díaz |
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