Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Barco notches a pair, Atlanta United FC defeats Columbus 3-2
— Ezequiel Barco scored a pair of goals and Atlanta United defeated the Columbus Crew 3-2 Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 5': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Atlanta United 1. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Bello with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Bello.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 13': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 14': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Marlon Hairston.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 16': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 16': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jackson Conway (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Sosa with a headed pass.
- 28': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 29': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United).
- 33': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Penalty Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 35': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Atlanta United 2. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alan Franco.
- 37': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 2. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 39': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
- 40': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 40': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew).
- 41': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 43': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 44': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew).
- 44': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Santos with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+3': George Bello (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 2.
- 48': Offside, Columbus Crew. Darlington Nagbe tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 50': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 51': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Bello.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 59': Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew).
- 59': George Bello (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United).
- 59': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Jackson Conway.
- 63': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Kevin Molino.
- 63': Penalty Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 3. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 66': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Luis Díaz because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Harrison Afful.
- 71': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 71': Offside, Columbus Crew. Jonathan Mensah tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 73': VAR Decision: No Goal Columbus Crew 1-3 Atlanta United.
- 74': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 74': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Erick Torres (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 77': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 78': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 78': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 79': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Bradley Wright-Phillips replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Marlon Hairston.
- 86': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew).
- 87': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Matheus Rossetto.
- 88': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
- 89': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 89': Penalty Columbus Crew. Jonathan Mensah draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': Penalty conceded by Alan Franco (Atlanta United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 3. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 90'+2': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Erick Torres (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+3': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Saad Abdul-Salaam (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Sosa.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Atlanta United. George Campbell replaces Marcelino Moreno.
- 90'+6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Liam Fraser.
- 90'+6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 90'+7': Eloy Room (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 3.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 3.
Statistics
 ATL |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 413 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 491 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 10 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,094
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,094
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)  |
| 18 | Liam Fraser |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 25 | Harrison Afful |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 17 | Marlon Hairston |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 11 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 9 | Kevin Molino |
| 12 | Luis Díaz |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 9 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 21 | George Bello |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 36 | Jackson Conway |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
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