MLS

Red Bull New York vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 33': John Tolkin
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1 - 0

John Tolkin's first-career goal propels New York Red Bulls over Columbus Crew

John Tolkin scored his first career goal as the New York Red Bulls defeated the Columbus Crew 1-0 in Harrison, N.J., on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': VAR Decision: No Penalty New York Red Bulls.
  • 9': Offside, Columbus Crew. Harrison Afful tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Fábio (New York Red Bulls).
  • 9': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 17': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Sean Davis (New York Red Bulls).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wikelman Carmona.
  • 21': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
  • 21': Sean Davis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Tolkin with a cross.
  • 23': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Andrew Gutman (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Offside, Columbus Crew. Jonathan Mensah tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
  • 31': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 33': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fábio.
  • 38': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Aboubacar Keita.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Tolkin with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aboubacar Keita.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Gyasi Zardes because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 45': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Frankie Amaya replaces Andrés Reyes.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frankie Amaya.
  • 50': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 51': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
  • 51': Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Pedro Santos replaces Waylon Francis.
  • 51': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Alexandru Irinel Matan.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Amro Tarek (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Davis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Foul by Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew).
  • 52': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
  • 54': Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls).
  • 54': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Patryk Klimala (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
  • 58': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sean Nealis.
  • 59': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Harrison Afful.
  • 61': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 61': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow replaces Patryk Klimala.
  • 62': Attempt missed. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 66': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 66': Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wikelman Carmona.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Caden Clark replaces Wikelman Carmona.
  • 71': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Daniel Royer replaces Fábio.
  • 73': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Mandela Egbo replaces Amro Tarek because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Royer.
  • 75': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Erik Hurtado replaces Kevin Molino.
  • 75': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Hurtado with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sean Nealis.
  • 76': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow tries a through ball, but John Tolkin is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls).
  • 78': Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Tolkin.
  • 84': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 84': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
  • 84': John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Mandela Egbo.
  • 90': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Daniel Royer tries a through ball, but Tom Barlow is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Erik Hurtado (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+4': John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Columbus Crew 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 4
55.7 Possession 44.3
9 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
285 Accurate Passes 211
414 Passes 324
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.2
95 Long Balls 60
25 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
17 Interceptions 7
25 Effective Clearances 21
25 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 10,002

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 10 +15 23
2 New England Revolution 10 +6 19
3 Inter Miami CF 11 +3 19
4 Chicago Fire FC 10 +8 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

RBNY Red Bull New York (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
13 Carlos Coronel (GK)
15 Sean Nealis
3 Amro Tarek
4 Andrés Reyes
47 John Tolkin
27 Sean Davis
19 Wikelman Carmona
5 Andrew Gutman
6 Kyle Duncan
10 Patryk Klimala Yellow Card
9 Fábio

CLB Columbus Crew (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Eloy Room (GK)
30 Aboubacar Keita
4 Jonathan Mensah
14 Waylon Francis
25 Harrison Afful
6 Darlington Nagbe
18 Liam Fraser
20 Alexandru Matan
9 Kevin Molino
11 Gyasi Zardes
99 Bradley Wright-Phillips

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