Red Bull New York vs Columbus Crew, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSJohn 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
 CLB |
RBNY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 10,002
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
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  |
| 9 | Fábio |
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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