MLS

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 45': Lucas Zelarayán
  • 81': Miguel Berry
  • 82': Miguel Berry
FT
3 - 2
FC Cincinnati
  • 45'+3': Rónald Matarrita
  • 74': Isaac Atanga

Miguel Berry's back-to-back goals help Crew stun Cincinnati

Rookie Miguel Berry scored 78 seconds apart late in the second half to rally the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 victory over visiting FC Cincinnati.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 7': Offside, Columbus Crew. Vito Wormgoor tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 9': Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
  • 9': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
  • 11': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Vito Wormgoor (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Eloy Room.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoff Cameron.
  • 24': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Hagglund following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
  • 27': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Cruz with a headed pass.
  • 28': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 34': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 36': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
  • 36': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 39': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 39': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 42': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
  • 45'+2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 45'+3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Valot.
  • 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Vito Wormgoor (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew).
  • 55': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 58': Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 61': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
  • 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Waylon Francis replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Florian Valot.
  • 66': Offside, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser tries a through ball, but Pedro Santos is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Bradley Wright-Phillips (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derrick Etienne with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner because of an injury.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  • 73': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Liam Fraser (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
  • 74': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a fast break.
  • 77': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aboubacar Keita replaces Vito Wormgoor.
  • 77': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Liam Fraser.
  • 77': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
  • 77': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 78': Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
  • 80': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Irinel Matan.
  • 81': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 2. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
  • 82': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 2. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 87': Offside, Columbus Crew. Harrison Afful tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Geoff Cameron.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Atanga.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+1': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+2': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+5': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 6
8 Saves 2
48.7 Possession 51.3
17 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 11
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
300 Accurate Passes 329
381 Passes 396
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 55
20 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 5
21 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 8
28 Effective Clearances 21
28 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,949

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Eloy Room (GK)
5 Vito Wormgoor
4 Jonathan Mensah
7 Pedro Santos
25 Harrison Afful
10 Lucas Zelarayán
18 Liam Fraser
6 Darlington Nagbe
99 Bradley Wright-Phillips
22 Derrick Etienne Jr.
12 Luis Díaz
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Waylon Francis, Evan Bush, Miguel Berry, Isaiah Parente, Aboubacar Keita, Grant Lillard, Alexandru Matan, Erik Hurtado, Saad Abdul-Salaam.

CIN FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Kenneth Vermeer (GK)
5 Gustavo Vallecilla
12 Geoff Cameron
18 Rónald Matarrita
14 Nick Hagglund
11 Luciano Acosta
7 Yuya Kubo
8 Allan Cruz
9 Brenner
64 Florian Valot
31 Álvaro Barreal
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Kamohelo Mokotjo, Brandon Vázquez, Arquímides Ordóñez, Chris Duvall, Caleb Stanko, Haris Medunjanin, Edgar Castillo, Przemyslaw Tyton, Isaac Atanga.

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