MLS

FT Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Columbus Crew WLLWD 2
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Match Report

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Columbus gets two from Gyasi Zardes to beat Montreal

Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the host Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to three games with a 2-1 victory against CF Montreal.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
3
58
Possession
42
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
458
Accurate Passes
322
529
Passes
392
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
62
40
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.8
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
10
8
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
11
10
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MTL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Evan BushG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 6Darlington NagbeAM
  7. 17Marlon HairstonLM
  8. 18Liam FraserRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 22Derrick Etienne Jr.AM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

MTL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 41James PantemisG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 3Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  5. 2Victor WanyamaCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 29Mathieu ChoinièreLM
  8. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardRM
  9. 30Romell QuiotoF
  10. 8Djordje MihailovicCF-L
  11. 18Joaquín TorresCF-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Josh Williams (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, CF Montréal 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne following a fast break.
  3. 57' Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Liam Fraser.
  5. 62' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, CF Montréal 0. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  6. 68' Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Mathieu Choinière.
  7. 68' Substitution, CF Montréal. Zorhan Bassong replaces Joaquín Torres.
  8. 68' Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Samuel Piette.
  9. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Milton Valenzuela.
  10. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  11. 80' Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Joel Waterman.
  12. 82' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Marlon Hairston because of an injury.
  13. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Derrick Etienne.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, CF Montréal 1. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

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