MLS

FT Sunday, October 3, 2021
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Philadelphia Union LLWWD 3
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Match Report

Union beat Crew 3-0, hurting defending champ's playoff bid

— Jack Elliott scored in the first half and Alejandro Bedoya connected early in the second to help the Philadelphia Union beat the Columbus Crew 3-0 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
3
64.4
Possession
35.6
11
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
405
Accurate Passes
193
479
Passes
268
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
5
29
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
58
35
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
15
10
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
20
7
Effective Clearances
21
7
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 29Alvas PowellRB
  6. 17Sergio SantosM
  7. 31Leon FlachCM
  8. 6Dániel GazdagAM
  9. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-R

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Evan BushG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD
  3. 30Aboubacar KeitaCD-L
  4. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  5. 17Marlon HairstonCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 19Milton ValenzuelaLM
  8. 31Steven MoreiraRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 35' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 46' Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Columbus Crew 0. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko with a cross.
  4. 53' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Milton Valenzuela.
  5. 53' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Aboubacar Keita.
  6. 64' Second yellow card to Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Liam Fraser replaces Marlon Hairston.
  9. 66' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Steven Moreira.
  10. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Daniel Gazdag.
  11. 74' Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 76' Penalty saved! Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  13. 78' Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 78' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Stuart Findlay replaces Sergio Santos.
  15. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry replaces Pedro Santos.
  16. 89' Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Columbus Crew 0. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel replaces Alvas Powell.

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