Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSPhiladelphia Union blank Columbus Crew for team-record fifth straight win
An early own goal by Columbus goalkeeper Eloy Room helped Philadelphia to a 1-0 win and a Union-record fifth straight win in a match at Chester, Pa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew).
- 1': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Own Goal by Eloy Room, Columbus Crew. Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 7': Foul by Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew).
- 7': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- 14': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Offside, Columbus Crew. Darlington Nagbe tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 18': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 20': Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 23': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 24': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 27': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
- 27': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 35': Attempt missed. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 36': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 36': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 40': Attempt missed. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milos Degenek.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artur.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Berry.
- 43': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 43': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 46': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 47': Attempt saved. Artur (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 47': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artur.
- 48': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 52': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leon Flach.
- 56': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 56': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 56': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 59': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 59': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 61': Offside, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira tries a through ball, but Miguel Berry is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Julián Carranza.
- 62': Substitution, Columbus Crew. James Igbekeme replaces Artur.
- 62': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Derrick Etienne.
- 63': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 66': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 66': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Milos Degenek.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 69': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 69': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 72': Offside, Columbus Crew. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Gyasi Zardes replaces Miguel Berry.
- 74': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
- 74': Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 78': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
- 78': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Offside, Columbus Crew. Milos Degenek tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cory Burke.
- 82': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 84': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aidan Morris replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Irinel Matan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
- 86': Foul by James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew).
- 86': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
- 88': Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 90': Attempt missed. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Paxten Aaronson replaces Dániel Gazdag.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+1': Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Alexandru Irinel Matan (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
- 90'+4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 0.
Statistics
 CLB |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 68.6 | Possession | 31.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 506 | Accurate Passes | 179 |
| 590 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 35 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 7 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,321
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,321
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 8 | +4 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 6 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
Columbus Crew (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 5 | Milos Degenek |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 31 | Steven Moreira  |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 8 | Artur |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 27 | Miguel Berry |
| 22 | Derrick Etienne Jr. |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
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