MLS

Columbus Crew vs D.C. United, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

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Columbus Crew
  • 28': Pedro Santos
  • 43': Derrick Etienne Jr.
  • 75': Darlington Nagbe
FT
3 - 0
D.C. United

    Columbus Crew end four-game goal drought with win over D.C. United

    The Columbus Crew broke their scoring slump in emphatic manner with a 3-0 victory against visiting D.C. United on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
    • 1': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Edison Flores (D.C. United ).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
    • 5': Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 7': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United ).
    • 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Miguel Berry is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
    • 9': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
    • 13': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by James Igbekeme.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 15': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 15': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
    • 15': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
    • 17': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Marlon Hairston replaces Steven Moreira because of an injury.
    • 18': Offside, Columbus Crew. James Igbekeme tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
    • 19': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Edison Flores (D.C. United ).
    • 20': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Edison Flores with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Santos.
    • 26': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United ).
    • 27': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
    • 27': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 0. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 31': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
    • 31': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
    • 36': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 36': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taxiarchis Fountas.
    • 41': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
    • 41': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
    • 42': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 0. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Williams.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
    • 45'+1': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
    • 45'+2': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 0.
    • 48': Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 49': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 49': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Artur (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United ).
    • 52': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
    • 53': Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 57': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
    • 58': Foul by Brad Smith (D.C. United ).
    • 58': Marlon Hairston (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, D.C. United. Michael Estrada replaces Ola Kamara.
    • 60': Substitution, D.C. United. Sofiane Djeffal replaces Chris Durkin.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Smith.
    • 62': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 62': Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brad Smith.
    • 63': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
    • 63': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
    • 64': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Offside, Columbus Crew. Pedro Santos tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edison Flores.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jose Alfaro.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Igbekeme.
    • 71': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Miguel Berry.
    • 72': Offside, D.C. United. Brad Smith tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Hairston.
    • 74': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jose Alfaro.
    • 75': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, D.C. United 0. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Smith.
    • 77': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Edison Flores.
    • 78': Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Taxiarchis Fountas.
    • 82': Offside, D.C. United. Russell Canouse tries a through ball, but Julian Gressel is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Derrick Etienne.
    • 82': Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Russell Canouse.
    • 84': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
    • 85': Foul by Griffin Yow (D.C. United ).
    • 85': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur with a through ball.
    • 87': Offside, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum tries a through ball, but Jackson Hopkins is caught offside.
    • 87': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
    • 88': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ).
    • 88': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Brad Smith (D.C. United ).
    • 90'+1': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, D.C. United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, D.C. United 0.

    Statistics

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    22 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    57.2 Possession 42.8
    11 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    425 Accurate Passes 298
    510 Passes 387
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 69
    34 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    11 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 14
    16 Effective Clearances 19
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
    Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 19,402

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    Line-Ups

    CLB Columbus Crew (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Eloy Room (GK)
    3 Josh Williams
    4 Jonathan Mensah
    7 Pedro Santos
    31 Steven Moreira
    8 Artur
    6 Darlington Nagbe
    21 Aidan Morris
    27 Miguel Berry
    26 James Igbekeme
    22 Derrick Etienne Jr.
    Columbus Crew Substitutes:
    Lucas Zelarayán, Evan Bush, Luis Díaz, Jalil Anibaba, William Sands, Alexandru Matan, Yaw Yeboah, Marlon Hairston, Erik Hurtado.

    DC D.C. United (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jon Kempin (GK)
    15 Steve Birnbaum Yellow Card
    93 Tony Alfaro
    4 Brendan Hines-Ike Yellow Card
    6 Russell Canouse
    8 Christopher Durkin
    5 Brad Smith
    31 Julian Gressel
    9 Ola Kamara
    11 Taxiarchis Fountas
    10 Edison Flores
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Drew Skundrich, Jackson Hopkins, Ted Ku-Dipietro, Griffin Yow, Michael Estrada, Donovan Pines, Kimarni Smith, Sofiane Djeffal, Luis Zamudio.

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