Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 45'+3': Dániel Gazdag (P)
- 52': Julián Carranza
- 72': Dániel Gazdag (P)
- 80': Julián Carranza
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Gazdag, Carranza each score 2 goals as Union beats Crew 4-1
— Daniel Gazdag and Julian Carranza each scored two goals Saturday night and the Philadelphia Union beat the Columbus Crew 4-1, extending the franchise's longest home MLS win streak to 12 games.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by José Martínez.
- 6': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 7': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 9': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Will Sands.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 11': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe following a set piece situation.
- 12': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 12': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 14': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 14': Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 15': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 18': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Olivier Mbaizo is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jakob Glesnes tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 21': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Dangerous play by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 24': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Flach with a cross.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre with a headed pass.
- 25': Offside, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 26': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 28': Own Goal by Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia Union. Philadelphia Union 0, Columbus Crew 1.
- 32': Foul by Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew).
- 32': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 35': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 38': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Will Sands (Columbus Crew).
- 39': Foul by Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew).
- 39': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 43': Foul by Will Sands (Columbus Crew).
- 43': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Will Sands (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 44': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Elliott with a headed pass.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 1. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Columbus Crew 1.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Will Sands.
- 46': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
- 47': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 47': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew).
- 49': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Columbus Crew 1. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 56': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 56': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 58': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew).
- 61': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew).
- 66': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 70': VAR Decision: Goal Philadelphia Union 2-1 Columbus Crew (Kai Wagner).
- 71': Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 72': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Columbus Crew 1. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 73': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Hand ball by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 75': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Aidan Morris.
- 78': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Joaquín Torres replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 80': Goal! Philadelphia Union 4, Columbus Crew 1. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Torres with a through ball.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 82': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 82': Joaquín Torres (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 86': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Alexandru Matan.
- 89': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
- 90': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jack McGlynn.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Julián Carranza.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrés Perea replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 4, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 4, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 4, Columbus Crew 1.
Statistics
 CLB |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 9 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 462 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 7 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,510
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,510
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach  |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 5 | Milos Degenek |
| 2 | Philip Quinton |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 30 | William Sands |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
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