MLS

Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 14': Aidan Morris
  • 47': Christian Ramírez
  • 51': Philip Quinton
  • 64': Christian Ramírez
  • 68': Jacen Russell-Rowe
  • 90'+1': Max Arfsten
FT
6 - 1
Atlanta United FC
  • 71': Brooks Lennon

Ramírez, Matan lead Crew to 6-1 romp over Atlanta United

— Christian Ramírez scored two goals, Alexandru Matan had three assists and the Columbus Crew rolled to a 6-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew).
  • 4': Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
  • 10': Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry tries a through ball, but Luiz Araújo is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew).
  • 10': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Offside, Columbus Crew. Gustavo Vallecilla tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Juan José Purata.
  • 14': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 0. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
  • 18': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
  • 23': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
  • 23': Will Sands (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 28': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a cross.
  • 32': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 38': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
  • 39': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 40': Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Gutman (Atlanta United).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Andrew Gutman because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+1': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
  • 45'+2': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 0.
  • 46': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
  • 46': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 0. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 50': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 51': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Atlanta United 0. Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Sosa.
  • 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Juan José Purata.
  • 54': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
  • 54': Will Sands (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
  • 55': Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
  • 55': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 57': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
  • 58': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 64': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, Atlanta United 0. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a through ball.
  • 65': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Amar Sejdic.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 68': Goal! Columbus Crew 5, Atlanta United 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 71': Goal! Columbus Crew 5, Atlanta United 1. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Santiago Sosa.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Christian Ramírez.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  • 73': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Miguel Berry.
  • 73': Hand ball by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 77': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
  • 77': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Franco Ibarra.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Will Sands (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Juan José Purata.
  • 81': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
  • 81': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 82': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Juan José Purata is caught offside.
  • 84': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
  • 84': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Sands with a cross.
  • 88': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
  • 88': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Keegan Hughes replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
  • 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Isaiah Parente replaces Alexandru Matan.
  • 89': Foul by Keegan Hughes (Columbus Crew).
  • 89': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Columbus Crew 6, Atlanta United 1. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Sands.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 6, Atlanta United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 6, Atlanta United 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 8
0 Saves 0
46.3 Possession 53.7
2 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 399
418 Passes 469
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 27
33 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 7
27 Effective Clearances 10
27 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,249

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 30 +41 67
2 Inter Miami CF 30 +22 55
3 New England Revolution 30 +8 52
4 Chicago Fire FC 30 +8 48
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
2 Philip Quinton
12 Gustavo Vallecilla
31 Steven Moreira
8 Aidan Morris
6 Darlington Nagbe
30 William Sands
23 Mohamed Farsi
20 Alexandru Matan
19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
17 Christian Ramírez
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Jimmy Medranda, Keegan Hughes, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki, Isaiah Parente, Yaw Yeboah, Max Arfsten, Jake Morris.

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
22 Juanjo Purata
24 Noah Cobb
15 Andrew Gutman
11 Brooks Lennon
14 Franco Ibarra Yellow Card
13 Amar Sejdic
5 Santiago Sosa
19 Miguel Berry
26 Caleb Wiley
10 Luiz Araújo
Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
Aiden Mcfadden, Nicolas Firmino, Matheus Rossetto, Quentin Westberg, Alan Carleton, Tyler Wolff, Luke Brennan, Jay Fortune, Erik López.

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