MLS

D.C. United vs Columbus Crew, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
D.C. United
    FT
    0 - 2
    Columbus Crew
    • 39': Lucas Zelarayán (P)
    • 47': Christian Ramírez

    Columbus beats DC United 2-0 for third straight victory

    — Lucas Zelarayán scored on a first-half penalty kick, Christian Ramírez added a goal after halftime and the Columbus Crew blanked D.C. United 2-0 on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 2': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Sands.
    • 3': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 3': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
    • 7': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United).
    • 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a headed pass.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 11': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
    • 16': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jacob Greene.
    • 21': Hand ball by Donovan Pines (D.C. United).
    • 23': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United).
    • 23': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 23': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Victor Pálsson (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Will Sands (Columbus Crew).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Offside, D.C. United. Taxiarchis Fountas tries a through ball, but Pedro Santos is caught offside.
    • 30': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Hand ball by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 35': Penalty Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Penalty conceded by Russell Canouse (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 36': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Goal! D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 42': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
    • 44': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Birnbaum with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
    • 45'+1': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Pedro Santos (D.C. United).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 45'+3': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
    • 45'+5': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+6': Offside, D.C. United. Christian Benteke tries a through ball, but Taxiarchis Fountas is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Jacob Greene (D.C. United).
    • 45'+7': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 1.
    • 47': Goal! D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 2. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
    • 50': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Donovan Pines (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Donovan Pines (D.C. United).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
    • 58': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Ramírez following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Substitution, D.C. United. Ruan replaces Pedro Santos.
    • 62': Substitution, D.C. United. Mohanad Jeahze replaces Jacob Greene.
    • 62': Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United).
    • 62': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Hand ball by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
    • 66': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
    • 66': Mohanad Jeahze (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruan.
    • 69': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruan.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tyler Miller.
    • 77': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
    • 77': Russell Canouse (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
    • 77': Lewis O'Brien (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Pálsson following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
    • 80': Mohanad Jeahze (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Substitution, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-Dipietro replaces Russell Canouse.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Victor Pálsson (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
    • 84': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
    • 84': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
    • 84': Tyler Miller (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Philip Quinton replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Alexandru Matan.
    • 85': Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
    • 90': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramírez.
    • 90'+2': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United).
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Will Sands.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Ruan (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
    • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 2.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 0, Columbus Crew 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 3
    55.6 Possession 44.4
    13 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    388 Accurate Passes 269
    472 Passes 380
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    54 Long Balls 60
    29 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 24
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 14
    18 Effective Clearances 13
    18 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 16,891

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Philadelphia Union 22 +16 43
    2 FC Cincinnati 22 +4 42
    3 Nashville SC 22 +13 41
    4 Columbus Crew 22 +9 41
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Tyler Miller (GK)
    23 Donovan Pines
    15 Steve Birnbaum
    33 Jacob Greene
    44 Victor Palsson
    17 Lewis O'Brien
    6 Russell Canouse Yellow Card
    43 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
    7 Pedro Santos
    20 Christian Benteke Yellow Card
    11 Taxiarchis Fountas
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Alex Bono, Kristian Fletcher, Matai Akinmboni, Jackson Hopkins, Hayden Sargis, Ruan, Mohanad Jeahze, Ted Ku-Dipietro, Yamil Asad.

    CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

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

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