MLS

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
Columbus Crew WDLWW 2
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D.C. United LDLLD 0
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CLB112
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Audi Field · 16,891 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 23Donovan PinesCD-L
  3. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-R
  4. 33Jacob GreeneLB
  5. 44Victor PalssonRB
  6. 17Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  7. 6Russell CanouseCM-R
  8. 43Mateusz KlichLM
  9. 7Pedro SantosRM
  10. 20Christian BentekeCF-L
  11. 11Taxiarchis FountasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Alex BonoSUB
  2. 26Kristian FletcherSUB
  3. 45Matai AkinmboniSUB
  4. 25Jackson HopkinsSUB
  5. 30Hayden SargisSUB
  6. 2RuanSUB
  7. 5Mohanad JeahzeSUB
  8. 21Ted Ku-DipietroSUB
  9. 22Yamil AsadSUB

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 5Milos DegenekCD
  3. 12Gustavo VallecillaCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 8Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 30William SandsLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 17Christian RamírezF
  10. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-L
  11. 20Alexandru MatanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Keegan HughesSUB
  2. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  3. 25Sean ZawadzkiSUB
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  5. 2Philip QuintonSUB
  6. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  7. 14Yaw YeboahSUB
  8. 16Isaiah ParenteSUB
  9. 24Evan BushSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45'+1' Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+5' Russell Canouse (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 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.
  5. 58' Christian Benteke (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, D.C. United. Ruan replaces Pedro Santos.
  7. 62' Substitution, D.C. United. Mohanad Jeahze replaces Jacob Greene.
  8. 80' Substitution, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-Dipietro replaces Russell Canouse.
  9. 81' Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Philip Quinton replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
  11. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  12. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Alexandru Matan.
  13. 85' Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramírez.

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