MLS

Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 37': Lucas Zelarayán
  • 62': Sean Zawadzki
  • 72': Cucho Hernández
FT
3 - 2
Colorado Rapids
  • 9': Sam Nicholson
  • 90'+5': Cole Bassett

Lucas Zelarayan powers Crew over Rapids

Lucas Zelarayan scored and had two assists as the Columbus Crew rallied from an early deficit to defeat the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-2 on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
  • 3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 4': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Andreas Maxsø tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Quinton.
  • 8': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 9': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 12': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 17': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Bryan Acosta is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah tries a through ball, but Lucas Zelarayán is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Bryan Acosta is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Columbus Crew. Patrick Schulte tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
  • 20': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Leyva tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 27': Offside, Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 28': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Marko Ilic.
  • 30': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Sam Nicholson is caught offside.
  • 34': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Acosta following a fast break.
  • 44': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Philip Quinton.
  • 46': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Moïse Bombito.
  • 48': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cucho Hernández following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Acosta.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a headed pass.
  • 52': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Bryan Acosta tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Calvin Harris replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  • 60': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Connor Ronan.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Yaw Yeboah because of an injury.
  • 62': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
  • 62': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramírez with a headed pass.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Hand ball by Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
  • 72': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 1. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 73': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
  • 74': Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 78': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Danny Wilson.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Marlon Vargas replaces Danny Leyva.
  • 79': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Rémi Cabral replaces Moïse Bombito.
  • 81': Foul by Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids).
  • 81': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Steven Beitashour replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
  • 85': Foul by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
  • 85': Rémi Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Rémi Cabral (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lalas Abubakar with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 2. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 1
36.8 Possession 63.2
9 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 488
332 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 38
33 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 4
10 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
6 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 8
27 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,223

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 6 +14 16
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 6 +13 15
3 San Jose Earthquakes 6 +9 15
4 Real Salt Lake 6 +4 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK) Yellow Card
2 Philip Quinton
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
8 Aidan Morris
6 Darlington Nagbe
14 Yaw Yeboah
23 Mohamed Farsi
9 Cucho Hernández
10 Lucas Zelarayán
17 Christian Ramírez
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Evan Bush, Gibran Rayo, Max Arfsten, Keegan Hughes, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Jake Morris, Sean Zawadzki, Isaiah Parente, Jimmy Medranda.

COL Colorado Rapids (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Marko Ilic (GK)
5 Andreas Maxsø
4 Danny Wilson
6 Lalas Abubakar
28 Sam Nicholson
15 Daniel Leyva
20 Connor Ronan
64 Moïse Bombito Yellow Card
2 Keegan Rosenberry
21 Bryan Acosta
7 Jonathan Lewis
Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
Anthony Markanich, Rémi Cabral, Calvin Harris, Sebastian Anderson, Marlon Vargas, Cole Bassett, Alex Gersbach, William Yarbrough, Steven Beitashour.

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