Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Columbus crew silence first-place FC Cincinnati 3-0
Aiden Morris and Cucho Hernandez scored in the first half to back three saves by Patrick Schulte as the host Columbus Crew defeated FC Cincinnati 3-0 on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 5': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 7': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 9': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 15': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 17': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis.
- 19': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 21': Penalty conceded by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 23': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 26': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 27': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 31': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 31': Foul by Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew).
- 31': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 43': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 45': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Roman Celentano tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+2': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Álvaro Barreal is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Nick Hagglund.
- 46': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 52': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 52': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 53': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 54': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 56': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
- 57': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Diego Rossi replaces Alexandru Matan.
- 59': Hand ball by Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew).
- 59': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 59': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Junior Moreno.
- 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 66': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 68': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 68': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
- 72': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 73': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 73': Hand ball by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Aaron Boupendza.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
- 75': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 76': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati).
- 76': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 79': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 79': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew).
- 82': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marco Angulo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
- 86': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Darlington Nagbe.
- 86': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Darlington Nagbe.
- 89': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos tries a through ball, but Marco Angulo is caught offside.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Sean Zawadzki because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 90'+6': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
Statistics
 CIN |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.8 | Possession | 61.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 361 | Passes | 580 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,730
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,730
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 8 | +4 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
| 7 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 28 | Raymon Gaddis |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo  |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
| 9 | Aaron-Salem Boupendza |
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