Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSCrew too much for Toronto FC, 2-0
Diego Rossi and Jacen Russell-Rowe scored for the host Columbus Crew in a 2-0 victory to extend the Toronto FC losing streak to eight matches in MLS play.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Toronto FC. Kobe Franklin tries a through ball, but C.J. Sapong is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 4': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomás Romero.
- 6': C.J. Sapong (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 7': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with a cross.
- 13': C.J. Sapong (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 16': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 17': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 17': Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 19': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 20': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 21': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Toronto FC 0. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 24': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 30': Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 32': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 33': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 34': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Themi Antonoglou.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández tries a through ball, but Aidan Morris is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with a cross.
- 37': Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramírez with a through ball.
- 37': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
- 40': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 41': Foul by Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew).
- 41': Themi Antonoglou (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Toronto FC. Michael Bradley tries a through ball, but C.J. Sapong is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kobe Franklin.
- 44': Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 45': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Toronto FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Toronto FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Deandre Kerr replaces C.J. Sapong.
- 47': Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 52': Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alonso Coello.
- 54': Attempt missed. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 55': Attempt missed. Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Toronto FC. Aimé Mabika replaces Shane O'Neill because of an injury.
- 58': Attempt saved. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 61': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 62': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 62': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 63': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Toronto FC. Cassius Mailula replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 64': Substitution, Toronto FC. Víctor Vázquez replaces Alonso Coello.
- 65': Attempt saved. Cassius Mailula (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio with a headed pass.
- 65': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 66': Offside, Toronto FC. Víctor Vázquez tries a through ball, but Federico Bernardeschi is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
- 69': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Christian Ramírez.
- 69': Attempt missed. Aimé Mabika (Toronto FC) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Diego Rossi.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramírez.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Cassius Mailula (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 72': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Aimé Mabika.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 73': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
- 74': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kobe Franklin.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 77': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Themi Antonoglou (Toronto FC).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Toronto FC. Kosi Thompson replaces Brandon Servania.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 81': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kobe Franklin.
- 83': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cassius Mailula.
- 84': Attempt saved. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 85': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Kosi Thompson (Toronto FC).
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Julian Gressel.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Aidan Morris.
- 89': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Toronto FC 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Schulte.
- 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 90'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Aimé Mabika.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 90'+5': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Toronto FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Toronto FC 0.
Statistics
 TOR |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 31 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 535 |
| 407 | Passes | 593 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,548
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,548
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +10 | 21 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | +3 | 18 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 10 | -2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen  |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
| 7 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
Toronto FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 4 | Michael Bradley |
| 27 | Shane O'Neill |
| 81 | Themi Antonoglou |
| 19 | Kobe Franklin |
| 52 | Alonso Coello |
| 21 | Jonathan Osorio |
| 23 | Brandon Servania |
| 9 | C.J. Sapong |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 10 | Federico Bernardeschi |
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