MLS

FT Saturday, September 2, 2023
Columbus Crew WLWWL 4
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CF Montréal WLWWL 2
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CLB314
MTL022
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Match Report

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Cucho Hernandez hat trick powers Crew past Montreal

Cucho Hernandez recorded his first MLS hat trick to lead the Columbus Crew to a rare road win, 4-2 against CF Montreal on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
53.4
Possession
46.6
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
386
Accurate Passes
310
478
Passes
407
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
57
24
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
15
11
Effective Clearances
4
11
Clearances
4

Head to Head

MTL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MTL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 24George CampbellCD
  3. 25Gabriele CorboCD-L
  4. 23Ousman JabangCD-R
  5. 19Nathan SalibaCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 10Bryce DukeAM
  8. 29Mathieu ChoinièreLM
  9. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardRM
  10. 21Lassi LappalainenCF-L
  11. 90Kwadwo OpokuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Ahmed HamdiSUB
  2. 28Jules-Anthony VilsaintSUB
  3. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  4. 4Fernando ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 2Victor WanyamaSUB
  6. 41James PantemisSUB
  7. 14Sunusi IbrahimSUB
  8. 9Chinonso OfforSUB
  9. 8Matko MiljevicSUB

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 8Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 14Yaw YeboahLM
  8. 7Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 10Diego RossiCF-L
  11. 17Christian RamírezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Evan BushSUB
  2. 21Yevhen CheberkoSUB
  3. 20Alexandru MatanSUB
  4. 25Sean ZawadzkiSUB
  5. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  6. 23Mohamed FarsiSUB
  7. 13Kevin MolinoSUB
  8. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  9. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Own Goal by Gabriele Corbo, CF Montréal. CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 1.
  2. 18' Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 2. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
  4. 29' Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 3. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
  6. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  7. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces Ousman Jabang.
  8. 46' Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 52' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 3. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
  10. 65' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 4. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  11. 66' Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Bryce Duke.
  12. 66' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  13. 68' Goal! CF Montréal 2, Columbus Crew 4. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matko Miljevic with a cross following a corner.
  14. 76' Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  15. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Christian Ramírez.
  16. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Steven Moreira.
  17. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  18. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Julian Gressel.
  19. 86' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Diego Rossi.
  20. 86' Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+4' Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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