MLS

FT Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Atlanta United FC DWLDD 0
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Columbus Crew DDWDW 2
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CLB112
CLB leads series 1-0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · 20,176 att.

Match Report

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Cucho Hernandez powers Crew to 1-0 series lead over Atlanta

Cucho Hernandez scored in each half to lead the host Columbus Crew to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Round One best-of-three series.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
0
49.2
Possession
50.8
1
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
383
Accurate Passes
407
440
Passes
462
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
42
31
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
11
12
Clearances
11

Highlights

00:49 Cucho Hernandez's double makes it advantage Columbus in playoffs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-3

  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. 20Alexandru MatanCF-L
  11. 10Diego RossiCF-R

ATL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  4. 2Ronald HernándezCD-R
  5. 26Caleb WileyLB
  6. 11Brooks LennonRB
  7. 20Matheus RossettoCM
  8. 35Jay FortuneCM-L
  9. 8Tristan MuyumbaCM-R
  10. 16Xande SilvaCF-L
  11. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi following a fast break.
  3. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  4. 51' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 60' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Xande Silva.
  6. 60' Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiare replaces Ronald Hernández.
  7. 71' Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Jamal Thiare (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 87' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Alexandru Matan.
  12. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Diego Rossi.
  13. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Ajani Fortune.
  14. 88' Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne Jr. replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.

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