Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew, 2023 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· MLS

Orlando City SC

77': Rodrigo Schlegel

FT - ET
0 - 2

Columbus Crew

93': Christian Ramírez
118': Cucho Hernández

Columbus beats 10-man Orlando in ET to reach Eastern final

Columbus outlasts 10-man Orlando to advance

Christian Ramirez and Cucho Hernández scored in extra time as the visiting Columbus Crew defeated 10-man Orlando City 2-0 in an Eastern Conference semifinal match on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by César Araújo.
5': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
6': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
6': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
10': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
13': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Angulo following a fast break.
14': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
14': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
14': Attempt saved. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
16': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
23': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
25': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
26': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
26': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by César Araújo.
27': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
27': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
27': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
33': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
34': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
36': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
38': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
41': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
43': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
44': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
45'+1': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Schlegel with a headed pass.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Wilder Cartagena.
45'+2': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
46': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
48': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
48': Attempt blocked. Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
48': Attempt missed. Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
51': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
51': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
51': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
55': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
55': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
59': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
59': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dagur Thórhallsson.
62': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Martín Ojeda replaces Wilder Cartagena.
65': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
67': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
68': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
71': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
71': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
71': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ramiro Enrique replaces Duncan McGuire.
72': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Júnior Urso replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
73': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
73': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
75': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
77': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
77': Second yellow card to Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) for a bad foul.
80': Delay in match because of an injury César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
82': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Rafael Santos.
82': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Antônio Carlos replaces Iván Angulo.
87': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
87': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
90'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by César Araújo.
90'+2': Offside, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
90'+5': Hand ball by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
90'+6': Attempt missed. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 0.
90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Alexandru Matan.
91': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
91': Attempt missed. Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
93': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
94': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
95': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Steven Moreira.
96': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
96': Foul by Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC).
100': Attempt saved. Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Urso with a through ball.
100': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
101': Attempt blocked. Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross.
101': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
101': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
102': Attempt missed. Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross following a corner.
103': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
103': Foul by Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew).
104': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
104': Foul by Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC).
104': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
105': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
105': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
105'+1': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+1': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
105'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
105'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Diego Rossi.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 1.
106': Attempt saved. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
107': Attempt saved. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
108': Attempt saved. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross.
110': Delay in match because of an injury Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
111': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
112': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
112': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
113': Foul by Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC).
113': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
114': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
114': Foul by Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew).
117': Offside, Columbus Crew. Aidan Morris tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
117': Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
118': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 2. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Molino following a fast break.
119': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
120': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Cucho Hernández.
120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 2.
0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 0, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

CLB		ORL
13	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
56.3	Possession	43.7
20	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
629	Accurate Passes	439
703	Passes	538
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	77
35	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	13
9	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	21
18	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,527

Line-Ups

Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Pedro Gallese (GK)
6	Robin Jansson
15	Rodrigo Schlegel
3	Rafael Santos
23	Dagur Thórhallsson
10	Mauricio Pereyra
16	Wilder Cartagena
5	César Araujo
13	Duncan McGuire
77	Iván Angulo
17	Facundo Torres

Orlando City SC Substitutes:

Gastón González, Antônio Carlos, Kyle Smith, Ramiro Enrique, Mason Stajduhar, Michael Halliday, Martín Ojeda, Júnior Urso, Felipe.

Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
4	Rudy Camacho
18	Malte Amundsen
31	Steven Moreira
8	Aidan Morris
6	Darlington Nagbe
14	Yaw Yeboah
23	Mohamed Farsi
9	Cucho Hernández
10	Diego Rossi
20	Alexandru Matan

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Kevin Molino, Yevhen Cheberko, Sean Zawadzki, Christian Ramírez, Evan Bush, Julian Gressel, Max Arfsten, Jimmy Medranda, Jacen Russell-Rowe.

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