MLS

FT Saturday, December 2, 2023
Columbus Crew WWLWW 3
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FC Cincinnati WDWWW 2
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TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

Crew rally past Cincy in ET thriller to reach MLS Cup

Christian Ramirez scored in the 115th minute in extra time as the Columbus Crew rallied from a two-goal deficit to stun host FC Cincinnati 3-2 in the MLS Eastern Conference final on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
25
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
8
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
5
63.1
Possession
36.9
26
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
670
Accurate Passes
366
765
Passes
453
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
33
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
66
21
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
12
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
15
9
Effective Clearances
37
9
Clearances
37

Highlights

00:38 MLS MVP Lucho Acosta works magical free kick vs. Crew Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 15Yerson MosqueraCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 2Alvas PowellCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 7Yuya KuboCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

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. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 10Diego RossiCF-L
  11. 20Alexandru MatanCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 0. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Boupendza with a cross.
  2. 45'+2' Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal following a set piece situation.
  4. 65' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Julian Gressel replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  5. 65' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Santiago Arias.
  6. 65' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Aidan Morris.
  7. 73' Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Aaron Boupendza.
  9. 75' Own Goal by Alvas Powell, FC Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  10. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  11. 82' Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Yuya Kubo.
  13. 86' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  14. 90'
  15. 90' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Rudy Camacho because of an injury.
  16. 99' Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 105'
  18. 105'
  19. 105' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Brandon Vazquez.
  20. 105' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Moreno.
  21. 111' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Alexandru Matan.
  22. 115' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 3. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a headed pass.
  23. 117' Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 120'+1' Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 120'+3'

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