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FT Saturday, December 9, 2023
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Match Report

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Columbus Crew dethrone LAFC to win 3rd MLS Cup title

The Columbus Crew beat defending champion LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup title through goals from Cucho Hernández and Yaw Yeboah.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
4
38.5
Possession
61.5
11
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
252
Accurate Passes
438
330
Passes
532
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
56
18
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
14
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
13
16
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:54 Columbus hang on vs. LAFC to win MLS Cup Watch on ESPN 01:13 Herc witnessed 'something special' in Columbus win over LAFC for MLS Cup Watch on ESPN 00:40 'I knew I couldn't miss it' - Cucho Hernández on his penalty in MLS Cup final Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1

Lineups

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

Substitutes

  1. 17Christian RamírezSUB
  2. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  3. 13Kevin MolinoSUB
  4. 24Evan BushSUB
  5. 7Julian GresselSUB
  6. 25Sean ZawadzkiSUB
  7. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  8. 21Yevhen CheberkoSUB
  9. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 24Ryan HollingsheadRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 25Cristian OliveraRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Sergi PalenciaSUB
  2. 19Mateusz BoguszSUB
  3. 9Mario GonzálezSUB
  4. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  5. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  6. 33Aaron LongSUB
  7. 77John McCarthySUB
  8. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  9. 50Filip Yavorov KrastevSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 37' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a through ball.
  3. 49' Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 60' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Timothy Tillman.
  6. 61' Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  9. 76' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  10. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  11. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  12. 85' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Julian Gressel replaces Cucho Hernández.
  14. 86' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  15. 87' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mario González replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  16. 87' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Diego Palacios.
  17. 90' Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Diego Rossi.
  19. 90'+3' Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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