MLS

FT Saturday, February 24, 2024
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Columbus Crew LWWWW 1
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Match Report

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Columbus Crew beat Atlanta to start MLS Cup defense

MLS Cup MVP Cucho Hernández picked up where he left off last season, scoring 27 minutes into the match to spark the defending-champion Columbus Crew to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United in an opener on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
7
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
52.4
Possession
47.6
8
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
466
Accurate Passes
423
545
Passes
495
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
44
28
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
9
23
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
17
16
Effective Clearances
4
16
Clearances
4

Highlights

00:56 Columbus Crew open their season with a win over Atlanta United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD-R
  5. 8Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 14Yaw YeboahLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 19Jacen Russell-RoweCF-L
  11. 10Diego RossiCF-R

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 5Stian GregersenCD-R
  4. 26Caleb WileyLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 6Bartosz SliszLM
  8. 8Tristan MuyumbaRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 16Xande SilvaAM-L
  11. 9Saba LobjanidzeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Atlanta United 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  3. 51' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Mohamed Farsi because of an injury.
  4. 53' Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Penalty saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  6. 75' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  7. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  8. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Xande Silva.
  9. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Yaw Yeboah.

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