MLS

Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
  • 4': Cucho Hernández
  • 41': Mohamed Farsi
  • 76': Cucho Hernández
FT
3 - 2
  • 25': Nathan Harriel
  • 78': Jack McGlynn

Behind Cucho Hernandez's 2 goals, Crew top Union to clinch 2nd place in East

Cucho Hernandez scored twice off Dylan Chambost corner kicks and the host Columbus Crew held off the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Saturday to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew).
  • 3': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
  • 3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 4': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 10': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Blake following a fast break.
  • 11': Foul by Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union).
  • 11': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 14': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 19': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
  • 19': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
  • 20': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 32': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 41': 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 Mohamed Farsi.
  • 41': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+1': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 52': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew).
  • 54': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  • 64': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 65': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
  • 67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
  • 69': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
  • 70': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 72': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 72': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Diego Rossi.
  • 75': Foul by Derrick Jones (Columbus Crew).
  • 75': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Quinn Sullivan.
  • 76': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
  • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Dylan Chambost.
  • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Aziel Jackson.
  • 83': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 87': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 89': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taha Habroune following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+2': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 4
38.2 Possession 61.8
11 SHOTS 20
6 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 509
361 Passes 583
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 52
33 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 12
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 16
16 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,788

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Cincinnati 21 +6 42
2 Nashville SC 21 +14 41
3 Philadelphia Union 21 +14 40
4 Columbus Crew 21 +7 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
21 Yevhen Cheberko Yellow Card
18 Malte Amundsen
2 Andres Herrera Yellow Card
6 Darlington Nagbe
7 Dylan Chambost
12 DeJuan Jones
23 Mohamed Farsi
9 Cucho Hernández
17 Christian Ramírez
10 Diego Rossi

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
3 Jack Elliott
5 Jakob Glesnes
21 Danley Jean Jacques
27 Kai Wagner
26 Nathan Harriel
10 Dániel Gazdag
31 Leon Flach
33 Quinn Sullivan
7 Mikkel Uhre
28 Tai Baribo

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