Monterrey vs Columbus Crew, 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Columbus Crew advance 5-2 on aggregate

Monterrey

11': Yevhen Cheberko (OG)
90'+8': Maximiliano Meza

FT
1 - 3
2nd Leg - Columbus Crew advance 5-2 on aggregate

Columbus Crew

45'+4': Aidan Morris
49': Diego Rossi
89': Jacen Russell-Rowe

Crew beat Monterrey to reach Concacaf Champions Cup final

Crew celebration vs Monterrey [1296x729]

The Columbus Crew beat Rayados at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey to advance to the first Concacaf Champions Cup final in the club history.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
3': Foul by Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
3': Marino Hinestroza (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Offside, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
6': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
7': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
7': Hand ball by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
7': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
9': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Berterame.
10': Foul by Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey).
10': Marino Hinestroza (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
11': Own Goal by Yevhen Cheberko, Columbus Crew. Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 0.
15': Offside, Monterrey. Gerardo Arteaga is caught offside.
16': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Luis Romo (Monterrey).
20': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza with a cross.
23': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey).
26': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
26': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
28': Foul by Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey).
28': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
29': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
34': Marino Hinestroza (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Substitution, Monterrey. Héctor Moreno replaces Sebastián Vegas because of an injury.
44': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
44': Luis Romo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
45'+1': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey).
45'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
45'+4': Goal! Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 1. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 1.
45': Second Half begins Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 1.
45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Marino Hinestroza.
48': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Goal! Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a through ball.
52': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
52': Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Substitution, Monterrey. Jordi Cortizo replaces Jesús Gallardo.
54': Substitution, Monterrey. Brandon Vazquez replaces Luis Romo.
54': Attempt blocked. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
56': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Víctor Guzmán.
58': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
58': Foul by Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey).
58': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga with a cross.
62': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Berterame.
62': Attempt missed. Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
65': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
65': Héctor Moreno (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
68': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Substitution, Monterrey. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Maximiliano Meza.
69': Attempt missed. Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
70': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Rudy Camacho.
71': Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Medina with a cross.
72': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
72': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo with a cross.
73': Foul by Germán Berterame (Monterrey).
73': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Aidan Morris.
74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Malte Amundsen replaces Yevhen Cheberko.
75': Foul by Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey).
75': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt blocked. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
81': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
84': Attempt missed. Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Cucho Hernández.
87': Attempt missed. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo.
88': Attempt blocked. Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
88': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
89': Goal! Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 3. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a through ball following a fast break.
90': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey).
90': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Alexandru Matan.
90'+2': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Penalty Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+4': Penalty conceded by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+6': Delay in match (Columbus Crew). VAR checking.
90'+6': VAR Decision: Goal Monterrey 1-3 Columbus Crew (Christian Ramírez).
90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Penalty saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 3.
90'+8': Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey) is shown the red card.
0': Match ends, Monterrey 1, Columbus Crew 3.

Statistics

CLB		MTY
6	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	2
44.7	Possession	55.3
8	SHOTS	22
5	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	382
390	Passes	454
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	13
11	Crosses	34
0.0	Cross %	0.4
48	Long Balls	63
16	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	12
11	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
8	Interceptions	9
31	Effective Clearances	11
31	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Estadio BBVA
Location: Guadalupe, Mexico

Line-Ups

Monterrey (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Esteban Andrada (GK)
20	Sebastián Vegas
4	Víctor Guzmán
3	Gerardo Arteaga
33	Stefan Medina
27	Luis Romo
30	Jorge Rodríguez
10	Sergio Canales
17	Jesús Gallardo
11	Maximiliano Meza
9	Germán Berterame

Monterrey Substitutes:

Omar Govea, Luis Cárdenas, Alfonso González, Victor Lopez, Brandon Vázquez, César Ramos, Jordi Cortizo, Edson Gutiérrez, Héctor Moreno, Cesar Garza, César Bustos, Rodrigo Aguirre.

Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
4	Rudy Camacho
21	Yevhen Cheberko
31	Steven Moreira
8	Aidan Morris
6	Darlington Nagbe
14	Yaw Yeboah
25	Sean Zawadzki
9	Cucho Hernández
10	Diego Rossi
11	Marino Hinestroza

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Maximilian Arfsten, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Malte Amundsen, Christian Ramírez, Taha Habroune, Derrick Jones, Alexandru Matan, Cole Johnson, Nicholas Hagen, Cole Mrowka, William Sands.

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