Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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Columbus Crew are hosting Philadelphia Union
at Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the MLS.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 1': Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 11': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 12': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 16': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 19': Markus Anderson (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Handball by Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 21': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 21': Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 23': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 30': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 32': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
- 32': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 34': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
- 35': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 38': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 38': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Markus Anderson is caught offside.
- 42': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Markus Anderson (Philadelphia Union).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
- 45': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Markus Anderson (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a cross.
- 45'+3': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Yevhen Cheberko.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan replaces Ben Bender.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Markus Anderson.
- 49': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 49': Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 50': Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 50': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 59': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 62': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sal Olivas replaces Bruno Damiani.
- 64': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 64': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 65': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Sal Olivas (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 69': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jesús Bueno.
- 70': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Olwethu Makhanya.
- 71': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. David Vazquez replaces Indiana Vassilev.
- 71': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 72': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 78': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
- 79': Evan Bush (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Sal Olivas (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': Sal Olivas (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 84': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 85': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Diego Rossi.
- 87': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 87': Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 90': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+4': Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
Statistics
 PHI |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 325 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 15 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,559
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,559
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 14 | Amar Sejdic |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 26 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag  |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 4 | Jovan Lukic |
| 29 | Olwethu Makhanya |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 8 | Jesús Bueno |
| 21 | Danley Jean Jacques |
| 16 | Ben Bender |
| 19 | Indiana Vassilev |
| 35 | Markus Anderson |
| 20 | Bruno Damiani |
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