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FT Saturday, July 19, 2025
D.C. United LDLLL 1
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Columbus Crew WWDWL 2
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CLB112
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Match Report

Big acquisitions score first goals for Crew to edge D.C. United

Lassi Lappalainen came off the bench to score his first goal for the Columbus Crew and give them a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
35.9
Possession
64.1
6
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
283
Accurate Passes
529
334
Passes
589
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
30
37
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
1
33
Effective Clearances
8
33
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 7Dylan ChambostCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 11Ibrahim AliyuRM
  9. 16Taha HabrouneF
  10. 10Diego RossiCF-L
  11. 8Dániel GazdagCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Cole MrowkaSUB
  2. 26Lassi LappalainenSUB
  3. 24Evan BushSUB
  4. 14Amar SejdicSUB
  5. 22Abraham RomeroSUB
  6. 20Derrick JonesSUB
  7. 48Cesar RuvalcabaSUB
  8. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  9. 44Tristan BrownSUB

DC · 4-4-2

  1. 13Luis BarrazaG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  4. 28David SchneggLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 6Boris EnowCM-L
  7. 23Brandon ServaniaCM-R
  8. 7João PeglowLM
  9. 18Derek DodsonRM
  10. 10Gabriel PiraniCF-L
  11. 20Christian BentekeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  2. 16Garrison TubbsSUB
  3. 77Hosei KijimaSUB
  4. 25Jackson HopkinsSUB
  5. 4Matti PeltolaSUB
  6. 11Randall LealSUB
  7. 1Kim Joon-HongSUB
  8. 12Conner AntleySUB
  9. 8Jared StroudSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 0. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 38' Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 62' Substitution, D.C. United. Dominique Badji replaces Christian Benteke.
  5. 68' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Taha Habroune.
  6. 76' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Diego Rossi.
  7. 78' Substitution, D.C. United. Randall Leal replaces Peglow.
  8. 78' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 1. Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 84' Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 85' Substitution, D.C. United. Hosei Kijima replaces Derek Dodson.
  11. 85' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  12. 85' Substitution, D.C. United. Matti Peltola replaces Boris Enow.
  13. 89' Second yellow card to Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Max Arfsten.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Dániel Gazdag.

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