Major League Soccer: Charlotte manages to draw 2-2 with Columbus Crew after recovering a 0-2 deficit
CHARLOTTE. Charlotte manages to recover against Columbus Crew with a goal on the L. Zelarayan 36' and a goal on the L. Diaz 54'.
CHARLOTTE. Charlotte manages to recover against Columbus Crew with a goal on the L. Zelarayan 36′ and a goal on the L. Diaz 54′.
The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Conger with the help of Frank Anderson and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Charlotte was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Columbus Crew that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Charlotte was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Charlotte to win the match.
Charlotte shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Columbus Crew shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Charlotte received 1 yellow card (J. Mora). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 3 yellow cards (L. Diaz, Cucho and D. Etienne).
After this match, Charlotte will have 41 points like New England to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew will have 45 points like Orlando City and Inter Miami to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
J. Sobocinski
G. Corujo
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20'20'
M. Degenek
J. Mensah
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36'36'
L. Zelarayan
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46'46'
D. Jones
Q. McNeill
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46'46'
D. Rios
Bender Ben
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50'50'
J. Mora
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54'54'
L. Diaz
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59'59'
D. Rios
Y. Reyna
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75'75'
J. Lindsey
J. Mora
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77'77'
K. Jozwiak
Y. Reyna
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81'81'
A. Shinyashiki
O. McKinze Gaines II
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89'89'
L. Diaz
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89'89'
W. Sands
L. Diaz
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90'90'
Cucho
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90'90'
E. Room
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90'90'
A. Shinyashiki
D. Rios
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90'90'
D. Etienne
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Charlotte will play away against New York RB on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
Columbus Crew will play away with Orlando City on the 9th of October with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).
Charlotte: Formation and Lineups
Charlotte started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Christian Lattanzio chose to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina , Harrison Afful , Guzmán Corujo , Anton Walkes , Joseph Mora , Brandt Bronico , Orrin McKinze Gaines II. , Quinn McNeill , Benjamin Bender , Yordy Reyna and Karol Świderski .
Substitutes
Charlotte made 6 changes: G. Corujo for J. Sobocinski (19′), Q. McNeill for D. Jones (46′), Bender Ben for D. Rios (46′), J. Mora for J. Lindsey (75′), Y. Reyna for K. Jozwiak (77′) and O. McKinze Gaines II for A. Shinyashiki (81′).
Best player: Kristijan Kahlina
The player that probably impressed the most for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 7.83. He performed 6 saves.
Columbus Crew: Formation and Lineups
Columbus Crew started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Caleb Porter played with: Eloy Room , Steven Moreira , Jonathan Mensah , Josh Williams , Pedro Santos , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Luis Díaz , Lucas Zelarayán , Derrick Etienne Junior and Cucho Hernández .
Substitutes
Columbus Crew made 2 changes: J. Mensah for M. Degenek (20′) and L. Diaz for W. Sands (89′).
Top player: Lucas Zelarayán
Probably the most impressive player in Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
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