Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew draws 0-0 with Philadelphia Union with P. Santos missing a penalty
Columbus Crew 0-0 Philadelphia Union could not score a single goal after P. Santos missed a penalty.
Philadelphia Union didn’t concede much to Columbus Crew to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Columbus Crew couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%).
P. Santos missed a decisive penalty (19′). That would have allowed Columbus Crew to win the match.
P. Santos missed 1 penalty (19′) for Columbus Crew.
The match was held on Sunday and this began at 11:30 pm UTC. The referee was Nima Saghafi who had the assistance of Nick Uranga and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Eric Tattersall.
Match Statistics
Columbus Crew was in firm control of the ball 58% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Philadelphia Union was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Philadelphia Union to win the encounter.
Columbus Crew shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew received 5 yellow cards (J. Mensah, L. Zelarayan, E. Hurtado, P. Santos and S. Moreira). On the other side, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (J. Elliott and A. Bedoya).
After playing this match, Columbus Crew will have 21 points like Inter Miami, Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United to move down in the 15th place. On the other side, Philadelphia Union will have 29 points like New York City, Real Salt Lake, New York RB and Montreal Impact to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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1'1'
J. Mensah
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19'19'
P. Santos
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36'36'
L. Zelarayan
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39'39'
J. Elliott
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39'39'
E. Hurtado
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43'43'
P. Santos
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46'46'
E. Hurtado
J. Russell-Rowe
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59'59'
S. Moreira
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60'60'
J. Igbekeme
A. Morris
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61'61'
A. Bedoya
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66'66'
L. Zelarayán (Goal Disallowed)
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69'69'
M. Uhre
C. Donovan
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69'69'
J. Carranza
C. Burke
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80'80'
K. Molino
S. Zawadzki
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80'80'
D. Etienne
M. Degenek
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88'88'
N. Harriel
O. Mbaizo
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Columbus Crew will play away with Chicago Fire on the 10th of July with a 15-13 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (18 draws).
Philadelphia Union will host DC United on the 8th of July with a 17-9 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (5 draws).
Columbus Crew: Formation and Lineups
Columbus Crew started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Caleb Porter chose to play with the following team: Eloy Room , Jonathan Mensah , Josh Williams , Miloš Degenek , Steven Moreira , Darlington Nagbe , Aidan Morris , Sean Zawadzki , Pedro Santos , Jacen Russell-Rowe and Lucas Zelarayán .
Substitutes
Columbus Crew made 4 changes: J. Russell-Rowe for E. Hurtado (46′), A. Morris for J. Igbekeme (60′), S. Zawadzki for K. Molino (80′) and M. Degenek for D. Etienne (80′).
Top player: Lucas Zelarayán
Probably the most impressive player in Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 6 crosses.
Philadelphia Union: Formation and Lineups
Philadelphia Union started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Stuart Findlay , Olivier Mbaizo , Alejandro Bedoya , Leon Flach , Kai Wagner , Dániel Gazdag , Cory Burke and Chris Donovan .
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: C. Donovan for M. Uhre (69′), C. Burke for J. Carranza (69′) and O. Mbaizo for N. Harriel (88′).
Best player: Andre Blake
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was the goalkeeper: Andre Blake. His rating is 8.84. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
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