Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew prevails over Toronto 2-1
TORONTO. Columbus Crew topped Toronto to win 2-1.
TORONTO. Columbus Crew overcame Toronto to win 2-1. It was Columbus Crew to strike first with a goal of S. Zawadzki at the 18′. Then D. Nagbe scored again for Columbus Crew in the 30′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Jimenez reduced the distance for Toronto with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Toronto was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In the presence of 21,289 spectators. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the assistance of Gianni Facchini and Ian McKay. The 4th official was David Barrie. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Toronto was in firm control of the ball 64% while Columbus Crew was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Toronto was more aggressive with 100 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Columbus Crew was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Toronto shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Columbus Crew shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 2 yellow cards (K. Thompson and J. Osorio). On the other side, Columbus Crew received 2 yellow cards (J. Russell-Rowe and J. Igbekeme).
After this contest, Toronto will stay with 18 points like Columbus Crew and Minnesota United to stay in the 23rd place. On the other side, Columbus Crew will have 18 points like Toronto and Minnesota United to move down in the 21st place.
Match Events
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18'18'
S. Zawadzki
J. Russell-Rowe
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30'30'
D. Nagbe
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39'39'
K. Thompson
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47'47'
J. Osorio
R. Priso-Mbongue
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46'46'
D. Kerr
A. Akinola
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54'54'
J. Jimenez
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55'55'
J. Marshall-Rutty
L. Petrasso
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59'59'
D. Etienne
L. Zelarayan
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60'60'
W. Sands
P. Santos
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66'66'
J. Russell-Rowe
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66'66'
M. Berry
J. Russell-Rowe
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66'66'
J. Osorio
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67'67'
J. Igbekeme
S. Zawadzki
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78'78'
J. Shaffelburg
K. Thompson
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80'80'
L. Diaz
D. Nagbe
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90'90'
J. Igbekeme
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90'90'
J. Perruzza
J. Shaffelburg
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Toronto will host Seattle Sounders on the 2nd of July with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (3 draws).
Columbus Crew will host Philadelphia Union on the 3rd of July with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (4 draws).
Toronto: Formation and Lineups
Toronto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bob Bradley chose to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Kosi Thompson , Shane O’Neill , Chris Mavinga , Luca Petrasso , Alejandro Pozuelo , Michael Bradley , Ralph Priso , Jayden Nelson , Ayo Akinola and Jesús Jiménez .
Substitutes
Toronto made 5 changes: R. Priso-Mbongue for J. Osorio (47′), A. Akinola for D. Kerr (46′), L. Petrasso for J. Marshall-Rutty (55′), K. Thompson for J. Shaffelburg (78′) and J. Shaffelburg for J. Perruzza (90′).
Top player: Alejandro Pozuelo
The player who no doubt impressed Toronto the most was Alejandro Pozuelo.
His rating is with 95 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 11 crosses.
Columbus Crew: Formation and Lineups
Columbus Crew started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Caleb Porter played with: 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 5 changes: L. Zelarayan for D. Etienne (59′), P. Santos for W. Sands (60′), J. Russell-Rowe for M. Berry (66′), S. Zawadzki for J. Igbekeme (67′) and D. Nagbe for L. Diaz (80′).
Top player: Darlington Nagbe
Probably the most impressive player in Columbus Crew was Darlington Nagbe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
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