Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Behind Cucho Hernandez's 2 goals, Crew top Union to clinch 2nd place in East
Cucho Hernandez scored twice off Dylan Chambost corner kicks and the host Columbus Crew held off the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Saturday to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew).
- 3': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 4': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 7': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 10': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 10': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Blake following a fast break.
- 11': Foul by Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union).
- 11': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 14': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt blocked. DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
- 16': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 19': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 25': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 27': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 28': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 28': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 32': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 37': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 39': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 39': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 41': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 41': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 43': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+1': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 48': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 52': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 52': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 53': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew).
- 54': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 64': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 65': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
- 67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
- 69': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 70': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 72': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 72': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
- 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Diego Rossi.
- 75': Foul by Derrick Jones (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Quinn Sullivan.
- 76': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Dylan Chambost.
- 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 83': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 87': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 89': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taha Habroune following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+2': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Philadelphia Union 2.
Statistics
 PHI |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 509 |
| 361 | Passes | 583 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,788
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,788
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko  |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 2 | Marcelo Herrera |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 12 | DeJuan Jones |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 21 | Danley Jean Jacques |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 28 | Tai Baribo |
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