Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSCucho Hernandez powers Crew past Red Bulls
Cucho Hernandez scored and assisted on the go-ahead goal as the host Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to six matches with a 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
- 3': Offside, Columbus Crew. Patrick Schulte tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Harper.
- 7': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
- 9': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
- 10': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
- 14': Attempt saved. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 15': Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 17': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
- 19': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York Red Bulls 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
- 21': Foul by Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls).
- 21': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
- 22': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 25': Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Hand ball by Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew).
- 27': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
- 27': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
- 28': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 29': Offside, Columbus Crew. Patrick Schulte tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
- 32': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
- 33': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
- 33': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 35': Attempt saved. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a through ball.
- 37': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Edelman with a cross.
- 38': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York Red Bulls 1. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omir Fernandez with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Manoel.
- 41': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 44': Attempt missed. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York Red Bulls 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, New York Red Bulls 1.
- 47': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
- 47': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 47': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls).
- 48': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls).
- 49': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
- 52': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 52': Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
- 54': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 55': Foul by Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls).
- 55': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, New York Red Bulls 1. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 63': Penalty New York Red Bulls. Omir Fernandez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Penalty missed! Still Columbus Crew 2, New York Red Bulls 1. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Frankie Amaya.
- 65': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 66': Attempt missed. Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frankie Amaya with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
- 67': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 69': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 69': Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Frankie Amaya tries a through ball, but Sean Nealis is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Daniel Edelman.
- 71': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
- 72': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Darlington Nagbe.
- 76': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dante Vanzeir replaces Tom Barlow.
- 76': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Ronald Donkor replaces Omir Fernandez.
- 78': Foul by Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls).
- 78': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Milos Degenek replaces Christian Ramírez.
- 79': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dru Yearwood replaces Luquinhas.
- 82': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': VAR Decision: No card change Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
- 85': Hand ball by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
- 87': Foul by Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls).
- 87': Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
- 89': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Isaiah Parente replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 90'+5': Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, New York Red Bulls 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, New York Red Bulls 1.
Statistics
 NY |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.2 | Possession | 59.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 294 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 20 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 25 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 7 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,415
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,415
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +30 | 74 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | +32 | 66 |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +10 | 59 |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | +9 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK)  |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
New York Red Bulls (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Coronel (GK) |
| 15 | Sean Nealis |
| 4 | Andrés Reyes |
| 6 | Kyle Duncan |
| 17 | Cameron Harper |
| 8 | Frankie Amaya |
| 75 | Daniel Edelman |
| 11 | Elias Manoel |
| 74 | Tom Barlow |
| 21 | Omir Fernandez |
| 82 | Luquinhas |
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