Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 32': Cucho Hernández
- 45'+1': Cucho Hernández
- 66': Christian Ramírez
- 71': Cucho Hernández
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Hernandez gets hat trick as Crew crush Sporting KC
Cucho Hernandez recorded a hat trick as the Columbus Crew won at home for the first time in over three months, beating hapless Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
- 6': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe following a corner.
- 7': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 9': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
- 9': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 9': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Ramírez with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 14': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 15': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 26': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 29': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Kayden Pierre because of an injury.
- 32': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 33': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 35': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 38': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 38': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 45'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Khiry Shelton.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 45'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 45'+1': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alenis Vargas replaces Stephen Afrifa.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andreu Fontàs replaces Robert Castellanos.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces William Agada.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 51': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 53': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira is caught offside.
- 55': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
- 57': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 57': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Aidan Morris.
- 62': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 62': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a through ball.
- 66': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, Sporting Kansas City 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Marino Hinestroza replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Diego Rossi.
- 73': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 74': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 75': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt saved. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marino Hinestroza.
- 77': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77': Marino Hinestroza (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 85': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alenis Vargas.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Christian Ramírez.
- 88': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Alenis Vargas is caught offside.
- 89': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 4, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 4, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 250 | Accurate Passes | 667 |
| 311 | Passes | 729 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 20 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,818
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,818
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 27 | Maximilian Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
Sporting Kansas City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 5 | Dany Rosero  |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 19 | Robert Castellanos |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 24 | Kayden Pierre |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 30 | Stephen Afrifa |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
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