Columbus Crew vs LAFC, 2024 Leagues Cup, Final

· Leagues Cup
Columbus Crew
  • 45': Cucho Hernández
  • 90'+2': Cucho Hernández
  • 90'+4': Jacen Russell-Rowe
FT
3 - 1
LAFC
  • 57': Olivier Giroud

Late surge sends Crew past LAFC in Leagues Cup final

Cucho Hernandez had two goals, including the go-ahead tally in second-half stoppage time, and an assist as the Columbus Crew used a late rally to earn a 3-1 win over visiting Los Angeles FC on Sunday night in the Leagues Cup final.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 5': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 5': Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
  • 9': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 10': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
  • 11': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 11': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
  • 14': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 16': Christian Ramirez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 18': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 18': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 24': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi following a fast break.
  • 32': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 35': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 36': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 42': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
  • 45': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+2': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Lewis O'Brien replaces Eduard Atuesta.
  • 46': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 48': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 49': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 49': Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Jesús Murillo because of an injury.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 54': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
  • 55': Hand ball by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 57': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 60': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  • 63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Olivera replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 64': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 68': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 68': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': 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.
  • 73': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 73': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramirez.
  • 75': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Rudy Camacho.
  • 75': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 76': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
  • 78': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kei Kamara replaces Olivier Giroud because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 79': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 80': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a through ball.
  • 81': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nicholas Hagen.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
  • 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Sean Zawadzki.
  • 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Max Arfsten.
  • 87': Hand ball by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 88': Foul by Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 88': Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 89': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+2': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+5': Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
37.9 Possession 62.1
9 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 411
292 Passes 479
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
7 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 34
34 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,190

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Nicholas Hagen (GK)
4 Rudy Camacho Yellow Card
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
6 Darlington Nagbe
25 Sean Zawadzki
27 Maximilian Arfsten
23 Mohamed Farsi
9 Cucho Hernández
10 Diego Rossi
17 Christian Ramírez
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Taha Habroune, Aziel Jackson, Alexandru Matan, Yaw Yeboah, Jacen Russell-Rowe, DeJuan Jones, Yevhen Cheberko, Dylan Chambost, Derrick Jones, Marcelo Herrera, Patrick Schulte.

LAFC LAFC (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
25 Maxime Chanot Yellow Card
33 Aaron Long
3 Jesús Murillo
6 Ilie Sánchez
20 Eduard Atuesta Yellow Card
24 Ryan Hollingshead
14 Sergi Palencia
9 Olivier Giroud
19 Mateusz Bogusz
99 Dénis Bouanga
LAFC Substitutes:
Thomas Musto, Cristian Olivera, Erik Dueñas, Lewis O'Brien, David Ochoa, Nathan Ordaz, Omar Campos, David Martínez, Timothy Tillman, Kei Kamara, Thomas Hasal, Eddie Segura.

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