Columbus Crew vs LAFC, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - LAFC advance 4-2 on aggregate
Columbus Crew
  • 10': Jacen Russell-Rowe
  • 45': Diego Rossi (P)
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - LAFC advance 4-2 on aggregate
LAFC
  • 90'+6': Denis Bouanga

About

Columbus Crew are hosting LAFC at Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Aaron Long.
  • 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 10': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 16': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 16': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
  • 17': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 21': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Dénis Bouanga is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 30': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 30': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse is caught offside.
  • 32': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by David Martínez.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 39': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 44': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+1': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
  • 46': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 46': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross.
  • 47': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
  • 47': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 54': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 56': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Steven Moreira because of an injury.
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by David Martínez with a through ball.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 58': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 59': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
  • 61': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 61': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cengiz Ünder replaces David Martínez.
  • 68': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 71': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 73': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Aziel Jackson.
  • 74': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
  • 74': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 74': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nkosi Tafari replaces Timothy Tillman.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 76': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
  • 77': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
  • 81': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 85': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
  • 88': Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  • 88': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Malte Amundsen.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 90': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Aaron Long.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+1': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+2': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 90'+3': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 90'+7': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 4
31.5 Possession 68.5
9 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
226 Accurate Passes 569
308 Passes 653
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
3 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 36
38 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 9
15 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 6
21 Effective Clearances 6
21 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 6,205

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
13 Aziel Jackson
6 Darlington Nagbe
27 Max Arfsten
23 Mohamed Farsi
19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
10 Diego Rossi
7 Dylan Chambost
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Evan Bush, DeJuan Jones, Stanislav Lapkes, Yevhen Cheberko, Derrick Jones, Cole Mrowka, Andres Herrera, Taha Habroune.

LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
33 Aaron Long
4 Eddie Segura
24 Ryan Hollingshead Yellow Card
14 Sergi Palencia
6 Igor Jesus
11 Timothy Tillman
8 Mark Delgado Yellow Card
17 Jeremy Ebobisse
99 Denis Bouanga Yellow Card
30 David Martínez
LAFC Substitutes:
Olivier Giroud, Kenny Nielsen, Thomas Hasal, Nkosi Tafari, Yaw Yeboah, Cengiz Ünder, Adam Saldaña, David Ochoa, Jude Terry, Artem Smolyakov, Nathan Ordaz.

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