Match Report


Columbus CrewColumbus Crew     FC DallasFC Dallas
Zachary SensenigZachary Sensenig Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Thiago JulinhoT. Julinho73
G
captain1
G
75Yasmani GutiérrezY. Gutiérrez
Christian CastilloC. Castillo78
D
2
D
77Alexandre CastroA. Castro
Paolo HurtadoP. Hurtado75
D
3
D
70Glenn NelsonG. Nelson
Francesco FernandesF. Fernandes71
D
4
D
67José RiquelmeJ. Riquelme
Marshall JoyceM. Joyce50
D
5
D
70Lukas FigueroaL. Figueroa
Leo DuftyL. Dufty75
M
6
M
80Daniel BlancoD. Blanco
Filipe GalvanF. Galvan72
M
7captain
M
82Santiago EspinozaS. Espinoza
José TúñezJ. Túñez77
A
8
A
70Jose Luis MaciasJ. Macias
Murilo CafùM. Cafù72
A
9
A
74Servando PowellS. Powell
Landon AndersonL. Anderson72
A
10
A
69Francisco NavarreteF. Navarrete
Leonard SchneiderL. Schneider70
A
11
A
72Mario SandersM. Sanders
 
Rodrigo SuarezR. Suarez70
M
12
M
77Dean RamirezD. Ramirez
Angel AlmaguerA. Almaguer39
D
13
A
78Fernando FigueraF. Figuera
Amaral C. VavaA. Vava38
M
14
A
74Jaime MenaJ. Mena
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Lower.com Field where Columbus Crew play host to FC Dallas. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Columbus Crew and FC Dallas are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Isaac Taylor.


0.00
Columbus Crew kick off and get the first half underway!
3.51
Daniel Blanco hacks Filipe Galvan from behind! Daniel Blanco is shown the yellow card! Filipe Galvan stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.49
Santiago Espinoza knocks the ball forward to Servando Powell. Servando Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
15.56
Santiago Espinoza makes a probing pass to Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete lofts in a cross ball towards Servando Powell. Servando Powell knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
22.43
Alexandre Castro sees Daniel Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Blanco threads the ball through to Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Thiago Julinho.
24.30
Without breaking stride, José Riquelme plays the ball forward to Santiago Espinoza. Santiago Espinoza kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias lofts in a cross ball towards Servando Powell. Servando Powell knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Thiago Julinho gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
27.57
Filipe Galvan kicks a strong pass forward to José Túñez. José Túñez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by José Riquelme.
32.37
Leo Dufty plays the ball forward to Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson shoots from long range but somehow Yasmani Gutiérrez manages to keep it out.
33.37
Lukas Figueroa hacks Murilo Cafù from behind! The referee calls over Lukas Figueroa and warns him to calm down! Murilo Cafù runs off the knock.
42.56
Paolo Hurtado threads a neat ball through to Filipe Galvan. Filipe Galvan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of José Túñez. José Túñez shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Columbus Crew appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dallas have changed their lineup with Dean Ramirez replacing Santiago Espinoza, Fernando Figuera replacing Servando Powell and Jaime Mena replacing Mario Sanders. The Columbus Crew players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Dallas kick off!
48.04
Leo Dufty clumsily knocks into Daniel Blanco. Leo Dufty is shown the yellow card! Daniel Blanco stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.09
Paolo Hurtado chips the ball to his team mate, Leo Dufty. Leo Dufty takes it forward alone. Leo Dufty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of José Túñez but he's offside!
65.07
José Túñez hacks Glenn Nelson from behind! The referee calls over José Túñez and shows him a yellow card! Glenn Nelson stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.12
Filipe Galvan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, José Túñez. José Túñez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lukas Figueroa.
71.57
Daniel Blanco comes in with a late challenge on Leo Dufty. The referee warns Daniel Blanco to calm down! Leo Dufty stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.13
Dean Ramirez makes a probing pass to Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete knocks the ball forward to Jose Luis Macias but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
73.28
Dean Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Figuera. Fernando Figuera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francesco Fernandes.
79.04
Daniel Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Navarrete. Some superb footwork from Francisco Navarrete provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.15
With imagination, Francesco Fernandes plays the ball forward to Filipe Galvan. Filipe Galvan kicks a strong pass forward to Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.29
José Riquelme flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Blanco who takes it down. Daniel Blanco threads the ball through to Jose Luis Macias. Jose Luis Macias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.35
Filipe Galvan flicks the ball to his team mate, José Túñez. José Túñez lofts in a cross ball towards Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Dean Ramirez sees Jose Luis Macias in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Luis Macias knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Figuera. Fernando Figuera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Thiago Julinho manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Columbus Crew

FC Dallas
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
25.4%
46.5%
28.2%

Scorers
Murilo Cafù 85
Francisco Navarrete 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Navarrete of FC Dallas

Match Ratings