Match Report


Columbus CrewColumbus Crew     Carolina RailhawksCarolina Railhawks
Zachary SensenigZachary Sensenig Danny Pearson Danny Pearson
Thiago JulinhoT. Julinho73
G
captain1
G
76Isaac CardosoI. Cardoso
Dante MarzoliniD. Marzolini86
D
2
D
80Esteban AyovíE. Ayoví
Christian CastilloC. Castillo78
D
3
D
85Paulo AlbarracínP. Albarracín
Paolo HurtadoP. Hurtado75
D
4
D
77Michael HeinemannM. Heinemann
Francesco FernandesF. Fernandes71
D
5
M
83Jhasmani PedrielJ. Pedriel
Filipe GalvanF. Galvan72
M
6
M
83Diogo AraújoD. Araújo
Rodrigo SuarezR. Suarez70
M
7
M
81Damián GonzálezD. González
José TúñezJ. Túñez77
A
8
M
84Wayne CampbellW. Campbell
Murilo CafùM. Cafù72
A
9captain
A
86Jefre CarabalíJ. Carabalí
Landon AndersonL. Anderson72
A
10
A
77Sebastián ZavagnoS. Zavagno
Leonard SchneiderL. Schneider70
A
11
A
79Segundo AnguloS. Angulo
 
Fred ThompsonF. Thompson53
A
12
D
86Clarence LowryC. Lowry
Marshall JoyceM. Joyce50
D
13
M
81Guy SanchezG. Sanchez
Arnold NelsonA. Nelson50
A
14
A
76Lloyd LowryL. Lowry
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Lower.com Field where Columbus Crew play host to Carolina Railhawks. A crowd of 20,158 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Columbus Crew are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Carolina Railhawks appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Gilstrap.


0.00
Carolina Railhawks start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.29
Esteban Ayoví knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Campbell. Wayne Campbell hits a low pass to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.09
With vision, Diogo Araújo laces a through ball forward to Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo shoots from 20 yards. Thiago Julinho gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
9.21
Wayne Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Sebastián Zavagno collects the pass. Sebastián Zavagno shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.09
Diogo Araújo barges into Rodrigo Suarez. Diogo Araújo is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Suarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.23
Rodrigo Suarez decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonard Schneider but the linesman indicates offside!
14.24
Jhasmani Pedriel sees Sebastián Zavagno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball towards Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Christian Castillo. Excellent block.
18.11
Damián González hits a low pass to Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francesco Fernandes.
20.47
Francesco Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Suarez. Rodrigo Suarez threads a neat ball through to Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
21.27
Michael Heinemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Campbell. With a delightful solo run, Wayne Campbell stretches the opposition's defence. Wayne Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thiago Julinho who gathers it comfortably.
22.40
Wayne Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Thiago Julinho!
24.08
Paulo Albarracín flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Araújo controls it well on his chest. Diogo Araújo passes the ball forward to Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Castillo.
28.57
Carolina Railhawks are dictating the run of play here today.
30.31
Paulo Albarracín threads a neat ball through to Diogo Araújo. Diogo Araújo chips the ball to his team mate, Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo threads the ball through into the box. Sebastián Zavagno comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but Thiago Julinho is on top of it.
32.46
José Túñez hacks Michael Heinemann from behind! The referee calls over José Túñez and shows him a yellow card! Michael Heinemann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.02
Diogo Araújo flicks the ball to his team mate, Segundo Angulo. Segundo Angulo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
38.06
Francesco Fernandes breaks forward. Francesco Fernandes makes a simple pass to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù knocks in a cross ball towards Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
39.06
Damián González knocks the ball forward to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
40.42
Michael Heinemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Campbell. Wayne Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Thiago Julinho. What a save!
42.54
Damián González flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno knocks in a cross ball towards Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Columbus Crew appear unchanged since the first half. Carolina Railhawks also appear unchanged since the first half. The Columbus Crew players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Columbus Crew start the second half!
51.23
Diogo Araújo sees Segundo Angulo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Segundo Angulo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.37
With vision, Filipe Galvan laces a weighted ball forward to Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.12
Jhasmani Pedriel threads a neat ball through to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí threads the ball through to Segundo Angulo but he's offside!
60.53
Carolina Railhawks have made 2 substitutions with Clarence Lowry replacing Paulo Albarracín and Guy Sanchez replacing Diogo Araújo .
63.23
Christian Castillo threads the ball through to Filipe Galvan. Filipe Galvan makes a beautiful solo run. Filipe Galvan knocks in a cross ball towards José Túñez. José Túñez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
66.53
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.56
Francesco Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Suarez collects the pass. Rodrigo Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Leonard Schneider who takes it down. Leonard Schneider kicks a strong pass forward to Murilo Cafù but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.49
Rodrigo Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider lofts in a cross ball towards José Túñez. José Túñez makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Isaac Cardoso!
73.44
Christian Castillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Suarez. Rodrigo Suarez surges forward with the ball. Rodrigo Suarez shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
75.16
Christian Castillo flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Suarez who takes it down. Rodrigo Suarez threads a neat ball through to Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Heinemann.
77.27
Clarence Lowry makes a simple pass to Wayne Campbell. Wayne Campbell takes it forward alone. Wayne Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Thiago Julinho. Excellent save.
87.36
Filipe Galvan threads a neat ball through to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù lofts in a cross ball towards José Túñez. José Túñez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Esteban Ayoví threads a neat ball through to Guy Sanchez. Guy Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Sebastián Zavagno. Sebastián Zavagno threads a neat ball through to Jefre Carabalí. Jefre Carabalí takes a shot at goal but somehow Thiago Julinho manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Columbus Crew

Carolina Railhawks
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.1%
61.9%
Play Area
33.3%
44%
22.6%

Scorers
Leonard Schneider 55
José Túñez 87
Jefre Carabalí 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thiago Julinho of Columbus Crew

Match Ratings