Match Report


Toronto FCToronto FC     Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Zachary Sensenig Zachary Sensenig
Jorge BeckermanJ. Beckerman69
G
1captain
G
73Thiago JulinhoT. Julinho
Richard WatsonR. Watson70
D
2
D
86Dante MarzoliniD. Marzolini
Darrell ThomasD. Thomas68
D
3
D
78Christian CastilloC. Castillo
Perica HallP. Hall68
D
4
D
75Paolo HurtadoP. Hurtado
Ernest CookE. Cook72
D
5
D
71Francesco FernandesF. Fernandes
Arnold OrtizA. Ortiz73
M
6
M
75Leo DuftyL. Dufty
Edder ArteagaE. Arteaga75
M
7
M
72Filipe GalvanF. Galvan
Carlos WalkerC. Walker73
M
8
A
72Landon AndersonL. Anderson
Joao Rojas LopezJ. Rojas Lopez75
A
captain9
A
72Murilo CafùM. Cafù
Alexander RégisA. Régis68
A
10
A
70Leonard SchneiderL. Schneider
Matthew MeliaM. Melia68
A
11
A
53Fred ThompsonF. Thompson
 
Henry LopezH. Lopez66
D
12
M
70Rodrigo SuarezR. Suarez
Clayton HayesC. Hayes70
M
13
D
50Marshall JoyceM. Joyce
Bob KasselB. Kassel69
A
14
A
50Arnold NelsonA. Nelson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at BMO Field where Toronto FC play host to Columbus Crew in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Toronto FC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Columbus Crew appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Martin.


0.00
Toronto FC start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.17
Leo Dufty flicks a high pass forward. Leonard Schneider controls it well on his chest. Leonard Schneider whips in a cross ball towards Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.01
Filipe Galvan makes a probing pass to Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Perica Hall.
12.59
Leo Dufty flicks the ball to his team mate, Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.15
Leo Dufty flicks a high pass forward. Leonard Schneider collects the pass. Leonard Schneider whips in a cross ball towards Murilo Cafù. Murilo Cafù fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Murilo Cafù!
18.52
Ernest Cook sees Carlos Walker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Walker flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Régis collects the pass. Alexander Régis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Castillo.
22.19
Christian Castillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Leo Dufty. Leo Dufty makes a simple pass to Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jorge Beckerman effortlessly smothers it!
24.48
Leo Dufty makes a probing pass to Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
26.27
Leo Dufty flicks a high pass forward. Fred Thompson collects the pass. Fred Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
28.43
Darrell Thomas hits a low pass to Edder Arteaga. Edder Arteaga makes a simple pass to Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.55
Edder Arteaga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.04
Christian Castillo launches a long ball forward into the other half. Murilo Cafù whips in a cross ball towards Leonard Schneider. Leonard Schneider directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Jorge Beckerman manages to keep it out.
40.52
Arnold Ortiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Régis. Alexander Régis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Hurtado.
45.00
Carlos Walker hits a low pass to Alexander Régis. Alexander Régis lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Melia. Matthew Melia 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!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Toronto FC appear unchanged since the first half. Columbus Crew also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Columbus Crew start the second half!
47.22
Perica Hall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Walker. Carlos Walker flicks a high pass forward to Joao Rojas Lopez who brings the ball under control. Joao Rojas Lopez plays a quick one-two with Alexander Régis and rushes in on goal... Joao Rojas Lopez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
48.58
Richard Watson hacks Fred Thompson from behind! The referee calls over Richard Watson and shows him a yellow card! Fred Thompson stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.03
Carlos Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Régis. Alexander Régis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Hurtado.
55.46
Edder Arteaga knocks the ball forward to Matthew Melia. Matthew Melia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thiago Julinho who gathers it comfortably.
60.18
Columbus Crew have made a substitution with Rodrigo Suarez replacing Paolo Hurtado .
63.11
Rodrigo Suarez threads the ball through to Filipe Galvan. Filipe Galvan flicks a high pass forward. Landon Anderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Landon Anderson lofts in a cross ball towards Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
65.56
Edder Arteaga passes the ball forward to Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez plays a quick one-two with Matthew Melia and rushes in on goal... Joao Rojas Lopez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Thiago Julinho has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.16
Francesco Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Galvan collects the pass. With a delightful solo run, Filipe Galvan stretches the opposition's defence. Filipe Galvan knocks in a cross ball towards Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.07
Arnold Ortiz plays the ball forward to Alexander Régis. Alexander Régis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.51
Leo Dufty sees space and advances. Leo Dufty knocks in a cross ball towards Landon Anderson. Landon Anderson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Ernest Cook. That should have been a goal!
75.21
Darrell Thomas threads the ball through to Carlos Walker. Carlos Walker flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Melia controls it well on his chest. Matthew Melia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.18
Carlos Walker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez plays a scrappy one-two with Alexander Régis and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Joao Rojas Lopez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
81.08
Christian Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Leo Dufty collects the pass. Leo Dufty knocks the ball forward to Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darrell Thomas.
84.13
Carlos Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Melia. Matthew Melia finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Toronto FC

Columbus Crew
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
28.4%
42%
29.6%

Scorers
Joao Rojas Lopez 28, 66, 77
Fred Thompson 13
Murilo Cafù 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joao Rojas Lopez of Toronto FC

Match Ratings
1.Jorge Beckerman (GK)
6
2.Richard Watson (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Darrell Thomas (DEF)
6
4.Perica Hall (DEF)
6
5.Ernest Cook (DEF)
6
6.Arnold Ortiz (MID)
6
7.Edder Arteaga (MID)
7
8.Carlos Walker (MID)
7
9.Joao Rojas Lopez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alexander Régis (ATT)
6
11.Matthew Melia (ATT)
6
 
12.Henry Lopez (DEF)
0
13.Clayton Hayes (MID)
0
14.Bob Kassel (ATT)
0

1.Thiago Julinho (GK)
6
2.Dante Marzolini (DEF)
6
3.Christian Castillo (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Hurtado (DEF)
6
5.Francesco Fernandes (DEF)
6
6.Leo Dufty (MID)
7
7.Filipe Galvan (MID)
7
8.Landon Anderson (ATT)
6
9.Murilo Cafù (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Leonard Schneider (ATT)
6
11.Fred Thompson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Rodrigo Suarez (MID)
6
13.Marshall Joyce (DEF)
0
14.Arnold Nelson (ATT)
0