Columbus Crew SC 3 (3-0-1, 10 points) v. D.C. United 1 (0-2-2, 2 points)
2018 MLS Regular Season
March 24, 2018 – Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH
Attendance: 8,433
Player Notes
- Yamil Asad scored his second MLS Regular Season goal of 2018; he has two goals and an assist in his first four starts.
- Luciano Acosta recorded his first MLS Regular Season assist of 2018; he has a goal and an assist in his first two starts of the season.
- Chris Durkin made his first career MLS start; he logged 90 minutes in his full debut.
- Ian Harkes made his first start of 2018.
- David Ousted recorded four saves in the match; the most he’s made in a game for the Black-and-Red.
- Chris Odoi-Atsem made his first appearance of 2018 as a substitute in the 78th minute.
- Jared Jeffery made his first appearance of 2018 as a stoppage-time substitute.
#CLBvDC Notes
- The Black-and-Red are winless on the road against Columbus since Aug. 18, 2007.
- It was the 67th MLS Regular Season fixture between the two teams.
Match Notes
- The average age of United's starting midfielders was 21.6 years old.
- United have scored a goal in each of their opening four matches of the season for the first time since 2011.
- The goal-assist combination between Yamil Asad and Luciano Acosta was the first Argentine combination for a United goal since Aug. 26, 2006 when Facundo Erpen scored off a Christian Gómez assist.
Goals by Half
<strong>1st Half</strong> |
<strong>2nd Half</strong> |
<strong>Total</strong> |
|
Columbus Crew SC |
3 |
0 |
3 |
D.C. United |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Scoring Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Goalscorer</strong> |
<strong>Assisted by</strong> |
20' |
Columbus Crew SC |
Milton Valenzuela |
Cristian Martínez, Artur |
30' |
D.C. United |
Yamil Asad |
Luciano Acosta |
40' |
Columbus Crew SC |
Ricardo Clark |
Federico Higuaín |
42' |
Columbus Crew SC |
Pedro Santos |
Cristian Martínez, Federico Higuaín |
Misconduct Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Offender</strong> |
<strong>Reason</strong> |
3' |
Columbus Crew SC |
Lalas Abubakar |
Unsporting Behavior |
52' |
Columbus Crew SC |
Milton Valenzuela |
Unsporting Behavior |
Box Score
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Shots</strong> |
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong> |
<strong>Corners</strong> |
<strong>Offsides</strong> |
<strong>Possession (%)</strong> |
<strong>Saves</strong> |
Columbus Crew SC |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
54.7% |
1 |
D.C. United |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
45.3% |
4 |
Columbus Crew SC lineup:
Jon Kempin, Milton Valenzuela, Lalas Abubakar (Josh Wiliams HT), Jonathan Mensah, Harrison Afful, Ricardo Clark (Mohammed Abu 71'), Artur, Federico Higuaín, Cristian Martínez (Niko Hansen 85'), Pedro Santos, Gyasi Zardes
Unused Substitutes: Logan Ketterer, Hector Jiminez, Luis Argudo, Niko Hansen, Adam Jahn
D.C. United lineup:
David Ousted; Joseph Mora, Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant, Nick DeLeon; Chris Durkin, Ian Harkes (Chris Odoi-Atsem 78'); Yamil Asad (Jared Jeffery 90+1'), Luciano Acosta, Paul Arriola; Darren Mattocks (Patrick Mullins HT)
Unused Substitutes: Kofi Opare, Steve Clark, Jalen Robinson
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Danny Thornberry
Fourth Official: Alex Chilowicz
Video Assistant Referee: Silviu Petrescu
