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Seattle Sounders rolls over Columbus Crew in a game marked by controversy
Seattle Sounders defeated Columbus Crew by a resounding 4-0 in a match marked by the expulsion of a home player in the first half.
The match began at a fast pace, but controversy arose in the 45th minute with the expulsion of Andrés Romero of Columbus Crew. Seattle took advantage of the numerical superiority and opened the scoring in the same 45th minute with a goal from Albert Rusnák.
In the second half, Seattle Sounders continued to dominate and scored three more goals: Jordan Morris in the 60th minute, Albert Rusnák in the 67th minute, and Rusnák again in the 70th minute. Columbus Crew tried to react, but could not find a way to score.
Statistics:
Columbus Crew: 54% possession, 11 shots (1 on target, 8 off target), 5 corners, 7 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 1 red card.
Seattle Sounders: 46% possession, 14 shots (6 on target, 5 off target), 3 corners, 6 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards.
Events:
* 29′: Yellow card for Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders)
* 45′: Red card for Andrés Romero (Columbus Crew)
* 45′: Goal by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders)
* 60′: Goal by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
* 67′: Goal by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders)
* 70′: Goal by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders)
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Substitutions columbus crew: at minute 46 D. Jones came in and A. Jackson went out., at minute 65 C. Ramirez came in and D. Chambost went out., at minute 75 D. Jones came in and A. Matan went out., at minute 76 Y. Yeboah came in and M. Arfsten went out.
Substitutions seattle sounders: at minute 57 G. Minoungou came in and P. de La Vega went out., at minute 77 D. Leyva came in and J. Atencio went out., at minute 77 J. Bell came in and R. Baker-Whiting went out., at minute 77 Nathan came in and Y. Gomez Andrade went out., at minute 81 L. Chu came in and P. Rothrock went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Columbus Crew
Seattle Sounders
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