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Columbus Crew Secures Home Victory Against León
Columbus, Ohio – The Columbus Crew clinched a valuable victory at Lower.com Field against Club León in a hard-fought Leagues Cup group stage match. The game, officiated by Honduran referee Selvin Brown, was characterized by intensity and numerous fouls.
Despite the Columbus Crew’s possession dominance (54%), León stood firm defensively, although their play was constantly interrupted by fouls (17 in total). The Crew, for their part, committed 12 fouls and received two yellow cards, while León accumulated five cautions.
The match had an eventful start. In the 4th minute, a goal by M. Arfsten for the Columbus Crew was disallowed for offside. The first half passed without goals, but with a high number of fouls and two yellow cards for León players.
The second half brought the only goal of the game. In the 53rd minute, M. Arfsten managed to beat the León goalkeeper, assisted by A. Herrera, making it 1 to 0, the final score. Despite León’s attempts to equalize, the Crew’s defense remained solid until the final whistle.
The match ended with the Columbus Crew taking all three points and control of their group in the Leagues Cup.
Substitutions columbus crew: at minute 46 D. Nagbe came in and I. Aliyu went out., at minute 87 D. Gazdag came in and J. Russell-Rowe went out., at minute 88 M. Arfsten came in and L. Lappalainen went out., at minute 88 T. Habroune came in and A. Sejdic went out.
Substitutions leon: at minute 76 F. Beltran Cruz came in and A. Estrada went out., at minute 76 J. Rodriguez came in and I. Diaz went out., at minute 76 I. Moreno came in and S. Santos went out., at minute 87 R. Funes Mori came in and E. Ayon went out., at minute 89 N. Fonseca came in and E. Rodriguez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Columbus Crew
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Leon
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