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Columbus Crew Secures Tense Victory Over Philadelphia Union
Columbus, Ohio – Columbus Crew secured a crucial home victory against Philadelphia Union in a Major League Soccer match held at Lower.com Field. The game, officiated by Filip Dujic, was marked by high intensity and numerous fouls.
The Crew dominated possession with 60%, while the Union settled for 40%. Despite the possession advantage, the Crew only managed to convert one goal, scored by M. Farsi in the 45th minute. The Union, on the other hand, failed to trouble the opposing goalkeeper, ending the match without any shots on target.
The match was characterized by a high number of fouls committed by both teams, 17 by Philadelphia Union and 16 by Columbus Crew. Discipline was an issue for the Union, who accumulated six yellow cards, while the Crew received two.
The victory allows Columbus Crew to add important points in the regular season, while Philadelphia Union will need to rethink their strategy for the upcoming matches.
Substitutions philadelphia union: at minute 46 M. Anderson came in and C. Donovan went out., at minute 46 B. Bender came in and C. Sullivan went out., at minute 63 B. Damiani came in and S. Olivas went out., at minute 71 I. Vassilev came in and D. Vazquez went out., at minute 78 A. Bedoya came in and J. Rafanello went out.
Substitutions columbus crew: at minute 46 Y. Cheberko came in and A. Herrera went out., at minute 46 L. Lappalainen came in and I. Aliyu went out., at minute 46 A. Sejdic came in and J. Russell-Rowe went out., at minute 86 D. Rossi came in and T. Habroune went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Columbus Crew
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Philadelphia Union
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