Summary!
Next Week!
Next week the Columbus team will host the Chicago Fire, while DC United will visit Toronto, both looking for their playoff ticket.
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Important victory for The Crew!
With a score of 3 to 1, Columbus Crew, reigning MLS champion, clings to the playoffs with today's victory placing 9th with 44 points, the same as DC United.
Both teams will have to wait for the last date to define their future.
It´s over!
The game ends at Audi Field with a score of 3 to 1 in favor of Columbus Crew.
90'
4 minutes are added.
83'
Columbus Crew Subs: L. Zelarayán (# 10) and D. Etienne (# 22) left and L. Díaz (# 12) and B. Wright-Phillips (# 99) entered.
Lucas Zelarayán Double!
Lucas Zelarayán scores his second goal to make it 3 to 1:
GREAT ODIN'S RAVEN @Lucazelarayan31 pic.twitter.com/O5K3UByC0j
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 31, 2021
79'
Yellow card for Felipe Martins (# 8) of DC United!
76'
GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! Lucas Zelarayán scores his second of the night!
71'
Columbus Crew Subs: L, Fraser (# 18) and H. Afful (# 25) left and S. Moreira (# 17) and M. Hairston (# 31) entered.
68'
DC United subs: Ola Kamara (# 9) and Júnior Moreno (# 5) left and Ramón Ábila (# 32) and Nigel Robertha (# 19) entered.
The second one for The Crew!
Pedro Santos goal that defines with class in front of the DC United goal.
CHEEEEKY @Pedro32santos pic.twitter.com/HQR3FxPG8w
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 31, 2021
65'
GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!! Pedro Santos scores the second one for Columbus!
60'
DC United Subs: Julian Gressel (# 31) and Paul Arriola (# 7) left and Chris Odoi-Atsem (# 3) and Yordy Reyna (# 29) entered.
Bar!
Pedro Santos shot that hit the post, didn´t fall the second of The Crew.
That bar 😡 pic.twitter.com/ROq7zpBmzU
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 31, 2021
52'
Ola Kamara misses the second in front of the Columbus goal!
48'
Pedro Santos shot at the crossbar, DC United is saved!
45'
Change from DC United, Tony Alfaro (# 93) left and Adrien Perez (# 16) entered.
Second half starts!
Actions resume at Audi Field.
Tying goal
Here is Lucas Zelarayán's goal that tied the game:
Never a doubt from @Lucazelarayan31#Crew96 pic.twitter.com/Z6ojaxYdLX
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 31, 2021
Half Time
The first half ends at Audi Field with a 1-1 goal tie.
45'
GOOOOOAAAALLL!! Lucas Zelarayán ties the game!
43'
Penalty for Columbus Crew for foul by Tony Alfaro on Lucas Zelarayán!
40'
Very good Bill Hamid stopping all the options of the Columbus Crew, who doesn´t find clarity on offense.
32'
Yellow card for Paul Arriola.
30'
The Crew continues in the search of the tie but the defensive system of the Capitals is well stand. DC United's offense will look to increase the counter-attack advantage.
21'
Pedro Santos remains in front of the DC United goal and fails to tie the duel.
18'
With the momentary result, DC United is placed as 5th place in the Eastern Conference while the Columbus Crew would be left out of the playoffs.
13'
The Columbus Crew press Bill Hamid's goal in search of an equalizer but without much risk.
The first goal!
Here is the goal with which Paul Arriola has ahead of DC United!
.@FeliMartins8 + @PaulArriola = ✨Magic 🪄 pic.twitter.com/nEwWMwgT0Y
— D.C. United (@dcunited) October 30, 2021
2'
GOOOOOOAAALLLL!! The Capitals go ahead with a goal from Paul Arriola!
Kick off!
The game start at Audi Field!
Important duel
The game between DC United and Columbus Crew is a duel that can mean a ticket to the next round; The Crew needs the victory if they want to continue aspiring to the playoffs.
We'll get started in a few moments!
In a couple of minutes we will kick off with the match: DC United vs Columbus Crew, a match corresponding to the MLS Week 33.
About to start!
Just a few minutes before the kick-off!
It's a close race for the remaining spots in the Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs, and these two teams are still looking to secure their place. @dcunited face off against @ColumbusCrew: https://t.co/EVb41tjKzI #DCvCLB pic.twitter.com/qX1DOdqfgl
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 30, 2021
DC's Starting XI!
Columbus Crew Starting XI!
The Capitals arrive!
🤫 PSSST..
ᵗʰᵉʸ'ʳᵉ ʰᵉʳᵉ#DCvCLB | @Audi pic.twitter.com/ITG8CCVUdn — D.C. United (@dcunited) October 30, 2021
The Crew arrive to the Audi Field!
𝐑 𝐄 𝐀 𝐃 𝐘#Crew96 | @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/y4s7n5WOn8 — The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 30, 2021
Watch out for this Columbus player!
On the part of The Crew, the player to follow is Lucas Zelarayán, the Argentine is the key piece of the team's offense, with 9 goals and 7 assists he lives a great moment and may be the player who tips the balance in favor of the visitors .
Need to Know!
DC United has won four of the five meetings with Columbus since the start of the 2019 season.
Watch out for this DC United players:
The DC United players to watch are Bill Hamid, the goalkeeper of the capital has been a fundamental piece for the team to stay in postseason positions, and Ola Kamara with his 17 goals is the MLS scoring leader.
Match History
Both teams have met 82 times in their history with a mostly positive result for DC United with 38 wins, 11 draws and 33 wins for Columbus.
Referees
The refereeing appointments are: Referee: Drew Fischer, Assistants: Kathryn Nesbitt and Brian Poeschel, 4th Referee: Robert Sibiga, VAR: Edvin Jurisevic, VAR Assistant: Kyle Atkins.
Channels for DC United vs Columbus Crew online and live
The game can be followed by the ESPN + signal; If you want to follow it online, VAVEL is your best option.
Last Result!
On August 4, both teams met at Lower.com Field with a positive result for the citizens of the capital by a score of 4 to 2. Here are the highlights of the last duel:
Background
Both teams arrive with victories in their previous duels, the capital team, DC United, beat the NY Red Bulls by the minimum last Wednesday. For their part, The Crew managed to win against Orlando City by a score of 3 to 2.
Last Columbus Crew roster:
E. Room, M. Valenzuela, V. Wormgoor, J. Mensah, S. Moreira, M. Hairston, D. Nagbe, P. Santos, L. Zelarayán, D. Etienne y M. Berry.
Columbus looking for playoffs
The visiting team, Columbus Crew, enters Washington DC with the sole mission of getting the three points. Any other result would knock them one foot out of the postseason. Currently, The Crew is ranked 10th in the MLS Eastern Conference, 3 points behind DC United.
Last DC United Lineup
B. Hamid, D. Pines, S. Birnbaum, A. Najar, K. Paredes, J. Moreno, R. Canouse, J. Gressel, O. Kamara, P. Arriola y N. Robertha.
DC looking to keep their playoffs spot
The team from the US capital hosts Columbus looking to stay in the playoff spot, two games away from the end of the regular season. DC United comes to this duel located in 7th place in the Eastern Conference of the MLS 2021 with 44 points.
Stadium
The Audi Field will host the meeting corresponding to date 34 of the MLS in Washington DC, USA. This stadium has a capacity for 20 thousand fans and was inaugurated in 2018.
Kick-off Time!
The DC United vs Columbus Crew match will be played at the Audi Field, in Washington DC, USA. The kick-off is scheduled at 19:30 pm ET
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