Match report

Columbus Crew Defeats Houston Dynamo 1-0 in CONCACAF Champions League

Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
0–1
FT
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
Mar 7, 2024

In a tightly contested CONCACAF Champions League match, the Columbus Crew secured a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Despite multiple substitutions and a late goal controversy, A. Mățan's decisive strike in the 90th minute sealed the win for the Crew, who held off the Dynamo's final push to secure all three points.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Houston Dynamo 0-1 Columbus Crew
  • • A. Mățan scored the only goal in the 90th minute (96th elapsed time)
  • • Houston Dynamo's E. Bartlow received a yellow card in the 64th minute
  • • Columbus Crew had multiple substitutions, including A. Mățan in the 78th minute
  • • Columbus Crew had a goal cancelled due to VAR in the 77th minute

Lineups

Houston Dynamo

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 12 S. Clark (G)
  • 25 G. Dorsey (D)
  • 28 E. Sviatchenko (D)
  • 31 Micael (D)
  • 2 F. Escobar (D)
  • 21 J. Greguš (M)
  • 6 Artur (M)
  • 8 A. Bassi (M)
  • 20 A. Carrasquilla (F)
  • 17 G. Segal (F)
  • 18 I. Aliyu (F)

Substitutes

  • 4 E. Bartlow
  • 27 S. Kowalczyk
  • 3 B. Smith
  • 19 S. Annor
  • 23 K. Sargeant
  • 5 D. Steres
  • 22 T. Schmitt
  • 35 B. Raines
  • 26 O. Sylla
  • 38 X. Valdez

Columbus Crew

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 28 P. Schulte (G)
  • 31 Steven Moreira (D)
  • 4 R. Camacho (D)
  • 21 Y. Cheberko (D)
  • 23 M. Farsi (M)
  • 8 A. Morris (M)
  • 6 D. Nagbe (M)
  • 25 S. Zawadzki (M)
  • 10 D. Rossi (F)
  • 11 M. Hinestroza (F)
  • 19 J. Russell-Rowe (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 C. Hernández
  • 27 M. Arfsten
  • 17 C. Ramirez
  • 20 A. Mățan
  • 14 Y. Yeboah
  • 18 M. Amundsen
  • 5 D. Jones
  • 24 E. Bush
  • 16 T. Habroune
  • 3 W. Sands
  • 1 N. Hagen
  • 2 P. Quinton

Timeline

  1. Houston Dynamo
    23' Houston Dynamo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Sviatchenko · On: E. Bartlow
  2. Columbus Crew
    46' Columbus Crew subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Hinestroza · On: Cucho Hernandez
  3. Houston Dynamo
    64' Houston Dynamo Card · Yellow Card
    E. Bartlow

    Foul

  4. Columbus Crew
    68' Columbus Crew subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Farsi · On: M. Arfsten
  5. Columbus Crew
    68' Columbus Crew subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Russell-Rowe · On: C. Ramirez
  6. Houston Dynamo
    72' Houston Dynamo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: G. Segal · On: S. Kowalczyk
  7. Columbus Crew
    77' Columbus Crew Var · Goal cancelled
    C. Ramirez
  8. Columbus Crew
    78' Columbus Crew subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Rossi · On: A. Măţan
  9. Houston Dynamo
    88' Houston Dynamo subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Ibrahim Aliyu · On: Bradley Smith
  10. Columbus Crew
    90'+6 Columbus Crew Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Măţan · Assist: A. Morris
  11. Columbus Crew
    90' Columbus Crew subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Nagbe · On: Y. Yeboah

Match Stats

Stat Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew
Fouls 9 5
Pass Accuracy 83% 90%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 19
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 460 494
Yellow Cards 1 0
Blocked Shots 4 5
Shots on Target 4 6
xG — —
Shots off Target 2 8
Possession 48% 52%
Accurate Passes 383 444
Shots Inside Box 8 11
Saves 5 4
Shots Outside Box 2 8

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Columbus Crew's goal cancellation in the 77th minute due to VAR, which could have shifted momentum
  • ▸ A. Mățan's late goal in the 90th minute (96th elapsed time) sealed the victory for the Columbus Crew, overcoming Houston Dynamo's late pressure