Crew 2 vs Pittsburgh 2025 U.S. Open Cup, Third Round

FT
0 - 1

28': Daniel Griffin

Introduction

Columbus Crew 2 are hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Commentary

7': Jorge Garcia (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Goal! Columbus Crew 2 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1. Danny Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Garcia with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1.
45': Substitution, Columbus Crew 2. Brent Adu-Gyamfi replaces Málcom Palacios.
45': Substitution, Columbus Crew 2. Anthony Alaouieh replaces Cristian Ortiz.
48': Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Robbie Mertz replaces Jorge Garcia.
66': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Junior Etou replaces Jason Bouregy.
66': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Luke Biasi replaces Aidan O'Toole.
76': Anthony Alaouieh (Columbus Crew 2) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Illal Osumanu replaces Max Broughton.
90'+4': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Pablo Linzoain replaces Junior Etou because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 376

Statistics

PIT		COL
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
43.7	Possession	56.3
11	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
408	Accurate Passes	567
491	Passes	654
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	36
37	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
18	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	16
11	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew 2 (5-3-2)

No.	Name
54	Luke Pruter (GK)
40	Keesean Ferdinand
55	Christopher Rogers
48	Malcom Palacios
49	Tristan Brown
32	Quinton Elliot
33	Ibrahima Sy
30	Nicolas Rincon
45	Owen Presthus
47	Cristian Ortiz
52	Chase Adams

Substitutes:

Anthony Alaouieh, Juan Granda, Deven Patel, Brent Adu-Gyamfi, Stanislav Lapkes.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Jacob Randolph (GK)
5	Sean Suber
16	Roberto Ydrach
6	Max Broughton
3	Perrin Barnes
18	Jorge Garcia
42	Jackson Walti
2	Daniel Griffin
9	Augustine Williams
20	Jason Bouregy
4	Aidan O'Toole

Substitutes:

Eric Dick, Brunallergene Etou, Brigham Larsen, Luke Biasi, Abdul Illal Osumanu, Robbie Mertz, Pablo Linzoain.

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