Crew frontline trio lead Columbus to 4-0 victory over Toronto FC: Replay
The frontline trio of Cucho Hernandez, Diego Rossi and Christian Ramirez keep producing for the Crew, and their efforts on Saturday at Lower.com Field led to a 4-0 victory over Toronto FC.
Hernandez started the scoring with a goal off a corner kick assist from Rossi at the 15-minute mark. That was the first of three goal contributions in the game for Rossi, with the forward adding an assist on midfielder Mo Farsi's goal and a goal of his own in the final 10 minutes.
Before the Farsi and Rossi goals, Ramirez scored his second goal in as many games off an assist from Hernandez. Overall, Hernandez, Ramirez and Rossi recorded seven goal contributions in the game.
Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte had his second clean sheet in a row in his final home game before heading to the Olympics, representing Team USA.
(85') Diego Rossi records third goal contribution of the match with first goal scored
Minutes after recording his second assist of the game, forward Diego Rossi recorded a goal of his own with a shot right in front of Toronto's goal.
ROSSI-RAPTOR 🦖 pic.twitter.com/MgSZsuz0dL
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) July 7, 2024
(81') Mo Farsi puts third goal on the board for Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC
Midfielder Mo Farsi found the back of the net for Columbus with a diving header goal off a header pass from Diego Rossi. This marks Rossi's second assist of the match.
(72') Darlington Nagbe handed a yellow card for Columbus Crew
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe was given the Crew's first yellow card of the game, with a foul near midfield against Kosi Thompson, which led to the yellow.
(67') Derrick Etienne receives yellow card for Toronto FC
Midfielder Derrick Etienne was given a yellow card near Toronto's box following a foul to the back of Crew midfielder Alex Matan.
(52') Christian Ramirez gives Columbus Crew 2-0 lead vs Toronto FC
Striker Cucho Hernandez records his second goal contribution of the game, with an assist on the goal from forward Christian Ramirez.
Turn 🔄 And Finish 💥 pic.twitter.com/8YngkbTSMn
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) July 7, 2024
Hernandez sent a pass from up field to Ramirez, who was in the center of Toronto's box. Controlling the ball in a heavily congested area, Ramirez took a shot that went through multiple Toronto defenders and past goalkeeper Sean Johnson to pull Columbus ahead 2-0.
(45') Columbus Crew go into halftime with 1-0 lead vs Toronto FC behind Cucho Hernandez goal
The Crew hold a one-goal lead at halftime against Toronto FC, their lead coming from striker Cucho Hernandez's 11th goal in the MLS regular season.
Toronto finished the half with a yellow card given to forward Federico Bernardeschi after the final whistle of the half was blown for poor sportsmanship. Bernardeschi was arguing with the official since the half ended on what would have been a Toronto corner kick.
In the first half, Columbus recorded six shots, three on goal while Toronto recorded two shots, one on goal. Columbus controlled the ball with a 61.5% possession rate.
(32') Cucho Hernandez second goal overturn due to Steven Moreira foul, Columbus Crew lead back to 1-0
After a VAR review of the play in which striker Cucho Hernandez seemingly scored his second goal of the game, it was determined that defender Steven Moreira committed a foul within the box during the corner kick, overturning the goal.
(29') Cucho Hernandez scores second goal off Diego Rossi corner kick, Columbus Crew go ahead 2-0
In the same fashion striker Cucho Hernandez scored his first goal of the game, Hernandez records his second goal off a corner kick from forward Diego Rossi. Columbus takes a 2-0 lead against Toronto.
(15') Cucho Hernandez scores off corner kick, Columbus Crew lead 1-0 vs Toronto FC
Minutes after Toronto almost scored the first goal of the game off a corner kick, striker Cucho Hernandez scores a header goal for the Crew off a corner kick from Diego Rossi.
The Connection 🇺🇾🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/CnIRlhsMo5
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) July 6, 2024
Toronto's corner kick goal in the 12th minutes was overturn due to a foul in the box from Toronto defender Kevin Long against Crew midfielder Mo Farsi.
Patrick Schulte selected for United States men's soccer Olympic team
While goalkeeper Patrick Schulte was warming up for the Toronto game, the Crew made the announcement that Schulte has officially made the United States men's soccer Olympic team.
Read More: Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte makes United States men's Olympic team
Toronto FC starting lineup vs Columbus Crew
Here is the starting 11 for Toronto vs Columbus:
GK: Sean Johnson
DF: Nicksoen Gomis
DF: Kevin Long
DF: Shane O'Neill
DF: Raoul Petretta
MF: Derrick Etienne Jr
MF: Matty Longstaff
MF: Kosi Thompson
FW: Federico Bernardeschi
FW: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
FW: Prince Owusu
Tonight's XI vs Columbus 🗒️
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Also available on TSN5.#CLBvTOR | #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/1mpXbSWMEc— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) July 6, 2024
Columbus Crew starting lineup vs Toronto FC
Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs Toronto:
GK: Patrick Schulte
DF: Rudy Camacho
DF: Yevhen Cheberko
DF: Steven Moriera
MF: Max Arfsten
MF: Mo Farsi
MF: Alex Matan
MF: Darlington Nagbe
FW: Cucho Hernandez
FW: Christian Ramirez
FW: Diego Rossi
Our XI tonight at @LowerFieldCbus 🙌#Crew96 | @EaseLogistics pic.twitter.com/oWXjlXVMBd
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) July 6, 2024
Who are the referees for Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC?
Here are the officials for the Crew vs Toronto on Saturday night:
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Graves
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Lock
Fourth Official: Elvis Osmanovic
VAR: Daniel Radford
Assistant VAR: Rene Parra
Columbus Crew overall record vs Toronto FC
The Crew are 18-12-14 overall against Toronto FC, 12-4-7 against Toronto as the home team.
How to listen to Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC radio broadcast
The Crew vs. Toronto English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Columbus' regular radio broadcaster Chris Doran will be on the call.
The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 102.5 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.
Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC streaming information
The Crew-Toronto match will be available on Apple TV as one of the free games of the day, meaning streaming is available without an MLS Season Pass subscription. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:
English broadcast: Tony Husband (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst)
Spanish broadcast: Pablo Ramirez (play-by-play), Jesus Bracamontes (analyst)
When is the Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC match?
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 6 at Lower.com Field.
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