Columbus Crew 2 vs Lexington, 2025 U.S. Open Cup, Second Round
· U.S. Open CupAbout
Columbus Crew 2 are hosting Lexington
at Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Lexington. Braudílio Rodrigues is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2).
- 4': Sofiane Djeffal (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Michael Adedokun (Lexington).
- 5': Keesean Ferdinand (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Chase Adams (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (Lexington).
- 6': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (Lexington).
- 6': Ibrahima Sy (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Goal! Columbus Crew 2 1, Lexington 0. Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew 2) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chase Adams.
- 9': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Málcom Palacios.
- 10': Offside, Lexington. Gaël Gibert is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Christian Volesky (Lexington) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Braudílio Rodrigues.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Ortiz.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Sy (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 12': Christopher Rogers (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Lucas Stauffer (Lexington).
- 13': Braudílio Rodrigues (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Nicolas Rincon (Columbus Crew 2).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Quinton Elliot (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. Christian Volesky (Lexington) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Eliot Goldthorp with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Christopher Rogers (Columbus Crew 2).
- 15': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Chase Adams (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Joe Hafferty (Lexington).
- 23': Attempt missed. Braudílio Rodrigues (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Stauffer.
- 24': Foul by Christopher Rogers (Columbus Crew 2).
- 24': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Lexington. Eliot Goldthorp is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Sofiane Djeffal (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eliot Goldthorp with a cross.
- 29': Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gaël Gibert (Lexington).
- 30': Chase Adams (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Kendall Burks (Lexington).
- 31': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Málcom Palacios.
- 33': Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Quinton Elliot (Columbus Crew 2).
- 33': Christopher Rogers (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Michael Adedokun (Lexington).
- 35': Edrey Cáceres (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Nicolas Rincon (Columbus Crew 2).
- 36': Foul by Braudílio Rodrigues (Lexington).
- 36': Ibrahima Sy (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Keesean Ferdinand.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Joe Hafferty (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Stauffer.
- 40': Braudílio Rodrigues (Lexington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Málcom Palacios (Columbus Crew 2).
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Hafferty (Lexington).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2 1, Lexington 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2 1, Lexington 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lexington. Daniel Barbir replaces Gaël Gibert.
- 45': Substitution, Lexington. Hugo Mbongue replaces Christian Volesky.
- 45': Substitution, Lexington. Marcus Epps replaces Lucas Stauffer.
- 45': Substitution, Lexington. Nick Firmino replaces Michael Adedokun.
- 46': Foul by Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew 2).
- 46': Nick Firmino (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Columbus Crew 2. Conceded by Sofiane Djeffal.
- 52': Chase Adams (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Joe Hafferty (Lexington).
- 54': Christopher Rogers (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Nick Firmino (Lexington).
- 54': Hand ball by Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew 2).
- 55': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Nicolas Rincon.
- 56': Kendall Burks (Lexington) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Eliot Goldthorp with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Barbir.
- 57': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Luke Pruter.
- 59': Foul by Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2).
- 59': Kendall Burks (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Málcom Palacios.
- 62': Foul by Nicolas Rincon (Columbus Crew 2).
- 62': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Lexington. Sofiane Djeffal is caught offside.
- 64': Offside, Lexington. Marcus Epps is caught offside.
- 65': Goal! Columbus Crew 2 2, Lexington 0. Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 67': Foul by Nicolas Rincon (Columbus Crew 2).
- 67': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Columbus Crew 2. Chase Adams is caught offside.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Málcom Palacios (Columbus Crew 2).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Offside, Lexington. Eliot Goldthorp is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinton Elliot.
- 73': Corner, Columbus Crew 2. Conceded by Brooks Thompson.
- 74': Substitution, Lexington. Cory Burke replaces Braudílio Rodrigues.
- 75': Foul by Nick Firmino (Lexington).
- 75': Keesean Ferdinand (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Luke Pruter (Columbus Crew 2) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Ortiz (Columbus Crew 2).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew 2. Brent Adu-Gyamfi replaces Cristian Ortiz because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew 2).
- 81': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Offside, Lexington. Cory Burke is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nick Firmino (Lexington) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barbir with a cross.
- 84': Attempt missed. Joe Hafferty (Lexington) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hugo Mbongue.
- 85': Attempt missed. Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Epps with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Firmino with a through ball.
- 88': Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Owen Presthus.
- 90': Foul by Nicolas Rincon (Columbus Crew 2).
- 90': Nick Firmino (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cory Burke (Lexington) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eliot Goldthorp with a cross.
- 90'+2': Edrey Cáceres (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew 2).
- 90'+3': Foul by Joe Hafferty (Lexington).
- 90'+3': Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Columbus Crew 2. Gianmarco Di Noto replaces Nicolas Rincon.
- 90'+3': Foul by Edrey Cáceres (Lexington).
- 90'+3': Ibrahima Sy (Columbus Crew 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Columbus Crew 2 3, Lexington 0. Brent Adu-Gyamfi (Columbus Crew 2) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chase Adams with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Offside, Lexington. Hugo Mbongue is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Cory Burke (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Keesean Ferdinand (Columbus Crew 2).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2 3, Lexington 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2 3, Lexington 0.
Statistics
 LEX |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 8 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 525 | Accurate Passes | 266 |
| 602 | Passes | 345 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 29 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 3 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: U.S. Open Cup
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 378
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 378
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 |
| 45 | Owen Presthus |
| 30 | Nicolas Rincon |
| 52 | Chase Adams |
| 47 | Cristian Ortiz |
Lexington (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Brooks Thompson (GK) |
| 6 | Joe Hafferty |
| 5 | Kendall Burks |
| 37 | Eliot Goldthorp |
| 27 | Gael Gibert |
| 4 | Lucas Stauffer |
| 3 | Sofiane Djeffal |
| 16 | Edrey Caceres |
| 71 | Michael Adedokun |
| 13 | Christian Volesky |
| 72 | Braudílio Rodrigues |
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