The Crew recorded a 1-1 draw on the road against the Seattle Sounders on July 6.
All the scoring occurred in the first half, with the Crew striking first off a goal from forward Diego Rossi in the 27th minute. Rossi was sent a cross pass from forward Ibrahim Aliyu with Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei slightly out of position, giving Rossi space to score near the right goalpost.
With time nearing an end in the first half, Seattle evened the score when midfielder Paul Rothrock scored off a pass from Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
The Crew and Seattle combined for eight shots in the second half, but none found the back of the goal despite Columbus having one extra player for the final five minutes of play.
Two minutes into second-half stoppage time mark, Kossa-Rienzi was given his second yellow card for fouling forward Aziel Jackson, resulting in his ejection from the game.
The game was called when Frei suffered a head injury during a Crew free-kick play. Frei was taken off the field in an ambulance for further medical attention.
Columbus’ three-game winning streak was snapped with the draw, and will go back on the road to face FC Cincinnati on July 12.
Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei went down after taking a hit in the head during a Crew free kick opportunity, and immediately needed medical attention. An ambulance was needed to transport Frei off the field and to the hospital.
With stoppage time nearing an end before the Frei went down, both coaches agreed to call the game despite the Crew still having a corner kick.
Score: 1-1
Seattle has to finish against the Crew with just ten players after defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi was given his second yellow card of the game. Kossa-Rienzi was charged with the second yellow for fouling Crew forward Aziel Jackson.
Score: 1-1
Crew midfielder Tristan Brown entered the game for forward Ibrahim Aliyu, who went down holding the back of his lower leg.
Score: 1-1
Crew defender Steven Moreira was shown a yellow card after fouling Seattle midfielder Ryan Kent.
Score: 1-1
Crew midfielder Mo Farsi was given a yellow card for delay of game after failing to complete a throw-in fast enough. Farsi looked to be waiting for the multiple substitutions to enter the game before making the throw.
Crew forward Aziel Jackson eventually entered the game for Jacen Russell-Rowe and midfielder Amar Sejdic entered for Dylan Chambost, who went down with leg pain prior to the yellow card.
Score: 1-1
Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan was given a yellow card for a foul against Crew forward Diego Rossi.
Score: 1-1
Crew goalkeeper Evan Bush went down following a collision with Seattle forward Danny Musovski near the Crew’s goal. Musovski and Bush were both jumped to get to the ball that was past from the right side of the field.
Bush initially got right up, but went back down seemingly with pain from his right side. After several minutes with the medical staff, Bush went back in goal and remained in the game.
Score: 1-1
Crew goalkeeper Evan Bush kept Seattle from scoring its second goal, recording a save on a shot from Paul Rothrock.
From the center of Columbus’ box, Rothrock took a shot that no one from the Crew’s backline contested. Rothrock’s shot landed in the arms of a diving Bush, and though Bush lost possession following the save, defender Steven Moreira cleaned the ball from the box.
Score: 1-1
Seattle defender Jackson Ragen was charged with the first yellow card violation of the game for a foul against Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe.
Score: 1-1
Possession rate: Crew (51.3%), Sounders (48.7%)
Shots: Crew (7), Sounders (4)
Shots on goal: Crew (2), Sounders (2)
Goalkeeper saves: Crew (0), Sounders (1)
Fouls: Crew (6), Sounders (3)
The Sounders tied the score at 1-1 when midfielder Paul Rothrock sent a shot past Crew goalkeeper Evan Bush. Rothrock received a pass in front of the Crew’s goal from defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
Score: 1-1
The Crew scored first in their matchup against the Sounders with forward Diego Rossi finding the back of the net off a pass from forward Ibrahim Aliyu.
From the left side of Seattle’s box, Aliyu sent a pass to Rossi, who was making a run toward the right goal post. With goalkeeper Stefan Frei slightly out of position, Rossi’s shot was uncontested.
Score: Crew 1-0
Crew forward Diego Rossi tracked down of a loose ball right outside of the Sounders’ box to create a one-on-one shot against goalkeeper Stefan Frei inside the box. Right as Rossi went to take his shot, defender Jackson Ragen slid in to block the shot, hitting the ball out of play.
Crew were awarded a corner kick following the play, but failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
Score: 0-0
The Crew are still without starting goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, as he was left off the gameday roster for the Seattle matchup.
Schulte was injured during pregame workouts ahead of the Crew’s road game against Charlotte FC on May 24. With Schulte expected to be sidelined two to six weeks, Crew coach Wilfried Nancy stated Schulte was nearing a return on July 3.
Midfielder Andres Herrera is also unavailable for the Crew following the expiration of his loan from River Plate on June 30. The Crew are still in talks with River Plate for a new deal to keep Herrera in Columbus in some capacity.
Here are the other players unavailable for the Crew vs Seattle:
- Defender Malte Amundsen
- Midfielder Max Arfsten
- Defender Rudy Camacho
- Goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen
- Midfielder Derrick Jones
- Midfielder Lassi Lappalainen
- Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte
Here are the officials for the Crew vs Seattle:
- Referee: Ismir Pekmic
- Assistant Referee 1: Jeremy Kieso
- Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
- Fourth Official: Adorae Monroy
- VAR: Younes Marrakchi
- Assistant VAR: Jonathan Johnson
Here is the starting 11 for Sounders vs Columbus:
- GK: Stefan Frei
- DF: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
- DF: Jackson Ragen
- DF: Alex Roldan
- DF: Nouhou Tolo
- MF: Jesus Ferreira
- MF: Cristian Roldan
- MF: Paul Rothrock
- MF: Albert Rusnak
- MF: Obed Vargas
- FW: Danny Musovski
Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs Seattle:
- GK: Evan Bush
- DF: Yevhen Cheberko
- DF: Steven Moreira
- DF: Sean Zawadzki
- MF: Dylan Chambost
- MF: Mo Farsi
- MF: Daniel Gazdag
- MF: Darlington Nagbe
- FW: Ibrahim Aliyu
- FW: Diego Rossi
- FW: Jacen Russell-Rowe
The Crew are in fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Seattle Sounders (8-6-5) are in fifth place in the Western Conference.
Here are the top five teams in the MLS Eastern Conference:
- FC Cincinnati (13-5-3: 42 points)
- Nashville SC (12-4-5: 41 points)
- Philadelphia Union (12-5-4: 40 points)
- Columbus Crew (10-3-7: 37 points)
- Orlando City SC (9-5-7: 34 points)
The Crew vs. Seattle 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 103.1 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.
The Crew-Seattle match will be streaming on Apple TV, with a required MLS Season Pass subscription. Subscribers of Apple TV+ can watch the game without MLS Season Pass. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:
- English broadcast: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Taylor Twellman (analyst)
- Spanish broadcast: Sammy Sadovnik (play-by-play), Diego Valeri (analyst)
Kickoff: 5 p.m. July 6 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
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