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Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati · MLS

Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati met in the MLS at Lower.com Field in Columbus on Saturday, 25 July 2026.

Goalscorers

Columbus Crew: J. Thiaré 41'; D. Gazdag 45'. FC Cincinnati: K. Denkey 9'.

How the match went

Columbus Crew saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Columbus Crew had 13 shots with 6 on target, FC Cincinnati 12 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Columbus Crew and 5 to FC Cincinnati. Columbus Crew conceded 11 fouls, FC Cincinnati 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Columbus Crew, 1 for FC Cincinnati) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Columbus Crew started in a 3-4-2-1: Patrick Schulte, Steven Moreira, Rudy Camacho, Sean Zawadzki, Mohamed Farsi, Dylan Chambost, Sekou Tidiany Bangoura, Max Arfsten, Taha Habroune, Dániel Gazdag, Jamal Thiaré.

FC Cincinnati started in a 3-4-3: Roman Celentano, Samuel Gidi, Matt Miazga, Miles Robinson, Pavel Bucha, Gerardo Valenzuela, Obinna Nwobodo, Ender Echenique, Kenji Mboma Dem, Kévin Denkey, Evander.

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Minute by minute

  1. 9'Goal! Columbus Crew 0-1 FC Cincinnati. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati) scores, assisted by Evander.
  2. 41'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-1 FC Cincinnati. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew) scores, assisted by D. Chambost.
  3. 45+6'Goal! Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati. D. Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty.
  4. 45'Half-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati.
  5. 90+4'Red card! G. Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is sent off for violent conduct.
  6. 90'Full-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati.
  2. 9'Goal! Columbus Crew 0-1 FC Cincinnati. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati) scores, assisted by Evander.
  3. 12'Attempt saved. G. Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 14'Attempt saved. S. Moreira (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 18'Attempt missed. D. Chambost (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 19'Attempt missed. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. K. M. Dem (FC Cincinnati), header from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
  8. 27'Attempt missed. D. Gazdag (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 33'Attempt saved. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  10. 39'Attempt missed. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  11. 41'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-1 FC Cincinnati. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew) scores, assisted by D. Chambost.
  12. 41'Attempt missed. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  13. 45'Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  14. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+6'Goal! Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati. D. Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty.
  16. 45'Half-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Substitution, Columbus Crew: A. Gomes comes on for S. T. Bangoura.
  19. 47'Attempt missed. T. Habroune (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 55'Attempt saved. D. Gazdag (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.31.
  21. 63'Attempt blocked. D. Chambost (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 64'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: B. Ramírez comes on for E. Echenique.
  23. 64'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: T. Barlow comes on for K. M. Dem.
  24. 64'Attempt blocked. D. Gazdag (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 66'Yellow card for M. Miazga (FC Cincinnati) for foul.
  26. 68'Attempt saved. T. Barlow (FC Cincinnati), header. xG 0.06.
  27. 70'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: A. Jabbari comes on for K. Denkey.
  28. 70'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: K. Smith comes on for M. Miazga.
  29. 70'Substitution, Columbus Crew: T. Karumanchi comes on for D. Chambost.
  30. 75'Attempt blocked. G. Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 76'Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  32. 76'Attempt saved. T. Habroune (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  33. 79'Substitution, Columbus Crew: H. Picard comes on for J. Thiaré.
  34. 79'Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  35. 80'Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  36. 81'Attempt saved. M. Arfsten (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  37. 85'Substitution, Columbus Crew: M. Amundsen comes on for S. Moreira.
  38. 85'Substitution, Columbus Crew: C. Adams comes on for D. Gazdag.
  39. 85'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: T. Anunga comes on for O. Nwobodo.
  40. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+1'Attempt blocked. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  42. 90+4'Yellow card for A. Gomes (Columbus Crew) for argument.
  43. 90+4'Red card! G. Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is sent off for violent conduct.
  44. 90'Full-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati.
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