Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF · MLS
Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami CF 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 Inter Miami CF met in the MLS at Lower.com Field in Columbus on Sunday, 27 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Columbus Crew: J. Martínez 28'; J. Thiaré 90'. Inter Miami CF: L. Messi 33'.
How the match went
Inter Miami CF saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Columbus Crew had 14 shots with 6 on target, Inter Miami CF 5 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 9 to Columbus Crew and 1 to Inter Miami CF. Columbus Crew conceded 18 fouls, Inter Miami CF 17. The referee showed 12 yellow cards (5 for Columbus Crew, 7 for Inter Miami CF).
Line-ups
Columbus Crew started in a 3-4-3: Patrick Schulte, Eric Bailly, Sean Zawadzki, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Dylan Chambost, Taha Habroune, Anass Zaroury, Brais Méndez, Josef Martínez, Santiago Rodríguez.
Inter Miami CF started in a 3-4-3: Rocco Ríos Novo, Gonzalo Luján, Casemiro, Micael, Facundo Mura, Rodrigo De Paul, Yannick Bright, Sergio Reguilón, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Daniel Pinter.
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Minute by minute
- 24'VAR: no penalty for Columbus Crew.
- 28'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-0 Inter Miami CF. J. Martínez (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty.
- 33'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-1 Inter Miami CF. L. Messi (Inter Miami CF) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Columbus Crew 1-1 Inter Miami CF.
- 90+6'Second yellow card for S. Morales (Inter Miami CF), who is sent off.
- 90+8'Goal! Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF.
- 3'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 10'Off the woodwork! A. Zaroury (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 19'Offside, Columbus Crew.
- 21'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 22'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 24'VAR: no penalty for Columbus Crew.
- 27'Yellow card for Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) for argument.
- 28'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-0 Inter Miami CF. J. Martínez (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty.
- 29'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 33'Goal! Columbus Crew 1-1 Inter Miami CF. L. Messi (Inter Miami CF) scores.
- 38'Yellow card for D. Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 40'Substitution, Inter Miami CF: D. Ayala comes on for Y. Bright.
- 45'Attempt saved. B. Méndez (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 45'7 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt blocked. S. Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45+6'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 45+7'Attempt missed. A. Zaroury (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Columbus Crew 1-1 Inter Miami CF.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 52'Attempt saved. B. Méndez (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Attempt missed. L. Messi (Inter Miami CF), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 55'Off the woodwork! A. Zaroury (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt saved. R. De Paul (Inter Miami CF), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Attempt missed. J. Martínez (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 62'Attempt saved. L. Messi (Inter Miami CF), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 62'Corner, Inter Miami CF.
- 63'Attempt missed. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 64'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 65'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 67'Yellow card for Micael (Inter Miami CF) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Inter Miami CF: Riquelme comes on for F. Mura.
- 73'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 73'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 75'Yellow card for B. Méndez (Columbus Crew) for time wasting.
- 75'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 77'Attempt blocked. T. Habroune (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 77'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 78'Substitution, Columbus Crew: S. T. Bangoura comes on for D. Chambost.
- 78'Yellow card for E. Bailly (Columbus Crew) for argument.
- 79'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 80'Yellow card for D. Pinter (Inter Miami CF) for foul.
- 81'Attempt saved. B. Méndez (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 83'Substitution, Columbus Crew: J. Thiaré comes on for J. Martínez.
- 83'Substitution, Columbus Crew: A. Herrera comes on for E. Bailly.
- 83'Yellow card for S. T. Bangoura (Columbus Crew) for foul.
- 86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF: E. Abadia-Reda comes on for S. Reguilón.
- 86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF: S. Morales comes on for D. Pinter.
- 89'Off the woodwork! A. Zaroury (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 89'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 90'Yellow card for L. Barraza (Inter Miami CF) for argument.
- 90'Attempt missed. A. Herrera (Columbus Crew), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for G. Luján (Inter Miami CF) for foul.
- 90+3'Yellow card for S. Morales (Inter Miami CF).
- 90+6'Second yellow card for S. Morales (Inter Miami CF), who is sent off.
- 90+7'Corner, Columbus Crew.
- 90+8'Attempt saved. B. Méndez (Columbus Crew), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+8'Goal! Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF. J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew) scores.
- 90+9'Yellow card for J. Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
- 90+11'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 90+11'Offside, Inter Miami CF.
- 90'Full-time. Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF.