Columbus Crew vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSMax Arfsten's score gives Crew edge on Earthquakes
Max Arfsten's goal in the 62nd minute was the difference for the host Columbus Crew in a 2-1 win against San Jose on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 1': Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 3': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Ian Harkes.
- 6': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 6': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 8': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 11': Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
- 15': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Vítor Costa.
- 17': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vítor Costa with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 19': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 22': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 25': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 26': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 28': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 28': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 34': Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Corner,San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
- 35': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 36': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Max Floriani.
- 37': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 37': Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 39': Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 40': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beau Leroux with a through ball.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 43': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Arango is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 44': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 44': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Vítor Costa is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+3': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Cristian Arango.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd replaces Josef Martínez.
- 46': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Vítor Costa is caught offside.
- 50': Corner,San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 50': Attempt saved. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 52': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 52': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Beau Leroux.
- 53': Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 54': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 54': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 55': Attempt missed. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 57': Foul by Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 57': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 59': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 61': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
- 62': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 64': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Harkes with a through ball.
- 65': Offside, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
- 65': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. DeJuan Jones replaces Vítor Costa.
- 67': Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Ian Harkes.
- 74': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 75': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Ian Harkes.
- 75': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Mark-Anthony Kaye replaces Beau Leroux.
- 75': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 76': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 76': Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda is caught offside.
- 78': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 79': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by DeJuan Jones.
- 82': Hand ball by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 83': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 84': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 86': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousseni Bouda.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+3': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
Statistics
 SJ |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 38 | Possession | 62 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
| 340 | Passes | 564 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 28 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,737
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,737
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | +17 | 35 |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 18 | +13 | 33 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | +8 | 30 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 18 | +4 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK)  |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 19 | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Daniel (GK) |
| 5 | Daniel Munie |
| 12 | Dave Romney |
| 25 | Max Floriani |
| 6 | Ian Harkes |
| 34 | Beau Leroux |
| 94 | Vítor Costa |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 7 | Amahl Pellegrino |
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