Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Crew double up Charlotte FC, vault into first place in East
Dylan Chambost scored his first MLS goal to help the Columbus Crew to a 4-2 win over visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday to move into first place in the Eastern Conference.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a through ball.
- 2': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 7': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Nicholas Scardina (Charlotte FC).
- 10': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 13': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 13': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 16': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 16': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
- 18': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 18': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 24': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 24': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 25': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 0. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 31': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC).
- 32': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 32': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 34': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 37': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 39': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 0. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 41': Offside, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 42': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 42': Nicholas Scardina (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Penalty Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 45'+3': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
- 45'+4': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Offside, Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+8': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+8': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+8': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1.
- 46': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 46': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
- 51': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Charlotte FC 1. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 54': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 54': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 57': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 58': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 61': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Nicholas Scardina.
- 61': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Idan Toklomati replaces Djibril Diani.
- 64': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Charlotte FC 2. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 69': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 76': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 77': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 79': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 79': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 83': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
- 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Diego Rossi.
- 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 85': Offside, Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 89': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+3': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2.
Statistics
 CLT |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 580 |
| 460 | Passes | 638 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 29 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,167
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,167
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | +15 | 37 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | +2 | 33 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 18 | +11 | 32 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 18 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki  |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 19 | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
| 13 | Aziel Jackson |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
Charlotte FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 4 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 3 | Tim Ream |
| 35 | Nicholas Scardina |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 28 | Djibril Diani |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 10 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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