Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRossi gives Crew tie with FC Cincinnati in Hell is Real derby
Diego Rossi's second-half penalty kick rallied the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 tie with visiting FC Cincinnati on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 1': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Hand ball by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 4': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 5': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 6': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander.
- 8': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 9': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
- 10': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 11': Offside, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 14': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 14': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 16': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
- 20': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 20': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 21': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Evander.
- 21': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross.
- 22': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Dylan Chambost.
- 23': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
- 25': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 25': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 26': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 28': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 28': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Hand ball by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 30': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 30': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 32': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 34': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 37': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
- 38': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 39': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 40': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 42': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 43': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+1': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
- 48': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
- 49': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 51': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 54': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 57': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 59': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 62': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Sergio Santos.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner,FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross.
- 67': Attempt missed. Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
- 68': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 70': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 70': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
- 71': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
- 73': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 73': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
- 73': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 75': Attempt missed. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Luca Orellano.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Kévin Denkey.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 83': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga.
- 86': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 90'+5': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
 CIN |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 569 |
| 297 | Passes | 639 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.2 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 36 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,363
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,363
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | +17 | 46 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 23 | +7 | 45 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 23 | +16 | 44 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 23 | +6 | 41 |
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 |
| 11 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund  |
| 29 | Lukas Engel |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Evander |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 9 | Kévin Denkey |
| 17 | Sergio Santos |
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