MLS

FT Saturday, May 17, 2025
FC Cincinnati WWLWW 1
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Columbus Crew LWWDD 1
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CIN101
CLB011
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · 20,363 att. · FS1

Match Report

Rossi 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-3

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 7Dylan ChambostCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 11Ibrahim AliyuF
  10. 10Diego RossiCF-L
  11. 8Dániel GazdagCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  2. 26Lassi LappalainenSUB
  3. 13Aziel JacksonSUB
  4. 21Yevhen CheberkoSUB
  5. 20Derrick JonesSUB
  6. 14Amar SejdicSUB
  7. 48Cesar RuvalcabaSUB
  8. 16Taha HabrouneSUB
  9. 1Nicholas HagenSUB

CIN · 5-3-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 29Lukas EngelLB
  6. 23Luca OrellanoRB
  7. 5Obinna NwobodoCM
  8. 10EvanderCM-L
  9. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  2. 16Teenage HadebeSUB
  3. 13Evan LouroSUB
  4. 91DeAndre YedlinSUB
  5. 85Kei KamaraSUB
  6. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  7. 27Tah AnungaSUB
  8. 3Gilberto FloresSUB
  9. 7Yuya KuboSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 20' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  4. 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.
  5. 59' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
  6. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Sérgio Santos.
  7. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Luca Orellano.
  8. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Kévin Denkey.
  9. 84' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga.
  10. 90'+5' Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.

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