MLS

FT Saturday, July 12, 2025
Columbus Crew LWWWD 4
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FC Cincinnati LWWWW 2
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CLB224
CIN202
TQL Stadium · 25,513 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

Columbus overcomes early deficit, rain delay to top FC Cincinnati

In a game that saw two substantial momentum swings, the Columbus Crew scored three unanswered goals in an 18-minute span to flip an early 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 road win over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
50.5
Possession
49.5
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
408
489
Passes
478
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
34
Long Balls
36
20
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
21
24
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CIN · 3-5-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 29Lukas EngelCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 23Luca OrellanoLM
  9. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 85Kei KamaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Brad SmithSUB
  2. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  3. 3Gilberto FloresSUB
  4. 13Evan LouroSUB
  5. 35Kenji Mboma DemSUB
  6. 11Corey BairdSUB
  7. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  8. 19Stefan ChirilaSUB
  9. 16Teenage HadebeSUB

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 7Dylan ChambostCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 11Ibrahim AliyuRM
  9. 19Jacen Russell-RoweF
  10. 8Dániel GazdagCF-L
  11. 10Diego RossiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Evan BushSUB
  2. 48Cesar RuvalcabaSUB
  3. 44Tristan BrownSUB
  4. 20Derrick JonesSUB
  5. 29Cole MrowkaSUB
  6. 13Aziel JacksonSUB
  7. 16Taha HabrouneSUB
  8. 14Amar SejdicSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 0. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Engel with a cross.
  2. 5' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 18' Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 42' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  5. 44' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 2. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  7. 45'+5' Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 53' Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dylan Chambost.
  10. 59' Own Goal by Miles Robinson, FC Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 3.
  11. 61' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
  12. 68' Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 78' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe because of an injury.
  15. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  16. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Kei Kamara.
  17. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kenji Mboma Dem replaces Luca Orellano.
  18. 86' Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 87' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Lukas Engel.
  20. 90'+3' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 4. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  21. 90'+5' Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+7' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tristan Brown replaces Max Arfsten.

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