MLS

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
New York City FC
  • 45'+3': Hannes Wolf
  • 73': Hannes Wolf
  • 90'+4': Julián Fernández
FT
3 - 2
Columbus Crew
  • 40': Dániel Gazdag (P)
  • 60': Wessam Abou Ali

About

New York City FC are hosting Columbus Crew at Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).
  • 1': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxi Moralez following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 5': Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 8': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Wessam Abou Ali.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
  • 15': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
  • 23': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
  • 23': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Hugo Picard.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Maxi Moralez.
  • 28': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 28': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
  • 30': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 32': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 32': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
  • 35': Handball by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 36': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nicolás Fernández.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 37': Penalty Columbus Crew. Wessam Abou Ali draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 37': Penalty conceded by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Goal! New York City FC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 41': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 41': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 44': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+3': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Steven Moreira.
  • 46': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 46': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
  • 49': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 51': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 56': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 58': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 2. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Moralez.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 63': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 63': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Cesar Ruvalcaba.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Haak.
  • 67': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maxi Moralez.
  • 67': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Alonso Martínez.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
  • 69': Foul by Julián Fernández (New York City FC).
  • 69': Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
  • 71': Offside, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Hugo Picard.
  • 73': Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
  • 79': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dylan Chambost.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 82': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  • 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  • 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  • 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Jonathan Shore.
  • 86': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Seymour Reid (New York City FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 90'+4': Goal! New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Julián Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
43.8 Possession 56.2
8 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
347 Accurate Passes 462
437 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 64
16 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
30 Effective Clearances 26
30 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 17,413

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Red Bull New York 2 +2 6
2 Nashville SC 2 +3 4
3 New York City FC 2 +1 4
4 Chicago Fire FC 2 +2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matthew Freese (GK)
80 Justin Haak
13 Thiago Martins
22 Kevin O'Toole
24 Tayvon Gray
10 Maxi Morález
21 Aiden O'Neill
8 Andrés Perea
16 Alonso Martínez
17 Hannes Wolf
7 Nicolás Fernández
New York City FC Substitutes:
Tomas Romero, Maxi Carrizo, Jonathan Shore, Mitja Ilenic, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Seymour Reid, Agustin Ojeda, Julián Fernández, Raul Gustavo.

CLB Columbus Crew (5-3-2)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
21 Yevhen Cheberko
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
27 Max Arfsten
2 Andrés Herrera
6 Darlington Nagbe
30 Hugo Picard
16 Taha Habroune
9 Wessam Abou Ali
8 Dániel Gazdag
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Evan Bush, Tristan Brown, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Derrick Jones, Amar Sejdic, Dylan Chambost, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Nicholas Hagen, Ibrahim Aliyu.

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