MLS

FT Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Columbus Crew WDLDW 2
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New York City FC LWWLW 3
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CLB112
NYC123
Yankee Stadium · 17,413 att. · MLS Season Pass

Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:51 Julián Fernández curls in a stunning winner for NYCFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 21Aiden O'NeillLM
  8. 8Andrés PereaRM
  9. 16Alonso MartínezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 7Nicolás FernándezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  2. 29Maxi CarrizoSUB
  3. 32Jonathan ShoreSUB
  4. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  5. 19Strahinja TanasijevicSUB
  6. 99Seymour ReidSUB
  7. 26Agustin OjedaSUB
  8. 11Julián FernándezSUB
  9. 34Raul GustavoSUB

CLB · 5-3-2

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 27Max ArfstenLB
  6. 2Andrés HerreraRB
  7. 6Darlington NagbeCM
  8. 30Hugo PicardCM-L
  9. 16Taha HabrouneCM-R
  10. 9Wessam Abou AliCF-L
  11. 8Dániel GazdagCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Evan BushSUB
  2. 44Tristan BrownSUB
  3. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  4. 20Derrick JonesSUB
  5. 14Amar SejdicSUB
  6. 7Dylan ChambostSUB
  7. 48Cesar RuvalcabaSUB
  8. 1Nicholas HagenSUB
  9. 11Ibrahim AliyuSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Steven Moreira.
  4. 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.
  5. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maxi Moralez.
  6. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Alonso Martínez.
  7. 71' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Hugo Picard.
  8. 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.
  9. 82' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  10. 82' Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  11. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  12. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  13. 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.
  14. 90'+5' Julián Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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