Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 2

Columbus Crew

33': Max Arfsten
41': Dylan Chambost
65': Andrés Herrera
69': Jacen Russell-Rowe

FT
4 - 0
Game 2

FC Cincinnati

38': Yuya Kubo

Columbus Crew trounce FC Cincinnati to force Game 3

The Columbus Crew blew out FC Cincinnati 4-0 in the second game of their MLS Cup Round One playoff series on Sunday at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
2': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
2': Foul by Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
2': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Delay in match because of an injury Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
7': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
14': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
16': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
16': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
18': Attempt blocked. Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
18': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
18': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune is caught offside.
23': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ender Echenique.
26': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
27': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
27': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
28': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
28': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
30': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
30': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
34': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
37': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
38': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
38': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
43': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
44': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
44': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
45'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
45'+3': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
45'+3': Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
45'+7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
45'+7': Attempt missed. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
45'+7': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Alvas Powell.
45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Lukas Engel replaces Kévin Denkey.
46': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ender Echenique.
48': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
48': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
49': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
52': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
52': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
54': Offside, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune is caught offside.
55': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
56': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
56': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (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 Andrés Herrera.
61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Diego Rossi.
63': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Miles Robinson.
63': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
64': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
65': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
66': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
66': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Pavel Bucha.
70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Dylan Chambost.
70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Andrés Herrera.
71': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
71': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a cross following a set piece situation.
74': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
74': Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Evander.
81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Taha Habroune.
81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Steven Moreira.
83': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
84': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
86': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
89': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
89': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
90'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amar Sejdic.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 4, FC Cincinnati 0.
0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 4, FC Cincinnati 0.

Statistics

CIN		CLB
10	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
33.7	Possession	66.3
1	SHOTS	20
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
255	Accurate Passes	558
314	Passes	612
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.3
42	Long Balls	38
15	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	3
20	Effective Clearances	10
20	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,506

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
25	Sean Zawadzki
18	Malte Amundsen
31	Steven Moreira
6	Darlington Nagbe
7	Dylan Chambost
27	Max Arfsten
2	Andrés Herrera
10	Diego Rossi
16	Taha Habroune
30	Hugo Picard

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Rudy Camacho, Evan Bush, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevhen Cheberko, Lassi Lappalainen, Amar Sejdic, Ibrahim Aliyu, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Dániel Gazdag.

FC Cincinnati (5-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Roman Celentano (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
16	Teenage Hadebe
2	Alvas Powell
7	Yuya Kubo
66	Ender Echenique
11	Samuel Gidi
20	Pavel Bucha
8	Brenner
10	Evander
9	Kévin Denkey

FC Cincinnati Substitutes:

Luca Orellano, Lukas Engel, Tah Anunga, Gerardo Valenzuela, Gilberto Flores, Ayoub Jabbari, Obinna Nwobodo, Kei Kamara, Evan Louro.

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