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FT Sunday, November 2, 2025
FC Cincinnati WDWWW 0
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Columbus Crew DLDWL 4
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:08 Max Arfsten scores goal for Columbus Crew SC Watch on ESPN 00:45 Dylan Chambost with a Spectacular Goal vs. FC Cincinnati Watch on ESPN 00:58 Andrés Herrera slots in the goal for Columbus Crew SC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  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. 2Andrés HerreraRM
  9. 10Diego RossiF
  10. 16Taha HabrouneCF-L
  11. 30Hugo PicardCF-R

CIN · 5-4-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 16Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 2Alvas PowellCD-R
  5. 7Yuya KuboLB
  6. 66Ender EcheniqueRB
  7. 11Samuel GidiCM-L
  8. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  9. 8BrennerLM
  10. 10EvanderRM
  11. 9Kévin DenkeyF

Timeline

  1. 7' Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 38' Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Alvas Powell.
  7. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Lukas Engel replaces Kévin Denkey.
  8. 61' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Diego Rossi.
  9. 63' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Miles Robinson.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Pavel Bucha.
  13. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Dylan Chambost.
  14. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Andrés Herrera.
  15. 74' Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 77' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Evander.
  17. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Taha Habroune.
  18. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Steven Moreira.

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