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

· Game 3

FC Cincinnati

67': Brenner
86': Brenner

FT
2 - 1
Game 3

Columbus Crew

63': Jacen Russell-Rowe

Brenner scores 2 goals, Cincinnati beats Crew 2-1 to advance to East semifinals

Brenner gets on the scoresheet for FC Cincinnati

Brenner's double helped FC Cincinnati beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday night and win the MLS Round 1 best-of-three series 2-1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
4': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
8': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
9': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
10': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
11': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
11': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
17': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
19': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
20': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
21': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
23': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
26': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Ender Echenique with a cross.
27': Attempt missed. Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
28': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
30': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Hugo Picard.
31': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
32': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
35': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
39': Attempt blocked. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
39': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Taha Habroune.
40': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
40': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
41': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
42': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
42': Attempt blocked. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
42': Attempt missed. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
45': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right 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.
45': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
45'+1': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Columbus Crew 0.
45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Columbus Crew 0.
49': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard with a cross.
49': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
50': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
52': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
52': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
53': Attempt blocked. Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Max Arfsten.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Lukas Engel because of an injury.
63': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Columbus Crew 1. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Herrera with a cross.
65': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
65': Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
67': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 1. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teenage Hadebe following a corner.
68': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
70': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
73': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
73': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
73': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.
76': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
77': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
77': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
82': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
83': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Andrés Herrera.
85': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
85': Attempt saved. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Evander with a cross.
86': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Gidi.
87': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Brenner.
88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.
89': Attempt saved. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a cross.
90': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
90': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Max Arfsten.
90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Malte Amundsen.
90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Dylan Chambost.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoub Jabbari with a headed pass.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1.
0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1.

Statistics

CLB		CIN
11	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
63.4	Possession	36.6
14	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
438	Accurate Passes	222
518	Passes	293
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
39	Long Balls	54
12	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	34
17	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513

Line-Ups

FC Cincinnati (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Roman Celentano (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
16	Teenage Hadebe
4	Nick Hagglund
11	Samuel Gidi
20	Pavel Bucha
29	Lukas Engel
66	Ender Echenique
9	Kévin Denkey
8	Brenner
10	Evander

FC Cincinnati Substitutes:

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

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

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