MLS

FT Saturday, March 21, 2026
Columbus Crew LLDDL 1
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Toronto FC WLLWD 2
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Match Report

Zimmerman nets winner as Toronto beats Columbus

Walker Zimmerman scored a goal in the 83rd minute, José Cifuentes added a goal, and Toronto FC beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
3
55.4
Possession
44.6
8
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
286
471
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
19
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
16
23
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
12
37
Effective Clearances
25
37
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:44 Walker Zimmerman's fine header wins it for Toronto Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

TOR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Luka GavranG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 13Benjamín KuscevicCD-L
  4. 22Richie LaryeaCD-R
  5. 21Jonathan OsorioCM-L
  6. 14Alonso CoelloCM-R
  7. 44Raheem EdwardsLM
  8. 29Deandre KerrRM
  9. 9Josh SargentF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiCF-L
  11. 8José CifuentesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Emilio AristizábalSUB
  2. 78Malik HenrySUB
  3. 6Kosi ThompsonSUB
  4. 11Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  5. 19Kobe FranklinSUB
  6. 71Markus CimermancicSUB
  7. 12Zane MonlouisSUB
  8. 23William YarbroughSUB
  9. 10Djordje MihailovicSUB

CLB · 4-4-2

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD-L
  3. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  4. 18Malte AmundsenLB
  5. 2Andrés HerreraRB
  6. 20André GomesCM-L
  7. 7Dylan ChambostCM-R
  8. 27Max ArfstenLM
  9. 10Diego RossiRM
  10. 9Wessam Abou AliCF-L
  11. 16Taha HabrouneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Dániel GazdagSUB
  2. 14Amar SejdicSUB
  3. 19Jamal ThiaréSUB
  4. 17Sékou Tidiany BangouraSUB
  5. 90Nariman AkhundzadeSUB
  6. 21Yevhen CheberkoSUB
  7. 4Rudy CamachoSUB
  8. 30Hugo PicardSUB
  9. 1Nicholas HagenSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Toronto FC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  2. 7' Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Toronto FC. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Josh Sargent.
  5. 56' Goal! Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. José Cifuentes (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  6. 66' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Dylan Chambost.
  7. 66' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Taha Habroune.
  8. 75' Substitution, Toronto FC. Malik Henry replaces José Cifuentes because of an injury.
  9. 75' Substitution, Toronto FC. Emilio Aristizábal replaces Deandre Kerr.
  10. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Max Arfsten.
  11. 83' Goal! Toronto FC 2, Columbus Crew 1. Walker Zimmerman (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
  12. 87' Walker Zimmerman (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Diego Rossi.
  14. 88' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada replaces André Gomes.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Toronto FC. Zane Monlouis replaces Alonso Coello.
  16. 90'+8' Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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