Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
90'+3':
FT
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Abou Ali leads Crew over Atlanta for first win of season
Wessam Abou Ali scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the second half and the Columbus Crew won for the first time this season, beating Atlanta United 3-1 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
- 6': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by André Gomes with a cross.
- 7': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
- 9': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 10': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
- 10': Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
- 16': Foul by Will Reilly (Atlanta United).
- 16': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Gomes.
- 18': Delay in match (Atlanta United).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Elías Báez.
- 23': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 24': Offside, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 29': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
- 29': Will Reilly (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 35': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Wessam Abou Ali.
- 40': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomás Jacob.
- 41': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tristan Muyumba.
- 43': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tristan Muyumba.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+2': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 47': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tomás Jacob.
- 48': Goal! Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 1. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 50': Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
- 52': Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
- 52': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Goal! Atlanta United 0, Columbus Crew 2. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 56': Offside, Atlanta United. Tomás Jacob is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 58': Substitution, Atlanta United. Cooper Sanchez replaces Will Reilly.
- 58': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 59': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 59': Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 60': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
- 60': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Columbus Crew 2. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Columbus Crew 3. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 62': Handball by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United).
- 64': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Max Arfsten.
- 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces André Gomes.
- 69': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Alzate.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
- 71': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Taha Habroune.
- 73': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
- 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Tomás Jacob.
- 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze replaces Steven Alzate.
- 75': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Elías Báez.
- 76': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 76': Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Matt Edwards (Atlanta United).
- 78': Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 80': Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
- 82': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 84': Handball by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 85': Elías Báez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Dylan Chambost.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Diego Rossi.
- 87': Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada replaces Andrés Herrera.
- 90': Foul by Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United).
- 90': Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 90'+2': Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Elías Báez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+3': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Offside, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Offside, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+12': Attempt missed. Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
- 90'+13': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 90'+13': Offside, Atlanta United. Stian Gregersen is caught offside.
- 90'+14': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
- 90'+14': Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+15': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Columbus Crew 3.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 1, Columbus Crew 3.
Statistics
 CLB |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 426 | Passes | 599 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 22 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 17 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 34,130
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 34,130
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 8 | +4 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Hoyos (GK) |
| 4 | Enea Mihaj  |
| 5 | Stian Gregersen |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba |
| 3 | Elías Baez |
| 55 | Tomás Jacob |
| 28 | Will Reilly |
| 7 | Steven Alzate |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
| 9 | Emmanuel Latte Lath |
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 20 | André Gomes |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 2 | Andres Herrera |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 9 | Wessam Abou Ali |
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