MLS

Columbus Crew vs Minnesota United FC, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 31': Taha Habroune
  • 56': Hugo Picard
FT
2 - 3
Minnesota United FC
  • 59': Kelvin Yeboah
  • 66': Kelvin Yeboah
  • 74': Anthony Markanich

Yeboah double helps Minnesota beat Columbus

Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals, Anthony Markanich added a goal and an assist, and Minnesota United rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
  • 7': Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC).
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 12': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 15': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jefferson Díaz.
  • 16': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 16': Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC).
  • 18': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
  • 21': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Kelvin Yeboah is caught offside.
  • 24': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC).
  • 24': Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Anthony Markanich.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 31': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 33': Foul by Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC).
  • 33': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Pereyra following a fast break.
  • 38': Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Taha Habroune.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Pereyra with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Minnesota United FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Malte Amundsen.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Minnesota United FC 0.
  • 46': Foul by Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC).
  • 46': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Morris Duggan.
  • 52': Foul by Nicolás Romero (Minnesota United FC).
  • 52': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 57': Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 1. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Markanich with a headed pass.
  • 61': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Joaquín Pereyra with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 62': Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 63': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
  • 66': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 2. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Pereyra with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Morris Duggan is caught offside.
  • 69': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC).
  • 70': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
  • 72': Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 72': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 3. Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nectarios Triantis with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Michael Boxall replaces Nicolás Romero.
  • 75': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Wil Trapp replaces Nectarios Triantis.
  • 77': Foul by Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC).
  • 77': Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC). Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 80': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Tomás Chancalay is caught offside.
  • 81': Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew).
  • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada replaces Hugo Picard.
  • 83': Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 84': Foul by Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC).
  • 84': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Kyle Duncan (Minnesota United FC).
  • 88': Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Drake Callender.
  • 89': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Mamadou Dieng replaces Kelvin Yeboah.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tomás Chancalay.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Dylan Chambost.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Taha Habroune.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Owen Gene.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Owen Gene (Minnesota United FC).
  • 90'+6': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Mamadou Dieng (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Minnesota United FC 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
34 Possession 66
12 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
239 Accurate Passes 535
311 Passes 620
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 43
22 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 12
20 Effective Clearances 22
20 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 18,904

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Jose Earthquakes 12 +19 29
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 11 +20 26
3 LAFC 12 +8 21
4 Seattle Sounders FC 10 +8 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki
4 Rudy Camacho Yellow Card
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
7 Dylan Chambost
16 Taha Habroune
30 Hugo Picard
27 Max Arfsten Yellow Card
8 Dániel Gazdag
10 Diego Rossi
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Andrés Herrera, Mohamed Farsi, Amar Sejdic, Nariman Akhundzade, Sékou Tidiany Bangoura, Yevhen Cheberko, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Chase Adams, Nicholas Hagen.

MIN Minnesota United FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Drake Callender (GK)
23 Morris Duggan
5 Nicolás Romero
28 Jefferson Díaz Yellow Card
30 Owen Gene
25 Nectarios Triantis
13 Anthony Markanich
3 Kyle Duncan Yellow Card
9 Kelvin Yeboah
8 Tomás Chancalay
26 Joaquín Pereyra
Minnesota United FC Substitutes:
Kieran Chandler, Alec Smir, D.J. Taylor, Dominik Fitz, Mamadou Dieng, Michael Boxall, Mauricio Gonzalez, Wil Trapp, Devin Padelford.

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