MLS

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

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New York City FC
  • 12': Hannes Wolf
  • 16': Hannes Wolf
  • 66': Hannes Wolf
FT
3 - 0
Columbus Crew

    Hannes Wolf hat trick helps NYCFC beat Crew, snap streak

    Hannes Wolf scored three goals for his first hat trick and Nicolás Fernández had an assist on all three scores to help New York City FC end a seven-match winless streak with a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.
    • 2': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
    • 2': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
    • 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
    • 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Diego Rossi is caught offside.
    • 9': Offside, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard is caught offside.
    • 12': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
    • 13': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
    • 15': André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
    • 16': Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
    • 20': Offside, New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
    • 23': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
    • 23': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
    • 24': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
    • 27': Offside, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 30': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Kai Trewin (New York City FC).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
    • 33': Offside, New York City FC. Nicolás Fernández is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
    • 35': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Raul Gustavo (New York City FC).
    • 39': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Max Arfsten.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
    • 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
    • 45': Offside, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
    • 45'+1': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
    • 51': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
    • 51': Kai Trewin (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
    • 55': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
    • 56': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
    • 61': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
    • 63': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Goal! New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
    • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces André Gomes.
    • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Taha Habroune.
    • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Steven Moreira.
    • 69': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
    • 71': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
    • 75': Nico Cavallo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
    • 76': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a through ball.
    • 78': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
    • 79': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
    • 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dylan Chambost.
    • 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada replaces Hugo Picard.
    • 80': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
    • 82': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew).
    • 82': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
    • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Hannes Wolf.
    • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Keaton Parks.
    • 88': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
    • 88': Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Agustín Ojeda.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Maxi Moralez.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Nicolás Fernández.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Jonathan Shore.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0.
    • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 6
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    58.4 Possession 41.6
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    545 Accurate Passes 368
    609 Passes 437
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    39 Long Balls 61
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    15 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 7
    11 Effective Clearances 19
    11 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Yankee Stadium
    Location: New York City, USA
    Attendance: 17,770

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    Line-Ups

    NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    49 Matthew Freese (GK)
    34 Raul Gustavo
    13 Thiago Martins
    2 Nico Cavallo
    24 Tayvon Gray
    10 Maxi Morález
    5 Kai Trewin
    55 Keaton Parks
    7 Nicolás Fernández
    17 Hannes Wolf
    26 Agustin Ojeda
    New York City FC Substitutes:
    Malachi Jones, Jonathan Shore, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Tomas Romero, Maxi Carrizo, Arnau Farnós, Greg Ranjitsingh, Kevin Pierre, Seymour Reid.

    CLB Columbus Crew (4-4-2)

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

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