MLS

FT Saturday, July 25, 2026
FC Cincinnati DLDWW 1
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Columbus Crew LDWWL 2
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CIN101
CLB202
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · FS1

Match Report

Dániel Gazdag's first-half PK the difference as Columbus holds off Cincinnati 2-1

Dániel Gazdag scored the go-ahead goal on a first-half penalty kick and Patrick Schulte made it stand up as the Columbus Crew edged FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
47.2
Possession
52.8
12
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
410
Accurate Passes
481
465
Passes
531
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
11
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
17
0.5
Cross %
0.1
26
Long Balls
37
16
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
16
17
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
24
19
Clearances
24

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 17Sékou Tidiany BangouraCM-L
  6. 7Dylan ChambostCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 19Jamal ThiaréF
  10. 8Dániel GazdagCF-L
  11. 16Taha HabrouneCF-R

CIN · 3-4-3

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  4. 11Samuel GidiCD-R
  5. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-L
  6. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-R
  7. 66Ender EcheniqueLM
  8. 20Pavel BuchaRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 17Kenji Mboma DemCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
  2. 4'
  3. 6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 6'
  5. 9' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander.
  6. 41' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  7. 45'+6' Goal! Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. André Gomes replaces Sékou Bangoura.
  9. 47' Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
  10. 47'
  11. 48' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 48'
  13. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
  14. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Ender Echenique.
  15. 66' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tarun Karumanchi replaces Dylan Chambost.
  17. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kyle Smith replaces Matt Miazga.
  18. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.
  19. 79' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Jamal Thiaré.
  20. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  21. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  22. 85' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Malte Amundsen replaces Steven Moreira.
  23. 90'+4' Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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