Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Columbus Crew

28': Josef Martínez (P)
90'+8': Jamal Thiaré

FT
2 - 1

Inter Miami CF

33': Lionel Messi
90'+6': Santiago Morales

About

Columbus Crew are hosting Inter Miami CF at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez is caught offside.
3': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
6': Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Casemiro (Inter Miami CF).
6': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
6': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross.
10': Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
10': Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
19': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
19': Offside, Columbus Crew. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
20': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
21': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
22': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
23': Penalty Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez draws a foul in the penalty area.
23': Penalty conceded by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) after a foul in the penalty area.
24': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
27': Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
28': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
29': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Micael.
31': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
31': Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
33': Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
37': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
37': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
39': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
39': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Yannick Bright because of an injury.
42': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
43': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
45': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
45'+3': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
45'+3': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
45'+5': David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Facundo Mura.
45'+7': Attempt missed. Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brais Méndez following a corner.
45'+8': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
46': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
47': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Foul by Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew).
49': Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
51': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
53': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
54': Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
54': Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
56': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
59': Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Lionel Messi.
60': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
61': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
61': Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by David Ayala.
62': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
63': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
64': Offside, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala is caught offside.
66': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
66': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
67': Micael (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Riquelme Fillipi replaces Facundo Mura.
73': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Dániel Pintér is caught offside.
74': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
74': Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
75': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Micael.
77': Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Zaroury.
77': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
78': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Dylan Chambost.
78': Eric Bailly (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
79': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by David Ayala.
80': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF).
80': Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF).
82': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Eric Bailly.
83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Josef Martínez.
83': Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
83': Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Santiago Morales replaces Dániel Pintér.
86': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Cesar Abadia-Reda replaces Sergio Reguilón.
87': Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
87': Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
89': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Cesar Abadia-Reda.
90': Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
90'+2': David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
90'+2': Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
90'+3': Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF).
90'+6': Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
90'+6': Second yellow card to Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF).
90'+7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
90'+8': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
90'+8': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
90'+9': Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+10': Luis Barraza (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
90'+11': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Casemiro is caught offside.
90'+12': Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
90'+12': Cesar Abadia-Reda (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1.

Statistics

MIA		CLB
17	Fouls	18
5	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	2
56.2	Possession	43.8
5	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
465	Accurate Passes	345
524	Passes	390
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
5	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	41
28	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	9
25	Effective Clearances	17
25	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 21,188

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nashville SC	28	+37	63
2	Inter Miami CF	28	+18	49
3	Chicago Fire FC	28	+11	48
4	New England Revolution	28	+6	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
25	Sean Zawadzki
18	Malte Amundsen
3	Eric Bailly
16	Taha Habroune
7	Dylan Chambost
21	Anass Zaroury
23	Mohamed Farsi
77	Josef Martínez
8	Santiago Rodríguez
10	Brais Méndez

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Tarun Karumanchi, Brooks Lennon, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Andres Herrera, Rudy Camacho, Sékou Tidiany Bangoura, Evan Bush, Laurtaro Giaccone, Jamal Thiaré.

Inter Miami CF (3-4-3)

No.	Name
34	Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
5	Casemiro
16	Micael
2	Gonzalo Luján
42	Yannick Bright
7	Rodrigo De Paul
3	Sergio Reguilón
4	Facundo Mura
9	Luis Suárez
56	Dániel Pintér
10	Lionel Messi

Inter Miami CF Substitutes:

Cesar Abadia-Reda, Maximiliano Falcón, Luis Barraza, Riquelme, Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida, Santiago Morales, David Ayala, Daniel Sumalla, Preston Plambeck.

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