MLS

Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 25': Dylan Chambost
  • 39': Diego Rossi (P)
  • 51': Aziel Jackson
  • 81': Jacen Russell-Rowe
FT
4 - 2
Charlotte FC
  • 45'+2': Wilfried Zaha (P)
  • 64': Liel Abada

Crew double up Charlotte FC, vault into first place in East

Dylan Chambost scored his first MLS goal to help the Columbus Crew to a 4-2 win over visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday to move into first place in the Eastern Conference.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a through ball.
  • 2': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 7': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Nicholas Scardina (Charlotte FC).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 13': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 13': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 16': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 18': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
  • 24': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 24': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 25': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 0. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC).
  • 32': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 32': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 34': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 37': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 39': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 0. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Offside, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 42': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 42': Nicholas Scardina (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Penalty Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liel Abada.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Offside, Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+8': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+8': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Charlotte FC 1.
  • 46': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
  • 46': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
  • 51': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Charlotte FC 1. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 54': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
  • 54': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 57': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 58': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 61': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Nicholas Scardina.
  • 61': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Idan Toklomati replaces Djibril Diani.
  • 64': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Charlotte FC 2. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 77': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 79': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 79': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  • 83': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
  • 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Diego Rossi.
  • 83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Aziel Jackson.
  • 85': Offside, Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  • 89': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 89': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+3': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 4, Charlotte FC 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 1
41.7 Possession 58.3
9 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
403 Accurate Passes 580
460 Passes 638
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 34
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 7
29 Effective Clearances 11
29 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,167

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 17 +14 34
2 FC Cincinnati 17 +1 30
3 Inter Miami CF 16 +9 29
4 Nashville SC 17 +9 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki Yellow Card
21 Yevhen Cheberko
31 Steven Moreira
6 Darlington Nagbe
7 Dylan Chambost
27 Max Arfsten
23 Mohamed Farsi
19 Jacen Russell-Rowe Yellow Card
13 Aziel Jackson
10 Diego Rossi
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Derrick Jones, Lassi Lappalainen, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Evan Bush, Taha Habroune, Ibrahim Aliyu, Amar Sejdic, Malte Amundsen.

CLT Charlotte FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
4 Andrew Privett
29 Adilson Malanda
3 Tim Ream
35 Nicholas Scardina
8 Ashley Westwood
28 Djibril Diani
13 Brandt Bronico
33 Patrick Agyemang
10 Wilfried Zaha
11 Liel Abada
Charlotte FC Substitutes:
David Bingham, Kerwin Vargas, Idan Toklomati, Nikola Petkovic, Iuri Tavares, Tyger Smalls, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Eryk Williamson, Bill Tuiloma.

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