MLS

Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Charlotte FC
  • 19': Patrick Agyemang
  • 24': Patrick Agyemang
  • 75': Pep Biel
FT
3 - 2
Columbus Crew
  • 15': Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 65': Malte Amundsen

About

Charlotte FC are hosting Columbus Crew at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pep Biel.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 7': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 8': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
  • 12': Hand ball by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 13': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
  • 14': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Goal! Charlotte FC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 17': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 17': Nicholas Scardina (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 19': Goal! Charlotte FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Malte Amundsen replaces Steven Moreira.
  • 23': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 23': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, Columbus Crew 1. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
  • 26': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
  • 33': Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
  • 33': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC).
  • 37': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Hand ball by Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC).
  • 39': Offside, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 55': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Nicholas Hagen.
  • 56': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe with a cross.
  • 57': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
  • 59': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 59': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 60': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 63': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 64': Hand ball by Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC).
  • 65': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
  • 72': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 73': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Charlotte FC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
  • 75': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Max Arfsten.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 83': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Nicholas Hagen.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicholas Hagen (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
  • 86': Corner,Charlotte FC. Conceded by Nicholas Hagen.
  • 87': Offside, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  • 88': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jack Neeley replaces Nicholas Scardina.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 89': Offside, Charlotte FC. Pep Biel is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 90'+2': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 5
65.7 Possession 34.3
12 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
587 Accurate Passes 276
647 Passes 330
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 62
27 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
6 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 18
22 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 29,296

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Cincinnati 24 +8 48
2 Nashville SC 24 +17 47
3 Philadelphia Union 24 +17 47
4 Columbus Crew 24 +7 44
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CLT Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
4 Andrew Privett
29 Adilson Malanda
2 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
35 Nicholas Scardina
16 Pep Biel
13 Brandt Bronico Yellow Card
8 Ashley Westwood Yellow Card
33 Patrick Agyemang
10 Wilfried Zaha
18 Kerwin Vargas
Charlotte FC Substitutes:
Bill Tuiloma, Djibril Diani, Nikola Petkovic, David Bingham, Iuri Tavares, Eryk Williamson, Tyger Smalls, Jack Neeley, Liel Abada.

CLB Columbus Crew (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nicholas Hagen (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki
21 Yevhen Cheberko
31 Steven Moreira
6 Darlington Nagbe
8 Dániel Gazdag
10 Diego Rossi
27 Max Arfsten
23 Mohamed Farsi
11 Ibrahim Aliyu
19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Malte Amundsen, Andres Herrera, Lassi Lappalainen, Taha Habroune, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Dylan Chambost, Amar Sejdic, Aziel Jackson, Derrick Jones.

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