Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Crew hang on late to hand Whitecaps rare loss
Diego Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the 21st minute and the Columbus Crew held on for a 2-1 victory over visiting Vancouver to hand the Whitecaps their first defeat in 12 matches.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a through ball.
- 6': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Ríos following a fast break.
- 8': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 11': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 12': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 12': Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 13': J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner,Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 16': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 17': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 19': Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 22': J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 23': Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Laborda.
- 27': Hand ball by Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew).
- 28': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 28': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 32': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 32': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Offside, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 39': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 42': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 44': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 45': Hand ball by Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 47': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 49': Attempt saved. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Evan Bush (Columbus Crew). Assisted by J.C. Ngando.
- 54': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 54': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 58': Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
- 58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Columbus Crew 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- 63': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 64': Offside, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tate Johnson replaces Mathías Laborda.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Johnny Selemani replaces J.C. Ngando.
- 66': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 69': Attempt missed. Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ralph Priso.
- 71': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jeevan Badwal replaces Ralph Priso.
- 72': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 72': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 74': Hand ball by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Offside, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 77': Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt missed. Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Ríos following a set piece situation.
- 80': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 82': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Bjørn Utvik.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Édier Ocampo with a cross.
- 84': Attempt saved. Johnny Selemani (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Evan Bush (Columbus Crew).
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 85': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Dániel Gazdag.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 87': Foul by Johnny Selemani (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
- 87': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 87': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Édier Ocampo.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tristan Brown replaces Ibrahim Aliyu because of an injury.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 90'+4': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Yohei Takaoka.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Tristan Brown.
- 90'+6': Daniel Ríos (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Statistics
 VAN |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.5 | Possession | 60.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 550 |
| 388 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 7 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 12 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,721
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,721
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 24 | +15 | 43 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | +13 | 42 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 24 | +13 | 41 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | +4 | 37 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 2 | Andres Herrera |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 14 | Amar Sejdic |
| 11 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 26 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 13 | Aziel Jackson |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
Vancouver Whitecaps (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 33 | Tristan Blackmon  |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 18 | Édier Ocampo |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 13 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Ngando |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 14 | Daniel Ríos |
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