MLS

Columbus Crew vs D.C. United, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Columbus Crew
  • 31': Dániel Gazdag (P)
  • 78': Lassi Lappalainen
FT
2 - 1
D.C. United
  • 48': Christian Benteke
  • Red Card 89': Aaron Herrera

Big acquisitions score first goals for Crew to edge D.C. United

Lassi Lappalainen came off the bench to score his first goal for the Columbus Crew and give them a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 3': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Brandon Servania (D.C. United).
  • 7': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Kye Rowles (D.C. United).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu with a cross.
  • 17': Offside, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Peglow (D.C. United).
  • 18': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 23': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 23': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bartlett with a headed pass.
  • 25': Foul by Derek Dodson (D.C. United).
  • 25': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 30': Penalty Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 0. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 38': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
  • 45': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peglow following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 0.
  • 46': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
  • 46': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis Barraza (D.C. United).
  • 50': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Luis Barraza.
  • 51': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
  • 57': Foul by Derek Dodson (D.C. United).
  • 57': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Boris Enow.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 59': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 61': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Peglow.
  • 62': Substitution, D.C. United. Dominique Badji replaces Christian Benteke.
  • 66': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Peglow (D.C. United).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Taha Habroune.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aarón Herrera.
  • 73': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 75': Corner,Columbus Crew. Conceded by Aarón Herrera.
  • 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Diego Rossi.
  • 78': Substitution, D.C. United. Randall Leal replaces Peglow.
  • 78': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 1. Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis Barraza (D.C. United). Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis Barraza (D.C. United). Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 83': Foul by Aarón Herrera (D.C. United).
  • 83': Lassi Lappalainen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Substitution, D.C. United. Hosei Kijima replaces Derek Dodson.
  • 85': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  • 85': Substitution, D.C. United. Matti Peltola replaces Boris Enow.
  • 86': Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
  • 87': Offside, D.C. United. Lucas Bartlett is caught offside.
  • 88': Brandon Servania (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 89': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Aarón Herrera (D.C. United).
  • 89': Second yellow card to Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hosei Kijima (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
  • 90'+1': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Randall Leal (D.C. United).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Max Arfsten.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+3': Hosei Kijima (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 90'+3': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 90'+4': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 0
35.9 Possession 64.1
6 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
283 Accurate Passes 529
334 Passes 589
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
4 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 30
37 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 8
12 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 1
33 Effective Clearances 8
33 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,668

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

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

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki
21 Yevhen Cheberko
31 Steven Moreira Yellow Card
7 Dylan Chambost
6 Darlington Nagbe
27 Max Arfsten
11 Ibrahim Aliyu
16 Taha Habroune
10 Diego Rossi
8 Dániel Gazdag
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Cole Mrowka, Lassi Lappalainen, Evan Bush, Amar Sejdic, Abraham Romero, Derrick Jones, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Tristan Brown.

DC D.C. United (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Luis Barraza (GK)
15 Kye Rowles
3 Lucas Bartlett
28 David Schnegg
22 Aaron Herrera Yellow Card
6 Boris Enow
23 Brandon Servania
7 João Peglow
18 Derek Dodson
10 Gabriel Pirani
20 Christian Benteke
D.C. United Substitutes:
Dominique Badji, Garrison Tubbs, Hosei Kijima, Jackson Hopkins, Matti Peltola, Randall Leal, Kim Joon-Hong, Conner Antley, Jared Stroud.

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