Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

MLS - MLS Cup - Conference Finals 2 Dec 2023, 23:00
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
2–3
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
🏟 TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio) 👤 A. Chapman Round Conference Finals

Match report

Columbus Crew edged past Cincinnati 3-2 in the MLS - MLS Cup - Conference Finals on 2 December 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Columbus Crew dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 18 shots to Cincinnati's 10.

The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio), with A. Chapman in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 10 - 18 On target 6 - 6 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 18 - 11 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Cucho Hernández
Columbus Crew · captained the side
7 Luciano Acosta 1 goal
7 Brandon Vazquez 1 goal
7 Diego Rossi 1 goal
7 Roman Celentano 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–18 0–0
Shots On Goal 6–6 0–0
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 2–5 0–0
Attacks 82–170 8–23
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 193
35 Dangerous Attacks 136
4 On Target 6
6 Off Target 19
10 Shots Total 18
6 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 8
4 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 8
18 Fouls 11
2 Corners 5
4 Offsides 1
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 4
359 Passes Total 589
297 Passes Accurate 512
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cincinnati · 3-4-1-2
18 R. Celentano
2 A. Powell 15 Y. Mosquera 32 I. Murphy
13 S. Arias 7 Y. Kubo 93 J. Moreno 31 Á. Barreal
10 L. Acosta
19 B. Vazquez 9 A. Boupendza
Columbus Crew · 3-4-2-1
28 P. Schulte
31 S. Moreira 4 R. Camacho 18 M. Amundsen
23 M. Farsi 6 D. Nagbe 8 A. Morris 14 Y. Yeboah
20 A. Ma?an 10 D. Rossi
9 C. Hernández
Cincinnati
Coach
P. Noonan
Substitutes
  • 28 Raymon Gaddis
  • 14 Dominique Badji
  • 5 Obinna Nwobodo
  • 1 Alec Kann
  • 26 Malik Pinto
  • 42 Bret Halsey
  • 8 Marco Angulo
  • 58 Gerardo Valenzuela
  • 17 Sergio Santos
Columbus Crew
Coach
W. Nancy
Substitutes
  • 17 Christian Ramirez
  • 7 Julian Gressel
  • 25 Sean Zawadzki
  • 24 Evan Bush
  • 21 Yevhen Cheberko
  • 94 Jimmy Medranda
  • 13 Kevin Molino
  • 27 Maximilian Arfsten
  • 19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ R. Gaddis ↓ S. Arias Cincinnati
  • 65' ↑ J. Gressel ↓ M. Farsi Columbus Crew
  • 65' ↑ C. Ramirez ↓ A. Morris Columbus Crew
  • 73' ↑ D. Badji ↓ A. Boupendza Cincinnati
  • 76' ↑ S. Zawadzki ↓ Y. Yeboah Columbus Crew
  • 85' ↑ O. Nwobodo ↓ Y. Kubo Cincinnati
  • 90' ↑ Y. Cheberko ↓ R. Camacho Columbus Crew
  • 105' ↑ Sergio Santos ↓ B. Vázquez Cincinnati
  • 105' ↑ M. Angulo ↓ J. Moreno Cincinnati
  • 111' ↑ K. Molino ↓ A. Mățan Columbus Crew
Cards
  • 45+2' S. Moreira Columbus Crew
  • 73' L. Acosta Cincinnati
  • 82' D. Badji Cincinnati
  • 99' B. Vazquez Cincinnati
  • 117' Y. Mosquera Cincinnati
  • 120+1' J. Gressel Columbus Crew
Head-to-head
Cincinnati 4 5 draws 7 Columbus Crew
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2025-11-02 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 4 - 0
2025-10-27 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 1 - 0
2025-07-13 Cincinnati vs Columbus 2 - 4
2025-05-17 Columbus vs Cincinnati 1 - 1
2024-09-14 Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 0 - 0
Recent form
Cincinnati D D D D D
Columbus Crew L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?
Cincinnati lost 2-3 against Columbus Crew on 2 December 2023.
Who won Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?
Columbus Crew won the match 3-2.
Where was Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew played?
The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Who had more possession in Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?
Columbus Crew had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.