FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

MLS - Play Offs 8 Nov 2025, 23:00
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
🏟 TQL Stadium

Match report

FC Cincinnati edged past Columbus Crew 2-1 in the MLS - Play Offs on 8 November 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

FC Cincinnati had 16 shots to Columbus Crew's 16.

The match was played at TQL Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 16 - 16 On target 4 - 6 Corners 7 - 6 Fouls 6 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Brenner
FC Cincinnati · 2 goals
8 Jacen Russell-Rowe 1 goal
8 Teenage Hadebe 1 assist
8 Sean Zawadzki 68 passes (88% accurate)
8 Marcelo Herrera 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 9–8
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–4
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 2–5 5–1
Attacks 34–43 37–56
Match statistics
7 Corners 6
4 Substitution 5
71 Attacks 99
44 Dangerous Attacks 61
4 On Target 6
12 Off Target 10
16 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 11
5 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 11
7 Corners 6
0 Offsides 2
37% Ball Possession 63%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 3
297 Passes Total 503
222 Passes Accurate 423
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
FC Cincinnati · 3-4-2-1
18 R. Celentano
4 N. Hagglund 12 M. Robinson 16 T. Hadebe
66 E. Echenique 20 P. Bucha 11 S. Gidi 29 L. Engel
10 Evander 8 Brenner
9 K. Denkey
Columbus Crew · 3-4-2-1
28 P. Schulte
31 S. Moreira 25 S. Zawadzki 18 M. Amundsen
2 M. Herrera 7 D. Chambost 6 D. Nagbe 27 M. Arfsten
30 H. Picard 16 T. Habroune
10 D. Rossi
FC Cincinnati
Coach
Patrick John Noonan
Substitutes
  • 23 Luca Orellano
  • 26 Ayoub Jabbari
  • 2 Alvas Powell
  • 5 Obinna Nwobodo
  • 13 Evan Louro
  • 3 Gilberto Flores
  • 27 Tah Anunga
  • 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
  • 85 Kei Kamara
Columbus Crew
Coach
Wilfried Nancy
Substitutes
  • 19 Jacen Russell-Rowe
  • 26 Lassi Lappalainen
  • 21 Yevhen Cheberko
  • 11 Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 8 Dániel Gazdag
  • 24 Evan Bush
  • 4 Rudy Camacho
  • 48 Cesar Ruvalcaba
  • 14 Amar Sejdic
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ J. Russell-Rowe ↓ T. Habroune Columbus Crew
  • 63' ↑ L. Orellano ↓ L. Engel FC Cincinnati
  • 76' ↑ A. Jabbari ↓ K. Denkey FC Cincinnati
  • 84' ↑ L. Lappalainen ↓ A. Herrera Columbus Crew
  • 88' ↑ A. Powell ↓ E. Echenique FC Cincinnati
  • 88' ↑ O. Nwobodo ↓ Brenner FC Cincinnati
  • 90' ↑ D. Gazdag ↓ D. Chambost Columbus Crew
  • 90' ↑ I. Aliyu ↓ M. Arfsten Columbus Crew
  • 90' ↑ Y. Cheberko ↓ M. Amundsen Columbus Crew
Cards
  • 4' M. Amundsen Columbus Crew
  • 10' N. Hagglund FC Cincinnati
  • 35' T. Habroune Columbus Crew
  • 87' Brenner FC Cincinnati
Head-to-head
FC Cincinnati 4 5 draws 7 Columbus Crew
2025-11-08 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 1
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
FC Cincinnati D D D D D
Columbus Crew L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?
FC Cincinnati won 2-1 against Columbus Crew on 8 November 2025.
Who won FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?
FC Cincinnati won the match 2-1.
Where was FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew played?
The match was played at TQL Stadium.