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Columbus Crew vs New York City FC

FA Cup
1-2
Final
NYCFC
6-4-6
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Match pulse

CLBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNYC
59%Possession41%
11Shots8
4On target5
3Corners0
3Saves3
7Fouls11
40'Tayvon GrayNYC57'Jamal ThiaréCLB60'Max ArfstenCLB82'Taha HabrouneCLB90'+5'James SandsNYC
Team1H2HT
CLB011
NYC112

Who won: NYCFC 2-1

New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Goals for Columbus: Dániel Gazdag (90'+3' pen). Goals for NYCFC: Nicolás Fernández (28' pen) and Agustin Ojeda (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Agustin OjedaRM
  2. 27.0Nicolás FernándezCM-R
  3. 36.8Matt FreeseG
  4. 46.8Andrés PereaCM-L
  5. 56.5Dániel GazdagSUB
  6. 66.5Talles MagnoSUB
  7. 76.4Bénie TraoréF
  8. 86.3Nico CavalloLB
  9. 96.3Malachi JonesLM
  10. 106.2Nariman AkhundzadeRM
  11. 116.2Thiago MartinsCD-R
  12. 126.1Jonathan ShoreDM

Team stats

CLBNYC
7Fouls11
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
3Corner Kicks0
3Saves3
58.7Possession41.3
11SHOTS8
4ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
519Accurate Passes343
584Passes410
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses3
11Crosses7
0.2Cross %0.4
36Long Balls66
20Accurate Long Balls36
0.6Long Balls %0.5
1Blocked Shots1
13Effective Tackles24
23Tackles34
0.6Tackle %0.7
8Interceptions13
8Effective Clearances15
8Clearances15

Player of the game

Agustin Ojeda

NYC · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

41%
CLB · 1.62 xG
32%
Draw
28%
NYC · 1.40 xG

Columbus deserved better: 41% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2.
  3. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  5. 90'+5'James Sands

    Yellow card

    James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Sands

  6. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.

    T. Habroune

  7. GOAL90'+3'
    Dániel Gazdag

    Goal! Penalty

    D. Gazdag

    Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    CLB 1 - 2 NYC
  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'CLB

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.

  10. 89'Thiago Martins

    Handball

    Penalty conceded by Thiago Martins (New York City FC) with a handball in the penalty area.

  11. 87'Rudy Camacho

    Free kick won

    Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC).

  13. 84'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC).

    M. Arfsten

  14. 84'CLB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kevin Pierre.

  15. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Akhundzada

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Nariman Akhundzada.

    C. Adams

  16. 83'Maxi Carrizo
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Cavallo

    Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Nico Cavallo.

    M. Carrizo

  17. 82'

    Yellow card

    Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Habroune

  18. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).

  19. 82'Andrés Perea

    Free kick won

    Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 79'Matt Freese

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Taha Habroune.

    N. Akhundzade

  21. 78'Steven Moreira

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira.

    N. Akhundzade

  22. 77'Andrés Perea

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross following a set piece situation.

  23. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Shore

    Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin Pierre replaces Jonathan Shore.

    K. Pierre

  24. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).

  25. 76'

    Free kick won

    Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Leaders

CLBNYC
Total Shots
Taha Habroune
4
Andrés Perea
3
Accurate Passes
Rudy Camacho
97
James Sands
53
Defensive Interventions
Sean Zawadzki
9
Thiago Martins
13
Saves
Patrick Schulte
3
Matt Freese
3