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Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew

MLS
Charlotte
8-4-7
3-1
Final
Columbus
5-5-9
Bank of America Stadium
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

CLTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCLB
30%Possession70%
9Shots26
7On target4
1Corners13
3Saves3
9Fouls9
39'David SchneggCLT60'Henry KesslerCLT89'Ashley WestwoodCLT
Team1H2HT
CLT213
CLB101

Who won: Charlotte 3-1

Charlotte FC beat Columbus Crew 3-1 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Bank of America Stadium. Goals for Charlotte: Brandt Bronico (1'), Liel Abada (9' pen) and Pep Biel (73'). Goals for Columbus: Chase Adams (41').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Pep BielRM
  2. 27.5Liel AbadaLM
  3. 37.3Brandt BronicoCM-R
  4. 47.0Chase AdamsCF-R
  5. 56.8Kristijan KahlinaG
  6. 66.5Allan Saint-MaximinSUB
  7. 76.4David SchneggLB
  8. 86.4Nathan ByrneRB
  9. 96.4Idan ToklomatiF
  10. 106.4Taha HabrouneRM
  11. 116.3Tim ReamCD-L
  12. 126.3Luca de la TorreCM-L

Team stats

CLTCLB
9Fouls9
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
1Corner Kicks13
3Saves3
30.1Possession69.9
9SHOTS26
7ON GOAL4
0.8On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
263Accurate Passes665
313Passes722
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses3
8Crosses25
0.4Cross %0.1
52Long Balls26
28Accurate Long Balls19
0.5Long Balls %0.7
0Blocked Shots11
12Effective Tackles7
16Tackles12
0.8Tackle %0.6
10Interceptions8
27Effective Clearances9
27Clearances9

Player of the game

Pep Biel

CLT · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

25%
CLT · 1.57 xG
24%
Draw
51%
CLB · 2.22 xG

Columbus deserved better: 51% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Charlotte FC 3, Columbus Crew 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 3, Columbus Crew 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.

    B. Méndez

  4. 90'+6'CLB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by David Schnegg.

  5. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).

  6. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+4'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.

  8. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC).

  10. 90'+3'Brooks Lennon

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).

  11. 90'+2'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).

  12. 90'+2'Brooks Lennon

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.

  13. 90'+2'CLB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tim Ream.

  14. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.

    D. Chambost

  15. 90'+1'Patrick Schulte

    Free kick won

    Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Tyger Smalls.

  17. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  18. 89'Ashley Westwood

    Yellow card

    Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Westwood

  19. 89'Sean Zawadzki

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brais Méndez.

  20. 89'

    Free kick won

    Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Charlotte FC. Archie Goodwin is caught offside.

  22. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Biel

    Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Pep Biel.

    T. Smalls

  23. 85'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.

    T. Habroune

  24. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).

  25. 85'

    Free kick won

    Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

CLTCLB
Total Shots
Pep Biel
3
Taha Habroune
4
Accurate Passes
Tim Ream
35
Dylan Chambost
91
Defensive Interventions
David Schnegg
14
Malte Amundsen
8
Saves
Kristijan Kahlina
3
Patrick Schulte
3

Season seriesseries tied 2-2-1

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