Columbus Crew vs New York City FC
Match pulse
CLBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'NYC 
48%Possession52%
23Shots7
6On target4
9Corners6
3Saves4
11Fouls15
45'Rodney WallaceNYC67'Ben SweatNYC75'Sebastien IbeaghaNYC90'+3'Alexander RingNYC
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLB | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NYC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Columbus 2-1
Columbus Crew beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Historic Crew Stadium. Goals for Columbus: Harrison Afful (61') and Justin Meram (63'). Goals for NYCFC: Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (53').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Zack SteffenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalas AbubakarCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan MensahCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton ValenzuelaLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison AffulRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico HiguaínAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil TrappLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ArturRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyasi ZardesF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin MeramAM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro SantosAM-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Hector Jimenez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Kempin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Argudo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Mullins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
