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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew

MLS
NYCFC
15-5-9
3-2
Final
Columbus
13-10-7
Yankee Stadium
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

NYCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCLB
56%Possession44%
18Shots8
8On target5
7Corners3
3Saves5
10Fouls12
90'+5'Julián FernándezNYC
Team1H2HT
NYC123
CLB112

Who won: NYCFC 3-2

New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium. Goals for NYCFC: Hannes Wolf (45'+3', 73') and Julián Fernández (90'+4'). Goals for Columbus: Dániel Gazdag (40' pen) and Wessam Abou Ali (60').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Hannes WolfAM-L
  2. 27.3Dániel GazdagCF-R
  3. 37.0Wessam Abou AliCF-L
  4. 46.7Agustin OjedaSUB
  5. 56.6Kevin O'TooleLB
  6. 66.6Alonso MartínezF
  7. 76.5Thiago MartinsCD-R
  8. 86.4Matt FreeseG
  9. 96.4Tayvon GrayRB
  10. 106.4Aiden O'NeillLM
  11. 116.4Andrés PereaRM
  12. 126.4Nicolás FernándezAM-R

Team stats

NYCCLB
10Fouls12
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
7Corner Kicks3
3Saves5
56.2Possession43.8
18SHOTS8
8ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals1
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
462Accurate Passes347
558Passes437
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses3
17Crosses13
0.4Cross %0.2
64Long Balls49
29Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.3
6Blocked Shots3
7Effective Tackles8
15Tackles17
0.5Tackle %0.5
7Interceptions8
26Effective Clearances30
26Clearances30

Player of the game

Hannes Wolf

NYC · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

5%
NYC · 0.17 xG
30%
Draw
65%
CLB · 0.81 xG

Columbus deserved better: 65% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
  2. Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Julián Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

    J. Fernández

  4. GOAL90'+4'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    J. Fernández · ast A. Ojeda

    Goal! New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda following a fast break.

    NYC 3 - 2 CLB
  5. 90'+3'

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

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. 88'Amar Sejdic

    Foul

    Foul by Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew).

  8. 88'Andrés Perea

    Free kick won

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

  9. 86'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Seymour Reid (New York City FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross following a corner.

    S. Reid

  10. 86'Patrick Schulte

    Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.

  11. 86'Patrick Schulte

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Jonathan Shore.

    A. Ojeda

  12. 83'Jacen Russell-Rowe
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Nagbe

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Darlington Nagbe.

    J. Russell-Rowe

  13. 83'Amar Sejdic
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Gazdag

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dániel Gazdag.

    A. Sejdic

  14. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Fernández

    Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Nicolás Fernández.

    S. Reid

  15. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. O'Neill

    Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Aiden O'Neill.

    J. Shore

  16. 82'Tayvon Gray

    Free kick won

    Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).

  18. 79'Thiago Martins

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross.

    T. Martins

  19. 79'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dylan Chambost.

  20. 79'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández.

    H. Wolf

  21. GOAL73'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    H. Wolf · ast A. Ojeda

    Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.

    NYC 2 - 2 CLB
  22. 71'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Picard

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Hugo Picard.

    D. Chambost

  23. 71'

    Offside

    Offside, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten is caught offside.

  24. 70'Thiago Martins

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.

  25. 70'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Leaders

NYCCLB
Total Shots
Hannes Wolf
5
Wessam Abou Ali
3
Accurate Passes
Thiago Martins
78
Yevhen Cheberko
44
Saves
Matt Freese
3
Patrick Schulte
5