Columbus vs Cincinnati 2025 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

Columbus Crew

33': Max Arfsten
41': Dylan Chambost
65': Andrés Herrera
69': Jacen Russell-Rowe

FT
4 - 0
Game 2

FC Cincinnati

38': Yuya Kubo

Columbus Crew trounce FC Cincinnati to force Game 3

The Columbus Crew blew out FC Cincinnati 4-0 in the second game of their MLS Cup Round One playoff series on Sunday at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
38': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
41': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Alvas Powell.
45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Lukas Engel replaces Kévin Denkey.
61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Diego Rossi.
63': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Miles Robinson.
65': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
69': Goal! Columbus Crew 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Pavel Bucha.
70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Dylan Chambost.
70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Andrés Herrera.
74': Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Evander.
81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Rudy Camacho replaces Steven Moreira.
81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Taha Habroune.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 4, FC Cincinnati 0.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 19,506

Statistics

CIN		CLB
10	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
33.7	Possession	66.3
1	SHOTS	20
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
255	Accurate Passes	558
314	Passes	612
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.3
42	Long Balls	38
15	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	3
20	Effective Clearances	10
20	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
25	Sean Zawadzki
18	Malte Amundsen
31	Steven Moreira
6	Darlington Nagbe
7	Dylan Chambost
27	Max Arfsten
2	Andrés Herrera
10	Diego Rossi
16	Taha Habroune
30	Hugo Picard

Substitutes:

Rudy Camacho, Evan Bush, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Yevhen Cheberko, Lassi Lappalainen, Amar Sejdic, Ibrahim Aliyu, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Dániel Gazdag.

FC Cincinnati (5-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Roman Celentano (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
16	Teenage Hadebe
2	Alvas Powell
7	Yuya Kubo
66	Ender Echenique
11	Samuel Gidi
20	Pavel Bucha
8	Brenner
10	Evander
9	Kévin Denkey