Columbus vs Vancouver 2025 MLS, Regular Season
2 - 1
Crew hang on late to hand Whitecaps rare loss
Diego Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the 21st minute and the Columbus Crew held on for a 2-1 victory over visiting Vancouver to hand the Whitecaps their first defeat in 12 matches.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 6': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. J.C. Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Ríos following a fast break.
- 23': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 32': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tate Johnson replaces Mathías Laborda.
- 64': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Johnny Selemani replaces J.C. Ngando.
- 71': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jeevan Badwal replaces Ralph Priso.
- 82': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Rayan Elloumi replaces Bjørn Utvik.
- 85': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Dániel Gazdag.
- 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tristan Brown replaces Ibrahim Aliyu because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.
Game Information
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +17 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 35 | 2 |
| +13 | San Diego FC | 18 | 33 | 5 |
| +8 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 30 | 4 |
| +4 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 30 | 4 |
Statistics
 VAN |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 550 |
| 392 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 8 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 12 | Clearances | 11 |
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Evan Bush (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 2 | Andres Herrera |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 14 | Amar Sejdic |
| 11 | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 26 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 13 | Aziel Jackson |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
Vancouver Whitecaps (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Takaoka (GK) |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinovic |
| 33 | Tristan Blackmon  |
| 15 | Bjørn Inge Utvik |
| 18 | Édier Ocampo |
| 2 | Mathías Laborda |
| 13 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 20 | Andrés Cubas |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Ngando |
| 45 | Pedro Vite |
| 14 | Daniel Ríos |
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