New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 on Thursday, 18 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Sergiy Boyko.
First half: Columbus Crew took the lead at 40' when D. Gazdag scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. New York City FC leveled the score at 45' when H. Wolf scored, making the score 1-1.
Second half: Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Moreira replacing Cesar Ruvalcaba. Columbus Crew took the lead at 60' when W. Abou Ali scored, making the score 1-2. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 67', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Martínez replacing A. Ojeda. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 71', with H. Picard replacing D. Chambost. New York City FC leveled the score at 73' when H. Wolf scored, making the score 2-2. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. O'Neill replacing J. Shore. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 82', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing S. Reid. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 83', with D. Gazdag replacing A. Sejdić. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Nagbe replacing J. Russell-Rowe. New York City FC took the lead at 90' when J. Fernández scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 3-2. J. Fernández received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+5'.
New York City FC used 4 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 4 substitutions. New York City FC got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- New York City FC outshot their opponent (18-8).
- New York City FC controlled possession (57%).
- New York City FC had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).
