New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

39': Mitja Ilenic
44': Agustin Ojeda
86': Santiago Rodríguez

FT
2 - 3

Columbus Crew

48': Christian Ramírez
53': Mohamed Farsi
65': Cucho Hernández (P)

Crew rally to beat NYCFC for 4th straight MLS win

Cucho Hernández slots home penalty goal vs. NYCFC

The Columbus Crew extended their MLS winning streak to four matches -- all on the road -- when they rallied with three second-half goals to defeat short-handed New York City FC 3-2 on Friday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
5': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
6': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
9': Delay in match because of an injury Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
10': Matt Freese (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
12': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
13': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
13': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Freese.
15': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC).
17': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
18': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
18': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic.
22': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
22': Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
26': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
26': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Freese.
27': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a through ball.
28': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
29': Attempt blocked. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
29': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Hannes Wolf.
31': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
31': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
32': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda following a fast break.
33': Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a through ball.
35': Foul by Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC).
35': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
38': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
39': Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC).
39': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) is shown the red card.
42': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by James Sands.
44': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+4': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
45'+5': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
45': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Agustín Ojeda.
46': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
46': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
46': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
48': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
49': VAR Decision: Goal New York City FC 1-1 Columbus Crew (Christian Ramírez).
51': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
53': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
53': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 2. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
54': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a through ball.
56': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
56': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Substitution, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez replaces Alonso Martínez.
57': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
58': Penalty Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi draws a foul in the penalty area.
58': Penalty conceded by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
58': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
65': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 3. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
68': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
68': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
70': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
70': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aidan Morris replaces Yevhen Cheberko.
72': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
74': Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Tayvon Gray.
74': Substitution, New York City FC. Christian McFarlane replaces Hannes Wolf.
75': Offside, New York City FC. Christian McFarlane is caught offside.
77': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
77': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
79': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
79': Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
81': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
81': Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Offside, New York City FC. Keaton Parks is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Cucho Hernández.
83': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Max Arfsten.
83': Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
83': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian McFarlane.
86': Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 3. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a through ball.
89': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
90': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
90'+1': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
90'+1': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew).
90'+4': Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Birk Risa (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian McFarlane.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew).
90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+9': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
90'+9': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+11': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
90'+11': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+12': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
90'+12': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+13': Attempt missed. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Ramírez with a headed pass.
90'+13': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
90'+14': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Christian Ramírez.
90'+15': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
90'+15': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+15': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+16': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 3.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 3.

Statistics

CLB		NYC
12	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	9
59.4	Possession	40.6
18	SHOTS	13
12	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
510	Accurate Passes	323
574	Passes	389
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	47
23	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	3
12	Effective Clearances	11
12	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 20,622

MLS Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	28	+24	62
2	FC Cincinnati	28	+12	52
3	Columbus Crew	27	+24	50
4	New York Red Bulls	29	+8	43

Full Standings

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
5	Birk Risa
12	Strahinja Tanasijevic
24	Tayvon Gray
35	Mitja Ilenic
10	Santiago Rodríguez
55	Keaton Parks
6	James Sands
16	Adrián Martínez
26	Agustin Ojeda
17	Hannes Wolf

New York City FC Substitutes:

Luis Barraza, Jovan Mijatovic, Justin Haak, Maxi Morález, Malachi Jones, Christian McFarlane, Andrés Perea, Julián Fernández, Talles Magno.

Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Patrick Schulte (GK)
4	Rudy Camacho
18	Malte Amundsen
21	Yevhen Cheberko
6	Darlington Nagbe
25	Sean Zawadzki
27	Maximilian Arfsten
23	Mohamed Farsi
9	Cucho Hernández
10	Diego Rossi
17	Christian Ramírez

Columbus Crew Substitutes:

Cole Mrowka, Aidan Morris, Derrick Jones, Alexandru Matan, Steven Moreira, Stanislav Lapkes, Yaw Yeboah, William Sands, Marino Hinestroza.

MLS News

Lionel Messi minutes to be managed by Inter Miami - Martino

Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Lionel Messi will be available for the matches against Atlanta United on Wednesday and New York City FC on Saturday, but his level of participation remains to be determined.

Could Carlos Vela return help lure Antoine Griezmann to LAFC?

Futbol Americas' Herc Gomez sees the re-signing of Carlos Vela as a route to persuade Antoine Griezmann to join LAFC next season.

Mikey Varas hired as coach of MLS expansion team San Diego FC

The MLS expansion team San Diego FC hired former interim head coach of the U.S. men's national team Mikey Varas as its first head coach on Monday.

LAFC re-signs club legend Carlos Vela to end of season

LAFC announced the return of veteran forward Carlos Vela, signing him as a free agent through the 2024 Major League Soccer season with an additional option for 2025.

Inter Miami renews Benjamin Cremaschi contract to 2027

Inter Miami announced on Monday the renewal of Benjamin Cremaschi's contract until the end of 2027, with the option of an additional year.