New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 2–1 — 2026 MLS Regular Season

New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 2–1 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

The goals

• 28' — Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC)
• 70' — Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC)
• 90'+3' — Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew)

How it unfolded

1. 16'•Delay in match because of an injury Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
2. 16'•Delay in match (New York City FC).
3. 17'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4. 17'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5. 28'⚽Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New York City FC 1. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
6. 40'•Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7. 55'•Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Malachi Jones.
8. 55'•Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Bénie Traoré.
9. 57'•Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10. 60'•Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11. 63'•Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Tarun Karumanchi.
12. 64'•Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Malte Amundsen.
13. 70'⚽Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New York City FC 2. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Talles Magno.
14. 74'•Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Sékou Bangoura.
15. 75'•Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Jamal Thiaré.
16. 77'•Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin Pierre replaces Jonathan Shore.
17. 82'•Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18. 83'•Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Nico Cavallo.
19. 83'•Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Nariman Akhundzada.
20. 90'+3'⚽Goal! Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
21. 90'+5'•James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• Columbus Crew: 5W 1D 4L in their last 10 — 50% win rate, 17 scored and 14 conceded.
• New York City FC: 3W 2D 5L in their last 10 — 30% win rate, 14 scored and 14 conceded.

The head-to-head

These sides had met 5 times before. Columbus Crew and New York City FC are level at 2 wins each, with 1 draw.

• 2026-05-20 — Columbus Crew 1–0 New York City FC (2026 U.S. Open Cup)
• 2026-05-10 — Columbus Crew 0–3 New York City FC (2026 MLS)
• 2025-09-17 — Columbus Crew 2–3 New York City FC (2025 MLS)
• 2025-03-22 — Columbus Crew 0–0 New York City FC (2025 MLS)
• 2024-08-31 — Columbus Crew 4–2 New York City FC (2024 MLS)

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 MLS Regular Season — live match data

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