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Regular season · 2025 · Matchday 27

NYCFC 3–2Columbus.

September 17, 2025 · Yankee Stadium · 17,413 announced.

New York City FC

Pascal Jansen

  • Hannes Wolf 45'+3'
  • Hannes Wolf 73'
  • Julián Fernández 90'+4'

3–2

FT

xG 1.87 – 1.45

Columbus Crew

Wilfried Nancy

  • Dániel Gazdag 40'
  • Wessam Abou Ali 60'

Highlights

Watch it back.

New York City FC vs. Columbus Crew | Full Match Highlights | STOPPAGE-TIME GOLAZO!!Watch on YouTube · @MLS

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 40'GoalDániel Gazdag
  2. GoalHannes Wolf45'+3'
  3. 45'SubstitutionCesar Ruvalcabafor Steven Moreira
  4. 60'GoalWessam Abou Ali
  5. SubstitutionJulián Fernándezfor Maxi Morález67'
  6. SubstitutionAgustin Ojedafor Alonso Martínez67'
  7. 71'SubstitutionDylan Chambostfor Hugo Picard
  8. GoalHannes Wolf73'
  9. SubstitutionJonathan Shorefor Aiden O'Neill82'
  10. SubstitutionSeymour Reidfor Nicolás Fernández82'
  11. 83'SubstitutionAmar Sejdicfor Dániel Gazdag
  12. 83'SubstitutionJacen Russell-Rowefor Darlington Nagbe
  13. GoalJulián Fernández90'+4'

Team statistics

The box score.

56.2
Possession %
43.8
18
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
5
7
Corners
3
10
Fouls
12
0
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
3
Saves
5
558
Passes
437
462
Accurate passes
347
83%
Pass accuracy
79%
0
Penalty goals
1
0
Penalties taken
1
17
Crosses
13
6
Accurate crosses
3
64
Long balls
49
29
Accurate long balls
16
6
Blocked shots
3
7
Tackles won
8
15
Tackles
17
7
Interceptions
8
26
Clearances
30
26
Clearances attempted
30

Lineups

Who played.

New York City FC4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt Freese G
  2. 80Justin Haak CD-L
  3. 13Thiago Martins CD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'Toole LB
  5. 24Tayvon Gray RB
  6. 10Maxi Morález AM↓
  7. 21Aiden O'Neill LM↓
  8. 8Andrés Perea RM
  9. 16Alonso Martínez F↓
  10. 17Hannes Wolf AM-L2 G
  11. 7Nicolás Fernández AM-R↓

Bench

  1. 30Tomas Romero SUB
  2. 29Maxi Carrizo SUB
  3. 32Jonathan Shore SUB↑
  4. 35Mitja Ilenic SUB
  5. 19Strahinja Tanasijevic SUB
  6. 99Seymour Reid SUB↑
  7. 26Agustin Ojeda SUB2 A↑
  8. 11Julián Fernández SUBG↑
  9. 34Raul Gustavo SUB

Columbus Crew5-3-2

  1. 28Patrick Schulte G
  2. 21Yevhen Cheberko CD
  3. 18Malte Amundsen CD-L
  4. 31Steven Moreira CD-R↓
  5. 27Max Arfsten LBA
  6. 2Andrés Herrera RB
  7. 6Darlington Nagbe CM↓
  8. 30Hugo Picard CM-L↓
  9. 16Taha Habroune CM-R
  10. 9Wessam Abou Ali CF-LG
  11. 8Dániel Gazdag CF-RG↓

Bench

  1. 24Evan Bush SUB
  2. 44Tristan Brown SUB
  3. 19Jacen Russell-Rowe SUB↑
  4. 20Derrick Jones SUB
  5. 14Amar Sejdic SUB↑
  6. 7Dylan Chambost SUB↑
  7. 48Cesar Ruvalcaba SUB↑
  8. 1Nicholas Hagen SUB
  9. 11Ibrahim Aliyu SUB

Match facts

Match facts

Kickoff
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM EDT
Competition
Regular season · 2025 · Matchday 27
Venue
Yankee Stadium
Attendance
17,413
NYCFC coach
Pascal Jansen
Columbus coach
Wilfried Nancy
Officials
Sergii Boiko (Official)
Expected points
1.75 – 1.01

Attendance is the announced figure. Kickoff times are shown in Eastern time.