New York City FC 2 – 1 Columbus Crew

MLS · July 22, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

New York City FC walked out of Columbus tonight with a two to one victory over the Crew, and it was a game that turned on grit as much as quality. Columbus held the run of play early, but it was NYCFC who found the net first, and that early lead forced the Crew to chase the game in a stadium where they controlled barely forty-one percent of the ball. Columbus did pull one back and had their moments, but New York weathered it and struck again to seal the three points.

Taha Habroune was the most dangerous man on the pitch, leading all players with four shots and keeping Patrick Schulte busy in the Columbus goal. Schulte made three saves to keep his side in contention, but it wasn't enough. In the middle of the park, Rudy Camacho was the engine for the visitors, completing an extraordinary ninety-seven accurate passes — that kind of composure under pressure dictates the tempo of a match, and tonight it dictated the result. Sean Zawadzki threw himself into nine defensive interventions for Columbus, which tells you just how much pressure the Crew were absorbing in the second half.

The numbers say Columbus had more on target percentage, but NYCFC had the moments that mattered, and in this league, that's the only stat that goes on the table. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing. 1'

Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC). 1'

Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 4'

Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew). 4'

Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing. 7'

Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC). 7'

Foul by James Sands (New York City FC). 7'

Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7'

Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12'

Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC). 12'

Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins. 13'

Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC). 16'

Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16'

Delay in match because of an injury Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew). 16'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 17'

Penalty New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda draws a foul in the penalty area. 27'

Penalty conceded by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area. 27'

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. 28'

Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Arfsten. 31'

Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC). 33'

Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33'

Attempt blocked. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 38'

Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC). 40'

Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing. 40'

Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 40'

Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Taha Habroune with a cross following a set piece situation. 41'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, New York City FC 1. 45'+4'

Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, New York City FC 1. 45'

Attempt saved. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Tarun Karumanchi. 48'

Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Malachi Jones. 48'

Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 51'

Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Malachi Jones. 55'

Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Bénie Traoré. 55'

James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 56'

Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew). 56'

Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 57'

Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 60'

Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew). 60'

Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 60'

Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick. 62'

Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC). 63'

Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing. 63'

Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Tarun Karumanchi. 63'

Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Malte Amundsen. 64'

Attempt saved. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández. 66'

Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross. 66'

Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). 66'

Handball by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC). 66'

Attempt missed. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sékou Bangoura. 69'

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. 70'

Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross. 74'

Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Sékou Bangoura. 74'

Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Jamal Thiaré. 75'

Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing. 76'

Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew). 76'

Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin Pierre replaces Jonathan Shore. 77'

Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross following a set piece situation. 77'

Attempt blocked. Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Moreira. 78'

Attempt saved. Nariman Akhundzada (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Taha Habroune. 79'

Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 82'

Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew). 82'

Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 82'

Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Nico Cavallo. 83'

Substitution, Columbus Crew. Chase Adams replaces Nariman Akhundzada. 83'

Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kevin Pierre. 84'

Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). 84'

Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC). 87'

Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 87'

Penalty conceded by Thiago Martins (New York City FC) with a handball in the penalty area. 89'

VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew. 90'

Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time. 90'

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. 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag. 90'+5'

James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 90'+5'

Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing. 90'+6'

Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew). 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2. 90'+10'

Match ends, Columbus Crew 1, New York City FC 2.