New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Thursday, 23 July 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by L. Hernandez. It was played at Lower.com Field.
First half: New York City FC took the lead at 28' when N. Fernández Mercau scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. T. Gray received a yellow card for New York City FC at 40'.
Second half: New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 55', with B. Traoré replacing H. Wolf. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 55', with M. Jones replacing Talles Magno. J. Thiaré received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 57'. M. Arfsten received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 60'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 63', with T. Karumanchi replacing H. Picard. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Amundsen replacing S. Moreira. New York City FC extended the lead at 70' when A. Ojeda scored, with the assist credited to Talles Magno, making the score 0-2. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 74', with S. Bangoura replacing D. Chambost. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. Thiaré replacing D. Gazdag. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Shore replacing K. Pierre. T. Habroune received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 82'. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 83', with N. Axundzadə replacing C. Adams. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 83', with Nico Cavallo replacing M. Carrizo. VAR intervened at 90' for Columbus Crew (Penalty confirmed). Columbus Crew scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when D. Gazdag scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. J. Sands received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+5'.
Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 3 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Physical contest: 5 yellows.
