Charlotte 3–1 Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 19 · 15 Aug 2026

Charlotte vs Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte.

Referee: Filip Dujic, Canada.

Charlotte beat Columbus Crew 3–1. B. Bronico opened the scoring for Charlotte after 1 minute. L. Abada made it 2–0 after 9 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Charlotte: B. Bronico 1', L. Abada 9' (pen), P. Biel 73'
Columbus Crew: C. Adams 41'

Charlotte starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

1 K. Kahlina (G)
14 N. Byrne (D)
22 H. Kessler (D)
3 T. Ream (D)
23 D. Schnegg (D)
8 A. Westwood (M)
16 P. Biel (M)
13 B. Bronico (M)
17 L. de la Torre (M)
11 L. Abada (M)
9 I. Toklomati (F)

Columbus Crew starting lineup (4-4-2)

28 P. Schulte (G)
11 B. Lennon (D)
12 C. Ruvalcaba (D)
25 S. Zawadzki (D)
18 M. Amundsen (D)
16 T. Habroune (M)
7 D. Chambost (M)
50 T. Karumanchi (M)
26 L. Giaccone (M)
46 C. Adams
8 D. Gazdag (F)

Match events

1′ Charlotte: Normal Goal, B. Bronico, D. Schnegg
9′ Charlotte: Penalty, L. Abada
39′ Charlotte: Yellow Card, David Schnegg
41′ Columbus Crew: Normal Goal, C. Adams
46′ Charlotte: Substitution, A. Saint-Maximin, L. de la Torre
46′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, S. Moreira, L. Giaccone
46′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, B. Mendez, C. Adams
46′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, A. Gomes, T. Karumanchi
56′ Charlotte: Substitution, W. Cleary, N. Byrne
56′ Charlotte: Substitution, A. Goodwin, I. Toklomati
60′ Charlotte: Yellow Card, Henry Kessler
70′ Charlotte: Substitution, R. Aloko, L. Abada
71′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, A. Herrera, M. Amundsen
71′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, J. Martinez, D. Gazdag
73′ Charlotte: Normal Goal, P. Biel, R. Aloko
87′ Charlotte: Substitution, T. Smalls, P. Biel
89′ Charlotte: Yellow Card, Ashley Westwood

Match statistics

Statistic	Charlotte	Columbus Crew
Total Shots	9	26
Shots on Goal	7	4
Ball Possession	30%	70%
Expected goals	1.91	1.42
Corner Kicks	1	13
Fouls	9	9
Passes accurate	263	665
Goalkeeper Saves	3	3

Charlotte before this match

at Chicago Fire 1–2 (Chicago Fire) · Matchweek 18, 2 Aug 2026
at New York Red Bulls 2–0 (New York Red Bulls) · Matchweek 17, 25 Jul 2026
vs Atlanta United FC 2–2 (Atlanta United FC) · Matchweek 16, 23 Jul 2026
vs New England Revolution 1–0 (New England Revolution) · Matchweek 15, 23 May 2026
vs Toronto FC 3–1 (Toronto FC) · Matchweek 14, 16 May 2026

Columbus Crew before this match

at Inter Miami 2–2 (Inter Miami) · Matchweek 18, 1 Aug 2026
vs FC Cincinnati 2–1 (FC Cincinnati) · Matchweek 17, 25 Jul 2026
vs New York City FC 1–2 (New York City FC) · Matchweek 16, 22 Jul 2026
vs Atlanta United FC 2–0 (Atlanta United FC) · Matchweek 15, 24 May 2026
at Philadelphia Union 1–1 (Philadelphia Union) · Matchweek 14, 16 May 2026