Columbus Crew 3–1 Charlotte

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 29 · 14 Oct 2026

Columbus Crew vs Charlotte in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus.

Referee: Tim Ford.

Columbus Crew beat Charlotte 3–1. Idan Toklomati Jorno opened the scoring for Charlotte after 17 minutes. Anass Zaroury made it 2–1 after 63 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Columbus Crew: Brais Méndez 28', Anass Zaroury 63', Taha Habroune 65'
Charlotte: Idan Toklomati Jorno 17'

Columbus Crew starting lineup (3-4-3)

28 P. Schulte (G)
31 S. Moreira (D)
25 S. Zawadzki (D)
18 M. Amundsen (D)
23 M. Farsi (M)
7 D. Chambost (M)
16 T. Habroune (M)
21 A. Zaroury (M)
10 Brais Méndez (F)
77 Josef Martínez (F)
8 S. Rodríguez (F)

Charlotte starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 K. Kahlina (G)
35 Will Cleary (D)
22 H. Kessler (D)
3 T. Ream (D)
15 H. Toffolo (D)
8 A. Westwood (M)
13 B. Bronico (M)
11 L. Abada (M)
16 Pep Biel (M)
10 A. Saint-Maximin (M)
9 I. Toklomati Giorno (F)

Match events

17′ Charlotte: Normal Goal, Idan Toklomati Jorno
28′ Columbus Crew: Normal Goal, Brais Méndez, Santiago Rodriguez
45′ Charlotte: Substitution, Nathan Byrne, Will Cleary
45′ Charlotte: Substitution, Luca De La Torre, Brandt Bronico
45′ Charlotte: Substitution, Rodolfo Aloko, Liel Abada
63′ Columbus Crew: Normal Goal, Anass Zaroury, Mohamed Farsi
65′ Columbus Crew: Normal Goal, Taha Habroune
69′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, Brooks Lennon, Anass Zaroury
69′ Columbus Crew: Yellow Card, Malte Amundsen
72′ Columbus Crew: Yellow Card, Patrick Schulte
78′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, Sekou Tidiany Bangoura, Dylan Chambost
78′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, Jamal Thiare, Josef Martínez
78′ Charlotte: Substitution, Tyger Smalls, Allan Saint-Maximin
83′ Charlotte: Substitution, Djibril Diani, Pep Biel
86′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, André Gomes, Santiago Rodriguez
87′ Columbus Crew: Substitution, Eric Bailly, Malte Amundsen

Match statistics

Statistic	Columbus Crew	Charlotte
Total Shots	33	9
Shots on Goal	14	2
Ball Possession	53%	47%
Expected goals	2.85	0.91
Corner Kicks	10	4
Fouls	6	6
Passes accurate	443	374
Goalkeeper Saves	1	11

Columbus Crew before this match

at Orlando City SC 2–3 (Orlando City SC) · Matchweek 28, 10 Oct 2026
vs Inter Miami 2–1 (Inter Miami) · Matchweek 27, 27 Sep 2026
at CF Montreal 2–0 (CF Montreal) · Matchweek 26, 19 Sep 2026
vs New York Red Bulls 0–1 (New York Red Bulls) · Matchweek 25, 12 Sep 2026
at DC United 1–2 (DC United) · Matchweek 24, 9 Sep 2026

Charlotte before this match

vs FC Dallas 3–2 (FC Dallas) · Matchweek 28, 10 Oct 2026
vs Chicago Fire 0–1 (Chicago Fire) · Matchweek 27, 26 Sep 2026
at DC United 2–1 (DC United) · Matchweek 26, 19 Sep 2026
at FC Cincinnati 3–3 (FC Cincinnati) · Matchweek 25, 12 Sep 2026
at CF Montreal 2–1 (CF Montreal) · Matchweek 24, 9 Sep 2026