MLS

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

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Hannes Wolf hat trick helps NYCFC beat Crew, snap streak

Hannes Wolf scored three goals for his first hat trick and Nicolás Fernández had an assist on all three scores to help New York City FC end a seven-match winless streak with a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.
  • 2': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 2': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
  • 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Diego Rossi is caught offside.
  • 9': Offside, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard is caught offside.
  • 12': Goal! New York City FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
  • 13': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
  • 15': André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 16': Goal! New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
  • 20': Offside, New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
  • 23': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 23': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
  • 24': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 27': Offside, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 30': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kai Trewin (New York City FC).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 33': Offside, New York City FC. Nicolás Fernández is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 35': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Raul Gustavo (New York City FC).
  • 39': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right 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 Max Arfsten.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
  • 45': Offside, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+1': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 51': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
  • 51': Kai Trewin (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 55': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
  • 56': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kai Trewin.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 61': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 63': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Goal! New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
  • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces André Gomes.
  • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Taha Habroune.
  • 68': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Steven Moreira.
  • 69': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
  • 71': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 75': Nico Cavallo (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
  • 76': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a through ball.
  • 78': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 79': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
  • 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Dylan Chambost.
  • 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Nariman Akhundzada replaces Hugo Picard.
  • 80': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
  • 82': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew).
  • 82': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Hannes Wolf.
  • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Keaton Parks.
  • 88': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 88': Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Agustín Ojeda.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Maxi Moralez.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Jonathan Shore.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Columbus Crew 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 6
8 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
58.4 Possession 41.6
11 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
545 Accurate Passes 368
609 Passes 437
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 61
26 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 17,770

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 27 +34 60
2 New England Revolution 27 +9 46
3 Inter Miami CF 27 +14 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 +9 43
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matt Freese (GK)
34 Raul Gustavo
13 Thiago Martins
2 Nico Cavallo
24 Tayvon Gray
10 Maxi Morález
5 Kai Trewin
55 Keaton Parks
7 Nicolás Fernández
17 Hannes Wolf
26 Agustin Ojeda

CLB Columbus Crew (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
25 Sean Zawadzki
4 Rudy Camacho
2 Andres Herrera
31 Steven Moreira
7 Dylan Chambost
20 André Gomes
30 Hugo Picard
27 Max Arfsten
16 Taha Habroune Yellow Card
10 Diego Rossi

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