D.C. United vs Columbus Crew, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDiego Rossi, Crew top D.C. United to stay unbeaten
Diego Rossi's brace led the undefeated Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Matti Peltola (D.C. United).
- 3': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 7': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
- 9': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 11': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 13': Goal! D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 0. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peglow.
- 16': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 16': Goal! D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 1. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 22': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 22': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Peglow with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
- 23': Attempt missed. Hosei Kijima (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Schnegg.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jared Stroud.
- 28': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United).
- 28': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jared Stroud.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Kim Joon-Hong (D.C. United).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United).
- 31': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Substitution, D.C. United. Derek Dodson replaces Aaron Herrera.
- 34': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by David Schnegg (D.C. United).
- 34': David Schnegg (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 35': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Offside, D.C. United. Jared Stroud is caught offside.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Kim Joon-Hong (D.C. United).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matti Peltola.
- 43': Attempt missed. Peglow (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani.
- 44': Foul by Hosei Kijima (D.C. United).
- 44': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko with a through ball.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 1.
- 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 1.
- 53': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 53': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 55': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 55': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 57': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 57': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United).
- 57': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew).
- 62': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Goal! D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 66': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces DeJuan Jones.
- 66': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Cesar Ruvalcaba.
- 67': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derek Dodson.
- 69': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by David Schnegg (D.C. United).
- 70': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Jared Stroud.
- 70': Substitution, D.C. United. Boris Enow replaces Hosei Kijima.
- 71': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Derek Dodson (D.C. United).
- 71': Derek Dodson (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 74': Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 74': Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Dominique Badji replaces Matti Peltola.
- 77': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Peglow (D.C. United).
- 77': Peglow (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Boris Enow (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew).
- 80': Hand ball by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 81': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Boris Enow (D.C. United).
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Darlington Nagbe because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Malte Amundsen replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 89': Foul by Boris Enow (D.C. United).
- 89': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Max Arfsten.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Offside, D.C. United. Lucas Bartlett is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+5': Kye Rowles (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 2.
- 0': Match ends, D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 2.
Statistics
 CLB |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 508 | Passes | 435 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 10 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 35 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 17,048
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 17,048
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 6 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Joon-Hong (GK) |
| 15 | Kye Rowles |
| 3 | Lucas Bartlett  |
| 28 | David Schnegg |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 10 | Gabriel Pirani |
| 77 | Hosei Kijima |
| 4 | Matti Peltola |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 7 | João Peglow |
| 8 | Jared Stroud |
Columbus Crew (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 48 | Cesar Ruvalcaba |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 12 | DeJuan Jones |
| 2 | Andrés Herrera |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 19 | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
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