Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSInter Miami wins in front of record crowd at Crew in Cleveland
Benjamin Cremaschi scored on a diving header in the 30th minute and Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 5': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 10': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew).
- 13': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 17': Offside, Columbus Crew. Max Arfsten is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 17': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
- 18': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tadeo Allende.
- 24': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 25': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a through ball.
- 27': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 27': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a through ball.
- 29': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Óscar Ustari.
- 30': Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 32': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 35': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF).
- 35': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 36': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
- 37': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 42': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 45'+2': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Noah Allen.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Malte Amundsen.
- 46': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 47': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 47': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
- 49': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 54': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
- 55': Foul by Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 55': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
- 56': Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 58': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Luis Suárez.
- 72': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
- 72': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Dylan Chambost because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Marcelo Weigandt.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Maximiliano Falcón replaces Yannick Bright.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafá Picault replaces Tadeo Allende.
- 78': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 78': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
- 78': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 81': Foul by Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF).
- 81': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Gonzalo Luján.
- 85': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 86': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Fafá Picault is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
- 87': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Martínez replaces Benjamín Cremaschi.
- 88': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+1': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Steven Moreira.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
- 90'+3': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Herrera with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
Statistics
 MIA |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.5 | Possession | 58.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 393 | Accurate Passes | 587 |
| 464 | Passes | 649 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 23 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 30 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 60,614
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 60,614
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte FC | 9 | +9 | 19 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 9 | +2 | 19 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 8 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 19 | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
Inter Miami CF (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Oscar Ustari (GK) |
| 32 | Noah Allen |
| 2 | Gonzalo Luján  |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 42 | Yannick Bright |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Tadeo Allende |
| 30 | Benjamin Cremaschi |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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