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Columbus vs Charlotte: match report

Columbus Crew hosted Charlotte FC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Wednesday 14 October 2026, in the MLS. Timothy Ford is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Columbus 3-1 Charlotte. Goals: Idan Toklomati 17' for Charlotte; Brais Méndez 28' for Columbus; Anass Zaroury 63' for Columbus; Taha Habroune 65' for Columbus.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 17' Goal: Idan Toklomati (Charlotte) 0-1
  • 28' Goal: Brais Méndez (Columbus) 1-1
  • 63' Goal: Anass Zaroury (Columbus) 2-1
  • 65' Goal: Taha Habroune (Columbus) 3-1
  • 69' Yellow card: Malte Amundsen (Columbus)
  • 72' Yellow card: Patrick Schulte (Columbus)
Match stats (contains the result)
52.9%Possession47.1%
33Shots9
14Shots on target2
10Corners4
6Fouls6
1Offsides3
1Saves11
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Columbus 3-4-2-1

Coach: Laurent Courtois

  1. 28 Patrick Schulte GK
  2. 31 Steven Moreira DEF
  3. 25 Sean Zawadzki DEF
  4. 18 Malte Amundsen DEF
  5. 23 Mohamed Farsi MID
  6. 7 Dylan Chambost MID
  7. 16 Taha Habroune MID
  8. 21 Anass Zaroury MID
  9. 10 Brais Méndez FWD
  10. 8 Santiago Rodríguez FWD
  11. 77 Josef Martínez FWD

Bench

  • 11 Brooks Lennon DEF
  • 17 Sékou Bangoura MID
  • 19 Jamal Thiaré FWD
  • 3 Eric Bailly DEF
  • 20 André Gomes MID
  • 1 Nicholas Hagen GK
  • 2 Andrés Herrera DEF
  • 33 Gonzalo Tapia FWD
  • 26 Lautaro Giaccone FWD

Charlotte 4-2-3-1

Coach: Dean Smith

  1. 1 Kristijan Kahlina GK
  2. 35 Will Cleary DEF
  3. 22 Henry Kessler DEF
  4. 3 Tim Ream DEF
  5. 15 Harry Toffolo DEF
  6. 8 Ashley Westwood MID
  7. 13 Brandt Bronico MID
  8. 11 Liel Abada FWD
  9. 16 Pep Biel MID
  10. 10 Allan Saint-Maximin FWD
  11. 9 Idan Toklomati FWD

Bench

  • 14 Nathan Byrne DEF
  • 17 Luca de la Torre MID
  • 37 Rodolfo Aloko FWD
  • 25 Tyger Smalls FWD
  • 28 Djibril Diani MID
  • 21 Tyler Miller GK
  • 4 Andrew Privett DEF
  • 23 David Schnegg DEF
  • 44 Morrison Agyemang DEF
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 15 August 2026: Charlotte FC 3-1 Columbus Crew
  • Saturday 24 May 2025: Charlotte FC 3-2 Columbus Crew
  • Saturday 3 May 2025: Columbus Crew 4-2 Charlotte FC
  • Wednesday 17 July 2024: Columbus Crew 1-1 Charlotte FC
  • Saturday 23 March 2024: Charlotte FC 2-0 Columbus Crew