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Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew

Regular Season

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 · 8:30 pm EST

Sporting Kansas CityHome
2 – 2FinalFT
Columbus CrewAway

Sporting Park

Checked Nov 4, 1:38 am ESTRefresh match

Match statistics

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Supplied statistics for this match only.
StatisticSporting Kansas CityColumbus Crew
Fouls913
Yellow Cards12
Red Cards00
Offsides12
Corner Kicks44
Saves32
Possession41.658.4
SHOTS810
ON GOAL45
On Target %0.50.5
Penalty Goals00
Penalty Kicks Taken01
Accurate Passes306466
Passes384536
Pass Completion %0.80.9
Accurate Crosses36
Crosses1730
Cross %0.20.2
Long Balls5627
Accurate Long Balls2213
Long Balls %0.40.5
Blocked Shots32
Effective Tackles158
Tackles2116
Tackle %0.70.5
Interceptions812
Effective Clearances3821
Clearances3821

Key events

  1. —
    Kickoff

    First Half begins.

  2. 15'
    Yellow Card

    Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  3. 33'
    Goal

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taha Habroune.

  4. 44'
    Yellow Card

    Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. 45'+2'
    Halftime
  6. 45'
    Start 2nd Half

    Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1.

  7. 48'
    Goal

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis following a fast break.

  8. 64'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Dániel Gazdag.

  9. 64'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Taha Habroune.

  10. 72'
    Goal

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.

  11. 79'
    Yellow Card

    Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  12. 81'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.

  13. 81'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Steven Moreira.

  14. 82'
    Goal

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

  15. 87'
    Penalty - Saved

    Penalty saved. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).

  16. 90'+1'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jansen Miller replaces Ian James.

  17. 90'+1'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Jacob Bartlett.

  18. 90'+1'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira replaces Shapi Suleymanov.

  19. 90'+10'
    End Regular Time

    Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2.

Lineups

Players stay with their supplied roster club. Other listed players may be unused; App records source appearances, not the number of names listed. An own goal is credited in the event as supplied.

Sporting Kansas CityFormation 3-4-2-1

Starting lineup

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
1John PulskampG100000
23Ethan BartlowCD100000
28Wyatt MeyerCD-L100000
2Ian JamesCD-R100000
6Manu GarcíaCM-L100000
16Jacob BartlettCM-R100010
99Jayden ReidLM100000
8Jacob DavisRM101000
9Dejan JoveljicF120000
11Calvin HarrisCF-L100000
93Shapi SuleymanovCF-R100000

Other listed players

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
61Zamir Loyo ReynagaSUB000000
17Stephen AfrifaSUB100000
15Jansen MillerSUB100000
19Taylor CalheiraSUB100000
20Kwaku AgyabengSUB100000
30Stefan ClevelandSUB000000
88Shane DonovanSUB000000
14Cielo TschantretSUB000000

Columbus CrewFormation 3-4-3

Starting lineup

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
28Patrick SchulteG100000
4Rudy CamachoCD100000
18Malte AmundsenCD-L100000
31Steven MoreiraCD-R100000
25Sean ZawadzkiCM-L100010
16Taha HabrouneCM-R101000
27Max ArfstenLM100000
2Andrés HerreraRM100010
9Wessam Abou AliF110000
8Dániel GazdagCF-L100000
10Diego RossiCF-R110000

Other listed players

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
30Hugo PicardSUB100000
24Evan BushSUB000000
21Yevhen CheberkoSUB000000
22Tristan BrownSUB000000
14Amar SejdicSUB000000
12Cesar RuvalcabaSUB000000
19Jamal ThiaréSUB100000
45Owen PresthusSUB000000
17Sékou Tidiany BangouraSUB100000

Commentary

  1. —

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  2. —

    First Half begins.

  3. 3'

    Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).

  4. 3'

    Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 5'

    Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).

  6. 5'

    Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 7'

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jake Davis.

  8. 8'

    Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.

  9. 11'

    Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).

  10. 11'

    Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 14'

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jayden Reid.

  12. 15'

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 15'

    Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).

  14. 15'

    Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  15. 17'

    Handball by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).

  16. 19'

    Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  17. 19'

    Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  18. 20'

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Moreira.

  19. 23'

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.

  20. 24'

    Attempt saved. Ethan Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Manu García with a cross.

  21. 26'

    Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).

  22. 26'

    Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 27'

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 27'

    Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).

  25. 30'

    Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).

  26. 30'

    Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  27. 32'

    Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Taha Habroune.

  28. 33'

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taha Habroune.

  29. 40'

    Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).

  30. 40'

    Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  31. 41'

    Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).

  32. 41'

    Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  33. 41'

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  34. 41'

    Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).

  35. 42'

    Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).

  36. 42'

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.

  37. 44'

    Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.

  38. 44'

    Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  39. 44'

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.

  40. 44'

    Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  41. 45'

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  42. 45'

    Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).

  43. 45'

    Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

  44. 45'+2'

    First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1.

  45. 45'

    Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1.

  46. 46'

    Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  47. 46'

    Foul by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City).

  48. 48'

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis following a fast break.

  49. 50'

    Foul by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City).

  50. 50'

    Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  51. 56'

    Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).

  52. 56'

    Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  53. 57'

    Attempt blocked. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.

  54. 59'

    Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).

  55. 59'

    Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  56. 63'

    Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City).

  57. 64'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Dániel Gazdag.

  58. 64'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Taha Habroune.

  59. 65'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  60. 70'

    Offside, Columbus Crew. Wessam Abou Ali is caught offside.

  61. 72'

    Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.

  62. 72'

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.

  63. 73'

    Attempt saved. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).

  64. 74'

    Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).

  65. 74'

    Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  66. 75'

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Moreira.

  67. 76'

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  68. 76'

    Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).

  69. 78'

    Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manu García with a through ball.

  70. 79'

    Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ian James is caught offside.

  71. 79'

    Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).

  72. 79'

    Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  73. 79'

    Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  74. 81'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.

  75. 81'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Steven Moreira.

  76. 82'

    Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

  77. 83'

    Penalty Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré draws a foul in the penalty area.

  78. 83'

    Penalty conceded by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.

  79. 84'

    VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.

  80. 87'

    Penalty saved. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).

  81. 90'

    Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.

  82. 90'+1'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jansen Miller replaces Ian James.

  83. 90'+1'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Jacob Bartlett.

  84. 90'+1'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira replaces Shapi Suleymanov.

  85. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

  86. 90'+2'

    Handball by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).

  87. 90'+3'

    Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).

  88. 90'+3'

    Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  89. 90'+4'

    Attempt saved. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Max Arfsten.

  90. 90'+8'

    Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.

  91. 90'+10'

    Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2.

  92. —

    Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2.

Sources & data scope

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