Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew
Regular Season
Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 · 8:30 pm EDT
Match winner: Nashville SC
GEODIS Park
Match statistics
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| Statistic | Nashville SC | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 8 | 7 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Possession | 57.8 | 42.2 |
| SHOTS | 13 | 3 |
| ON GOAL | 6 | 2 |
| On Target % | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Penalty Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate Passes | 505 | 355 |
| Passes | 571 | 422 |
| Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Accurate Crosses | 4 | — |
| Crosses | 13 | 4 |
| Cross % | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Long Balls | 42 | 52 |
| Accurate Long Balls | 27 | 19 |
| Long Balls % | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 1 |
| Effective Tackles | 11 | 12 |
| Tackles | 16 | 15 |
| Tackle % | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Interceptions | 6 | 7 |
| Effective Clearances | 13 | 17 |
| Clearances | 13 | 17 |
Key events
- —Kickoff
- 27'Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a through ball.
- 32'Start Delay
Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 32'Start Delay
- 35'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35'End Delay
- 39'Yellow Card
Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39'Start Delay
Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 39'Start Delay
- 41'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41'End Delay
- 45'+6'Halftime
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 49'Yellow Card
Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58'Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 59'Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 59'Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez replaces Chase Adams.
- 62'Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Elias Saad replaces Alex Muyl.
- 62'Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Patrick Yazbek.
- 62'Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Daniel Lovitz.
- 68'Goal - Free-kick
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 2. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 76'Start Delay
Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 76'Start Delay
- 76'Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces André Gomes.
- 78'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'End Delay
- 83'Start Delay
Delay in match (Nashville SC).
- 83'Start Delay
- 83'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83'End Delay
- 84'Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Brais Méndez.
- 84'Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lautaro Giaccone replaces Taha Habroune.
- 88'Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Matthew Corcoran.
- 88'Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
- 90'+3'Goal - Header
Goal! Nashville SC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5'Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeisson Palacios.
- 90'+8'End Regular Time
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.
Nashville SCFormation 4-4-2
Starting lineup
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Brian Schwake | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Maxwell Woledzi | CD-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Jeisson Palacios | CD-R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Daniel Lovitz | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31Andy Nájar | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Matthew Corcoran | CM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Patrick Yazbek | CM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Alex Muyl | LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Cristian Espinoza | RM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Sam Surridge | CF-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Hany Mukhtar | CF-R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other listed players
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Elias Saad | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Shakur Mohammed | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37Ahmed Qasim | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27Reed Baker-Whiting | SUB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Edvard Tagseth | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Bryan Acosta | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Josh Bauer | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Joe Willis | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Jack Maher | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus CrewFormation 4-4-2
Starting lineup
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Patrick Schulte | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25Sean Zawadzki | CD-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Cesar Ruvalcaba | CD-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18Malte Amundsen | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31Steven Moreira | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50Tarun Karumanchi | CM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20André Gomes | CM-R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Taha Habroune | LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Mohamed Farsi | RM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46Chase Adams | CF-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Brais Méndez | CF-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other listed players
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8Dániel Gazdag | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Brooks Lennon | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55Christopher Rogers | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Dylan Chambost | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Amar Sejdic | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77Josef Martínez | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26Laurtaro Giaccone | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Nicholas Hagen | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Andrés Herrera | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commentary
- —
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- —
First Half begins.
- 10'
Foul by Andy Nájar (Nashville SC).
- 10'
Chase Adams (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'
Handball by Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC).
- 18'
Attempt blocked. Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 19'
Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andy Nájar.
- 20'
Foul by Sam Surridge (Nashville SC).
- 20'
Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a through ball.
- 29'
Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'
Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 32'
Attempt blocked. Chase Adams (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
- 32'
Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 35'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39'
Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39'
Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 41'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42'
Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42'
Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 45'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 45'+1'
Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 45'+1'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 45'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'
Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 45'+2'
Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
- 45'+2'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 45'+3'
Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
- 45'+5'
Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 45'+5'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 45'+6'
Attempt saved. Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 45'+6'
First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45'
Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 46'
Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew).
- 46'
Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'
André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'
Foul by Andy Nájar (Nashville SC).
- 48'
Foul by Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew).
- 48'
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49'
Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49'
Attempt saved. Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 51'
Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 51'
Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54'
Chase Adams (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'
Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
- 54'
Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 54'
Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 59'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 59'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez replaces Chase Adams.
- 62'
Substitution, Nashville SC. Elias Saad replaces Alex Muyl.
- 62'
Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Patrick Yazbek.
- 62'
Substitution, Nashville SC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Daniel Lovitz.
- 66'
Offside, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez is caught offside.
- 66'
Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66'
Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
- 68'
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 2. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72'
Attempt blocked. Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 74'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by André Gomes.
- 76'
Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 76'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces André Gomes.
- 78'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79'
Offside, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon is caught offside.
- 83'
Delay in match (Nashville SC).
- 83'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Brais Méndez.
- 84'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lautaro Giaccone replaces Taha Habroune.
- 87'
Attempt missed. Elias Saad (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 88'
Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Matthew Corcoran.
- 88'
Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
- 88'
Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'
Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
- 90'
Foul by Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew).
- 90'
Elias Saad (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1'
Offside, Nashville SC. Andy Nájar is caught offside.
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Lautaro Giaccone.
- 90'+3'
Goal! Nashville SC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5'
Goal! Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeisson Palacios.
- 90'+7'
Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7'
Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
- 90'+8'
Second Half ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
- —
Match ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
Sources & data scope
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