Match Summary · Football · USA · MLS · CF Montreal · Columbus Crew · Mohamed Farsi · Sean Zawadzki · Prince-Osei Owusu
| Metric | CF Montreal | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Shots | 9 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 5 |
| Corners | 5 | 1 |
| Fouls | 19 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 5 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 2 |
Montreal's Brayan Ceballos was booked inside two minutes, and Columbus' Steven Moreira followed with a yellow card just past the half-hour. The teams reached the interval level at 0-0, but the contest opened up after the restart. Farsi put the visitors in front from Zawadzki's assist. Owusu then appeared to have drawn Montreal level, only for VAR to cancel his goal.
Columbus made the reprieve count when Mendez doubled the lead six minutes later. Both sides made changes as the second half wore on, but no further goals followed. Montreal's Samuel Piette was booked in the 84th minute, and Farsi made way in the closing moments as Columbus saw out the win.
The highlights were the two away goals and Owusu's cancelled effort. The key stats told a straightforward story: Columbus scored twice, while Montreal finished without a goal. For the hosts, the overturned effort was a brief opening in a second half ultimately controlled by the visitors.