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CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew – Lineups & Match Details

Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-0. Goals: M. Farsi (57'), Brais Méndez (68'). CF Montreal had 55% possession against Columbus Crew's 45%. Shots on target: 2-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 26

Saturday, 19 September 2026

CF MontrealCF Montreal

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

Referee: F. Bazakos

Lineups

CF MontrealCF Montreal4-2-3-1
Sebastian Breza1Sebastian BrezaG
Brayan Ceballos3Brayan CeballosD
Efraín Morales24Efraín MoralesD
Jalen Neal2Jalen NealD
Luca Petrasso13Luca PetrassoD
Victor Loturi22Victor LoturiM
Samuel Piette6Samuel PietteM
Hennadii Synchuk18Hennadii SynchukM
Fabian Herbers21Fabian HerbersM
Alexis Sánchez10Alexis SánchezM
Prince Owusu9Prince OwusuF

Substitutes

16Wikelman CarmonaM
17Dante SealyM
23Noah StreitM
8Matthew LongstaffM
14Daniel RiosF
41Samsy KeitaG
27Dawid BugajD
5Brandan CraigD
28Viktor RadojevićD
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-2-1
Patrick Schulte28Patrick SchulteG
Steven Moreira31Steven MoreiraD
Sean Zawadzki25Sean ZawadzkiD
Malte Amundsen18Malte AmundsenD
Mohamed Farsi23Mohamed FarsiM
Taha Habroune16Taha HabrouneM
André Gomes20André GomesM
Anass Zaroury21Anass ZarouryM
Brais Méndez10Brais MéndezF
Santiago Rodríguez8Santiago RodríguezF
Josef Martínez77Josef MartínezF

Substitutes

11Brooks LennonD
33Gonzalo TapiaF
3Eric BaillyD
50Tarun KarumanchiM
12Cesar RuvalcabaD
1Nicholas HagenG
2Andres HerreraD
7Dylan ChambostM
14Amar SejdicM

Match Events

2'Y

B. Ceballos

32'Y

S. Moreira

57'G

M. Farsi

Assist: S. Zawadzki

63'S

H. Synchuk

Substitution 1

63'S

F. Herbers

Substitution 2

68'G

Brais Méndez

69'S

Josef Martínez

Substitution 1

69'S

A. Zaroury

Substitution 2

74'S

B. Ceballos

Substitution 3

75'S

V. Loturi

Substitution 4

75'S

A. Sánchez

Substitution 5

81'S

S. Rodríguez

Substitution 3

81'S

S. Moreira

Substitution 4

84'Y

S. Piette

90'S

M. Farsi

Substitution 5

Statistics

CF Montreal
55%45%
Columbus Crew
0.47Expected Goals (xG)0.92
9Total Shots13
2Shots on Target3
5Corners1
20Fouls11
5Offsides0
89Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

CF Montreal host Columbus Crew on Saturday, 19 September 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. CF Montreal go into the match 15th in the table; Columbus Crew sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

CF Montreal have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 losses in a row. Columbus Crew have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Aug 2026: CF Montreal 2-1 Columbus Crew; 14 May 2025: CF Montreal 1-1 Columbus Crew; 5 Apr 2025: CF Montreal 1-2 Columbus Crew. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-0. Columbus Crew replied with M. Farsi 57', Brais Méndez 68'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

CF Montreal held 55% of the ball against 45% for Columbus Crew. Shots on target finished 2-3. Expected goals read 0.47 for CF Montreal, 0.92 for Columbus Crew.

Verdict

Columbus Crew take the three points; CF Montreal look at a thin night for the home crowd. CF Montreal sat 15th and Columbus Crew 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.