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Columbus vs Orlando: match report

Columbus Crew hosted Orlando City SC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the U.S. Open Cup. Alexis Da Silva is the referee, averaging 4.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Columbus 2-1 Orlando. Goals: Josef Martínez 9' for Columbus; Martín Ojeda 40' for Orlando; Brais Méndez 52' for Columbus.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 9' Goal: Josef Martínez (Columbus)
  • 40' Goal: Martín Ojeda (Orlando)
  • 48' Yellow card: Taha Habroune (Columbus)
  • 52' Goal: Brais Méndez (Columbus)
  • 75' Yellow card: Wilder Cartagena (Orlando)
Match stats (contains the result)
48.4%Possession51.6%
16Shots10
6Shots on target4
8Corners4
16Fouls12
4Offsides0
3Saves4
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Columbus 4-4-2

Coach: Laurent Courtois

  1. 1 Nicholas Hagen GK
  2. 11 Brooks Lennon DEF
  3. 31 Steven Moreira DEF
  4. 25 Sean Zawadzki DEF
  5. 18 Malte Amundsen DEF
  6. 16 Taha Habroune MID
  7. 8 Santiago Rodríguez MID
  8. 20 André Gomes MID
  9. 21 Anass Zaroury MID
  10. 10 Brais Méndez MID
  11. 77 Josef Martínez FWD

Bench

  • 24 Evan Bush GK
  • 12 Cesar Ruvalcaba DEF
  • 3 Eric Bailly DEF
  • 2 Andrés Herrera DEF
  • 7 Dylan Chambost MID
  • 26 Lautaro Giaccone MID
  • 33 Gonzalo Tapia FWD

Orlando 4-4-2

Coach: Martin Perelman

  1. 71 Maxime Crépeau GK
  2. 19 Zakaria Taifi DEF
  3. 4 David Brekalo DEF
  4. 6 Robin Jansson DEF
  5. 44 Bernardo Rhein Goncalves DEF
  6. 22 Justin Ellis MID
  7. 35 Joran Gerbet MID
  8. 20 Eduard Atuesta MID
  9. 77 Iván Angulo MID
  10. 10 Martín Ojeda FWD
  11. 7 Antoine Griezmann FWD

Bench

  • 12 Javier Otero GK
  • 57 Iago DEF
  • 5 Luis Otávio MID
  • 16 Wilder Cartagena MID
  • 14 Tyrese Spicer FWD
  • 87 Marco Pašalić FWD
  • 9 Daryl Dike FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 12 April 2026: Columbus Crew 1-1 Orlando City SC
  • Saturday 4 October 2025: Orlando City SC 1-1 Columbus Crew
  • Saturday 26 July 2025: Columbus Crew 1-3 Orlando City SC
  • Saturday 21 September 2024: Columbus Crew 4-3 Orlando City SC
  • Saturday 25 May 2024: Orlando City SC 0-2 Columbus Crew