FC Cincinnati dropped a 2-0 result to the Columbus Crew Sunday night at TQL Stadium.
With the loss, FC Cincinnati fell to 9-11-9 (36 points) with five matches remaining in the MLS Regular Season. The Crew improved to 10-15-5 (35 points).
Gonzalo Tapia opened the scoring for Columbus on a header from a corner kick in the 22nd minute. The visitors doubled their lead in the 54th minute on a counterattack from Taha Habroune. The Orange and Blue outshot Columbus 24-4 but were held scoreless for the first time since September 9 at Philadelphia Union.
Entering the match as a first-half substitute, Nick Hagglund today made his 179th appearance for FC Cincinnati, tying Yuya Kubo for the most all-time games played in club history.
Saturday night marked the 12th sellout crowd of 2026 at TQL Stadium.
FC Cincinnati are back at TQL Stadium on Wednesday, October 21, to take on D.C. United. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET with the match airing on Apple TV and on radio to be carried locally on iHeart Media The Project 100.7 / 106.3 in English and over the radio in Spanish on La Mega 101.5 FM. Tickets for all remaining home matches are available at FCCincinnati.com/Tickets or by calling 513-977-KICK.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew
Date: October 18, 2026
Competition: MLS Regular Season
Venue: TQL Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 25,513 (sellout)
Kickoff: 5:12 p.m. ET
Weather: 64 degrees, clear
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
CIN: 0-0-0
CLB: 1-1-2
CIN – None
CLB – Gonzalo Tapia (Méndez) 22’, Taha Habroune (Tapia, Rodríguez) 54’
LINEUPS
CIN: Roman Celentano, Tyrell Malacia, Teenage Hadebe, Julián Malatini (Nick Hagglund 18’, Gerardo Valenzuela 79’), Samuel Gidi, David Douděra (Ender Echenique 59’), Pavel Bucha (Ayoub Jabbari 79’), Obinna Nwobodo, Evander (C), Kévin Denkey, Tom Barlow (Kenji Mboma Dem 59’)
Substitutes not used: Evan Louro, Kyle Smith, Tah Brian Anunga, Bryan Ramirez
Head Coach: Pat Noonan
CLB: Patrick Schulte, Malte Amundsen, Sean Zawadzki (C), Steven Moreira (Eric Bailly 66’), Andres Herrera, Santiago Rodríguez (Jamal Thiare 66’), Andre Gomes, Taha Habroune (Dylan Chambost 65’), Brooks Lennon, Gonzalo Tapia (Lautaro Giaccone 79’), Brais Méndez (Sekou Bangoura 46’)
Substitutes not used: Nicholas Hagan, Amar Sejdic, Mohamed Farsi, Josef Martinez
Head Coach: Laurent Courtois
STATS SUMMARY: CIN/CLB
Shots: 24 / 4
Shots on Goal: 8 / 2
Saves: 0 / 8
Corner Kicks: 2 / 2
Fouls: 13 / 16
Offside: 2 / 4
Possession: 66.2 / 33.8
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN – Samuel Gidi (Yellow Card) 28’
CIN – Teenage Hadebe (Yellow Card) 31’
CLB – Andre Gomes (Yellow Card) 45’+8
CLB – Dylan Chambost (Yellow Card) 90’+3
OFFICIALS
Referee: Drew Fischer
Ast. Referees: Cameron Blanchard, Brian Dunn
Fourth Official: Philip Dujic
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
