Columbus Crew vs DC United 3-0

Columbus Crew beat DC United 3-0 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field after two first-half goals put them in control, then a missed penalty and a brief spell of pressure from the visitors failed to change the result. Sean Zawadzki opened the scoring on 16 minutes and Anass Zaroury added the second before the break, before an own goal settled it after half-time.

The Crew led on 16 minutes when Sean Zawadzki scored from Dylan Chambost's assist to make it 1-0. Anass Zaroury then doubled the lead in the 41st minute, again set up by Chambost, and Columbus went in 2-0 ahead at half-time.

DC United had a chance to change the match in the 22nd minute when VAR confirmed a penalty, but Keisuke Kurokawa missed it on 24 minutes. Columbus then saw the game shift again when Kimito Nono turned the ball into his own net on 60 minutes to make it 2-1. The home side responded with three changes on 71 minutes, sending on Josef Martínez, Marcelo Andrés Herrera and Tarun Karumanchi, and later added Lautaro Giaccone and Eric Bailly before the final whistle, while DC United made their own changes to chase the game without finding a reply.

Columbus had 62% of the possession and 646 passes to DC United's 395, and also had more shots, 13 to 9. The visitors matched them for shots on target at 4-4 and edged xG 1.16 to 1.06, while DC United won 4 corners to 3, Columbus committed fewer fouls, 11 to 19, and stayed onside throughout with 0 offsides to 3.

DC United were booked twice, with Kye Rowles cautioned in first-half stoppage time and João Gabriel Martins Peglow shown a yellow card on 64 minutes. There were no red cards.