Columbus Crew 2-1 Pachuca
Updated
Columbus Crew won: Columbus Crew 2-1 Pachuca in the Leagues Cup (Round 2) on Fri, 7 Aug 2026 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Crew goals: Brais Méndez 19', Dániel Gazdag 45'+2. Pachuca goals: Oussama Idrissi 72'. Sent off: Sergio Barreto (74'). Possession: 49-51. Player of the match: Malte Amundsen (8.2).
Match report
Columbus Crew beat Pachuca 2-1
Columbus Crew squeezed past Pachuca 2-1 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Friday 7 August in the Leagues Cup.
Brais Méndez put Columbus Crew ahead on 19' (1-0), Dániel Gazdag made it 2-0 on 45+2' and Oussama Idrissi pulled one back for Pachuca on 72' (2-1).
Sergio Barreto (Pachuca) was sent off on 74'.
Columbus Crew had 49% of the ball, shots were 11-17 (5-11 on target).
Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 19,443. Referee: Filip Dujic.
Match stats
| Columbus Crew | Pachuca | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 49 | 51 |
| Total shots | 11 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 11 |
| Touches in opposition box | 27 | 21 |
| Big chances | 5 | 6 |
| Big chances missed | 3 | 5 |
| Accurate passes | 361 (84%) | 381 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 3 | 7 |
| Total shots | 11 | 17 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 11 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 7 |
| Shots outside box | 2 | 10 |
Lineups
Columbus Crew (4-4-2): Patrick Schulte, Steven Moreira, Rudy Camacho, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Tarun Karumanchi, André Gomes, Taha Habroune, Brais Méndez, Dániel Gazdag
Pachuca (4-4-2): Carlos Moreno, Alan Mozo, Eduardo Bauermann, Sergio Barreto, Mauricio Isaís, Kenedy, Christian Rivera, Elías Montiel, Oussama Idrissi, José Salomon Rondon, Adrián Alcaraz
Key events
- 15' · Yellow card · Sergio Barreto (Pachuca)
- 19' · Goal · Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew)
- 36' · Yellow card · Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew)
- 45'+2 · Goal · Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew)
- 65' · Yellow card · Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew)
- 66' · Substitution · Nicolás Vallejo for Adrián Alcaraz (Pachuca)
- 70' · Substitution · Chase Adams for Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew)
- 72' · Goal · Oussama Idrissi (Pachuca)
- 73' · Substitution · Rodolfo Pizarro for Christian Rivera (Pachuca)
- 73' · Substitution · Gael Álvarez for Kenedy (Pachuca)
- 74' · Red card · Sergio Barreto (Pachuca)
- 81' · Yellow card · André Gomes (Columbus Crew)
- 83' · Substitution · Lautaro Giaccone for Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew)
- 83' · Substitution · Brooks Lennon for Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew)
- 84' · Substitution · Dylan Chambost for Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew)
- 86' · Substitution · Alexéi Domínguez for Elías Montiel (Pachuca)
- 86' · Substitution · Alán Bautista for Oussama Idrissi (Pachuca)
- 89' · Substitution · Sean Zawadzki for Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Carlos Moreno (Pachuca)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Columbus Crew vs Pachuca?
Columbus Crew won, 2-1 (Leagues Cup) on Fri, 7 Aug 2026.
When and where is Columbus Crew vs Pachuca?
Fri, 7 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio, Leagues Cup.