Columbus Crew 3-0 Colorado Rapids: final score
MLSFinal
Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Santiago Rodríguez 22', Gonzalo Tapia 81', Taha Habroune 90'+4'.
Columbus Crew sit 11th on 35 points.
Colorado Rapids sit 9th on 39 points.
Columbus Crew have 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Colorado Rapids have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Columbus Crew won 2, Colorado Rapids won 2, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, September 5, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3-0.
- Santiago Rodríguez opened the scoring for Columbus Crew on 22'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 90'+11'Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 90'+9'Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9'Attempt missed. Alex Harris (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
- 90'+6'André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+4'Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Tapia with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+3'Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+3'Alex Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Herrera with a cross.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Herrera.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Kosi Thompson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88'Offside, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera is caught offside.
- 87'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Brooks Lennon.
- 87'Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87'Foul by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 85'Handball by Donavan Phillip (Colorado Rapids).
- 85'Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
- 85'Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
- 83'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Tarun Karumanchi.
- 83'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 81'Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 81'Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 81'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80'Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
- 79'Attempt missed. Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Harris following a fast break.
- 77'Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
- 77'Loïc Williams (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry replaces Paxten Aaronson because of an injury.
- 76'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
- 75'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Gonzalo Tapia replaces Josef Martínez.
- 74'Delay in match because of an injury Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids).
- 73'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73'Foul by Kosi Thompson (Colorado Rapids).
- 73'Attempt missed. Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 71'Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71'Foul by Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew).
- 71'Alex Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70'Foul by Rob Holding (Colorado Rapids).
- 68'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Donavan Phillip replaces Wayne Frederick.
- 67'Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids).
- 66'André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66'Foul by Kosi Thompson (Colorado Rapids).
- 64'Offside, Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 63'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63'Delay in match (Columbus Crew).
- 63'Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
- 63'Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61'Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Foul by Alex Harris (Colorado Rapids).
- 61'Offside, Columbus Crew. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 59'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Reggie Cannon replaces Noah Cobb.
- 59'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Alex Harris replaces Youssef Maziz.
- 59'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kosi Thompson replaces Josh Atencio.
- 58'Offside, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi is caught offside.
- 56'Attempt saved. Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Miguel Navarro.
- 54'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54'Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew).
- 54'Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53'Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids).
- 51'Offside, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez is caught offside.
- 51'Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 51'Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids). Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 50'Attempt saved. Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids).
- 47'Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
- 47'Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45'+3'Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3'Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+2'Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2'Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 44'Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
- 43'Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 41'Handball by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 40'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 40'Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39'Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39'Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
- 37'Attempt blocked. Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35'Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
- 33'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Noah Cobb (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29'Delay in match because of an injury Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids).
- 27'Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27'Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 27'Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids).
- 24'Foul by Noah Cobb (Colorado Rapids).
- 24'Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 21'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 21'Foul by Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids).
- 21'André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20'Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids).
- 20'Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18'Foul by Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids).
- 18'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
- 13'Handball by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 11'Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 9'Attempt saved. Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Youssef Maziz.
- 8'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 5'Offside, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez is caught offside.
- 2'Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids).
- 1'Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- First Half begins.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Columbus Crew · 4-4-2
Substitutes
26Laurtaro GiacconeSUB
Colorado Rapids · 4-3-3
31Adam BeaudryG
Substitutes
94Vincent RinaldiSUB
Game stats
CLBCOL
53.5Possession (%)46.5
15Shots10
6Shots on target2
1Corners3
13Fouls16
4Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Offsides0
2Saves3
Last 5 games
Columbus Crew
L@ Charlotte FC3-1Aug 15, 2026
LCF Montréal2-1Aug 19, 2026
L@ Nashville SC3-2Aug 22, 2026
L@ América2-0Aug 26, 2026
LNew England Revolution3-1Aug 30, 2026
Colorado Rapids
WAustin FC1-0Aug 1, 2026
WSporting Kansas City2-0Aug 15, 2026
WLAFC1-0Aug 19, 2026
L@ San Diego FC3-0Aug 22, 2026
WReal Salt Lake1-0Aug 29, 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Columbus
1
Draws
2
Colorado
Last meetings
May 31, 2023Columbus Crew3 – 2Colorado Rapids
Aug 13, 2022Colorado Rapids1 – 1Columbus Crew
May 25, 2019Colorado Rapids3 – 2Columbus Crew
Sep 22, 2018Columbus Crew2 – 1Colorado Rapids
Jun 3, 2017Colorado Rapids2 – 1Columbus Crew
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | +22 | 55 | DLWWW |
| 3 |  New England | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 52 | WLLWW |
| 4 |  Chicago | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 48 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 | WLWLD |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 46 | WWWWD |
| 7 |  Orlando | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 | LLWDW |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 | WLWLL |
| 10 |  Toronto | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 11 |  Columbus | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 | LLLLL |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 | LDLLD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 | DLWLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
Western Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +32 | 55 | DLDDW |
| 2 |  St. Louis | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +15 | 51 | WWWDL |
| 3 |  Dallas | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +8 | 51 | DWLWD |
| 4 |  San Jose | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +10 | 48 | DWDDD |
| 5 |  Houston | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +2 | 47 | DLDDD |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 42 | WWWLD |
| 8 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 9 |  Colorado | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | WWWLW |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 36 | LWLDW |
| 11 |  Portland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 34 | LLDLD |
| 12 |  San Diego | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 34 | DDLDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 34 | LLDDW |
| 14 |  Austin | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 31 | DDLLL |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -39 | 22 | WLDLL |
MLS: upcoming games
FAQ
What was the score in Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids?
Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday, September 5 (MLS).
Who scored in Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids?
Goals: Santiago Rodríguez 22', Gonzalo Tapia 81' and Taha Habroune 90'+4'.
When do Columbus Crew play next?
Columbus Crew play FC Dallas on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 PM (ET).
When do Colorado Rapids play next?
Colorado Rapids play Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, October 24 at 9:30 PM (ET).
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