D.C. United 2-1 Columbus Crew: final score
MLSFinal
D.C. United beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Tai Baribo 24', Tai Baribo 37', Santiago Rodríguez 49'.
D.C. United sit 13th on 33 points.
Columbus Crew sit 11th on 35 points.
D.C. United have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Columbus Crew have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: D.C. United won 0, Columbus Crew won 3, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for D.C. United over Columbus Crew.
- The first goal came from Tai Baribo (D.C. United) on 24'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 1.
- 90'+6'Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+6'Kye Rowles (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Sean Johnson (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross.
- 90'+4'Offside, D.C. United. Andre Dozzell is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+3'Brandon Servania (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2'Substitution, D.C. United. Sean Nealis replaces Peglow.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt saved. Brandon Servania (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Nathan Ordaz.
- 88'Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
- 88'Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Nathan Ordaz (D.C. United).
- 86'Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 83'Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
- 83'Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Santiago Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 81'Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by Nathan Ordaz (D.C. United).
- 78'Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Gomes following a corner.
- 78'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 77'Substitution, D.C. United. Brandon Servania replaces Tai Baribo.
- 76'Attempt saved. Nathan Ordaz (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Kimito Nono.
- 73'Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (D.C. United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Peglow with a cross following a corner.
- 73'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 70'Substitution, D.C. United. Nathan Ordaz replaces Louis Munteanu.
- 70'Substitution, Columbus Crew. André Gomes replaces Dylan Chambost.
- 70'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 67'Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 66'Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
- 66'Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 61'Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sean Johnson (D.C. United).
- 60'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Gonzalo Tapia replaces Josef Martínez.
- 57'Kye Rowles (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
- 52'VAR Decision: No Penalty D.C. United.
- 52'Offside, Columbus Crew. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 50'Kye Rowles (D.C. United) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Kimito Nono following a corner.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Matti Peltola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 49'Goal! D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 1. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 49'Attempt missed. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brais Méndez with a cross following a corner.
- 48'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
- 45'Second Half begins D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez replaces Taha Habroune.
- 45'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira replaces Cesar Ruvalcaba.
- 45'Substitution, D.C. United. Matti Peltola replaces Jackson Hopkins.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45'+2'Foul by Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+2'Peglow (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'Delay in match because of an injury Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 45'Delay in match because of an injury Louis Munteanu (D.C. United).
- 44'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
- 41'Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Kimito Nono (D.C. United).
- 39'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tarun Karumanchi.
- 37'Goal! D.C. United 2, Columbus Crew 0. Tai Baribo (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kimito Nono with a cross.
- 37'Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Andre Dozzell (D.C. United).
- 35'Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 35'Louis Munteanu (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Attempt missed. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 30'Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 30'Attempt saved. Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sean Johnson (D.C. United). Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
- 27'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27'Foul by Andre Dozzell (D.C. United).
- 27'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27'Foul by Louis Munteanu (D.C. United).
- 24'Goal! D.C. United 1, Columbus Crew 0. Tai Baribo (D.C. United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Munteanu.
- 24'Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
- 24'Tai Baribo (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21'Foul by Jackson Hopkins (D.C. United).
- 21'Handball by Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew).
- 19'Peglow (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19'Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18'Foul by Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew).
- 18'Louis Munteanu (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew).
- 17'Tai Baribo (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16'Kimito Nono (D.C. United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Tai Baribo.
- 15'Attempt saved. Louis Munteanu (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Kimito Nono.
- 15'Attempt missed. Kimito Nono (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 13'Offside, D.C. United. Tai Baribo is caught offside.
- 12'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12'Foul by Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew).
- 12'Kimito Nono (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11'Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki following a corner.
- 11'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 11'Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sean Johnson (D.C. United). Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
- 7'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Silvan Hefti.
- 3'Foul by Peglow (D.C. United).
- 3'Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
D.C. United · 4-3-3
Substitutes
Columbus Crew · 3-4-2-1
Substitutes
26Laurtaro GiacconeSUB
Game stats
DCCLB
28Possession (%)72
10Shots16
5Shots on target4
3Corners5
8Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides1
3Saves3
Last 5 games
D.C. United
DNashville SC2-2Aug 1, 2026
D@ CF Montréal1-1Aug 15, 2026
LNew England Revolution3-0Aug 19, 2026
L@ Charlotte FC3-1Aug 22, 2026
DLAFC0-0Aug 29, 2026
Columbus Crew
LCF Montréal2-1Aug 19, 2026
L@ Nashville SC3-2Aug 22, 2026
L@ América2-0Aug 26, 2026
LNew England Revolution3-1Aug 30, 2026
WColorado Rapids3-0Sep 5, 2026
Head-to-head record
0
D.C. United
2
Draws
3
Columbus
Last meetings
Jul 19, 2025Columbus Crew2 – 1D.C. United
Mar 29, 2025D.C. United1 – 2Columbus Crew
Sep 28, 2024D.C. United2 – 2Columbus Crew
Apr 6, 2024Columbus Crew1 – 1D.C. United
Apr 8, 2023D.C. United0 – 2Columbus Crew
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +41 | 67 | WWWWD |
| 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 | LLWDW |
| 11 |  Columbus | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 | LLLLW |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 | LDLLD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 | DDLLD |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 | LWLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in D.C. United vs Columbus Crew?
D.C. United beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Wednesday, September 9 (MLS).
Who scored in D.C. United vs Columbus Crew?
Goals: Tai Baribo 24', Tai Baribo 37' and Santiago Rodríguez 49'.
When do D.C. United play next?
D.C. United play FC Cincinnati on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM (ET).
When do Columbus Crew play next?
Columbus Crew play Toronto FC on Saturday, October 24 at 3:30 PM (ET).
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