The match concludes with a final score of Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1.

The second half has concluded, and the match ends in a draw with Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati both scoring once, finishing at 1-1.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

The game is currently paused due to an injury to Steven Moreira from the Columbus Crew.

A shot is deflected. Kei Kamara from FC Cincinnati tries to head the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but his effort is stopped. The assist came from DeAndre Yedlin.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be four minutes of stoppage time.

Nick Hagglund from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.

Nick Hagglund from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.

Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Hadebe, a young player, comes on to take the place of Matt Miazga.

Matt Miazga from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his own half.

Matt Miazga from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Yuya Kubo from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Steven Moreira from Columbus Crew earns a free kick on the right side of the field.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Kei Kamara comes on to take the place of Kévin Denkey.

Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Kei Kamara comes on to take the place of Kévin Denkey.

The game is currently paused due to an injury to Roman Celentano from FC Cincinnati.

Shot on goal denied. Dániel Gazdag of Columbus Crew takes a left-footed strike from the center of the penalty area, but it's stopped in the bottom left corner. The attempt was set up by Max Arfsten.

Missed opportunity! Steven Moreira from Columbus Crew heads the ball from a short distance, but it goes over the bar. The chance was set up by Max Arfsten, who delivered a cross after a corner kick.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew after Nick Hagglund allowed the ball to go out.

Blocked attempt! Dylan Chambost of Columbus Crew takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's deflected away.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a play where Roman Celentano was unable to prevent the ball from going out.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a save by Roman Celentano.

A shot on goal has been blocked. Jacen Russell-Rowe from Columbus Crew directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it was stopped in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Dylan Chambost, who delivered a cross.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a defensive play by Miles Robinson.

Missed opportunity! Jacen Russell-Rowe of Columbus Crew heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes wide to the left. The assist came from Steven Moreira's cross.

Shot on goal denied. Max Arfsten from Columbus Crew takes a left-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area, but the attempt is stopped in the bottom left corner.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a defensive play by Nick Hagglund.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a defensive play by Nick Hagglund.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew after Matt Miazga allowed the ball to go out.

Missed opportunity! Tah Brian Anunga from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Malte Amundsen allowed the ball to go out of play.

Kévin Denkey of FC Cincinnati tries a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked.

Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Tah Brian Anunga comes on to take the place of Sergio Santos.

The shot is deflected! Diego Rossi from Columbus Crew takes a left-footed attempt from the middle of the box, but it's blocked.

Substitution for Columbus Crew: Jacen Russell-Rowe comes on to take the place of Ibrahim Aliyu.

Sergio Santos commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Dániel Gazdag from Columbus Crew is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right flank.

Malte Amundsen commits a foul for the Columbus Crew.

Goal! It's now Columbus Crew 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Diego Rossi from Columbus Crew scores the penalty with a shot using his right foot.

Nick Hagglund of FC Cincinnati has given away a penalty after handling the ball in the penalty area.

Yuya Kubo of FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Ibrahim Aliyu commits a foul for the Columbus Crew.

Missed opportunity! Dániel Gazdag of Columbus Crew had a header from just a few yards out after a corner kick, but it went wide.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew after Matt Miazga allowed the ball to go out.

Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Yuya Kubo comes on to take the place of Obinna Nwobodo.

The second half is underway with the score at Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1.

The first half has concluded with the scoreline reading Columbus Crew 0, FC Cincinnati 1.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be one minute of stoppage time.

Sean Zawadzki of Columbus Crew earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Sergio Santos commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Ibrahim Aliyu commits a foul for the Columbus Crew.

Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Sean Zawadzki from Columbus Crew committed a foul.

Offside call against Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag has been flagged for being in an offside position.

A shot attempt is thwarted. Diego Rossi from Columbus Crew takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The pass came from Malte Amundsen.

A shot attempt is thwarted. Diego Rossi of Columbus Crew takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Malte Amundsen.

Sean Zawadzki from Columbus Crew earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.

Sean Zawadzki from Columbus Crew is awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.

Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.

Missed opportunity! Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went wide to the right. He was set up by Pavel Bucha.

A shot attempt is thwarted. Malte Amundsen of Columbus Crew takes a left-footed strike from beyond the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Steven Moreira.

The shot was stopped. Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati took a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper made the save.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati, following a play that was defended by Patrick Schulte.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Sean Zawadzki allowed the ball to go out.

Miles Robinson of FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.

Miles Robinson from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Diego Rossi from Columbus Crew committed a handball.

Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Ibrahim Aliyu commits a foul for the Columbus Crew.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew after Nick Hagglund allowed the ball to go out.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a deflection off Roman Celentano.

Corner kick awarded to Columbus Crew, following a play that was defended by Roman Celentano.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Mohamed Farsi allowed the ball to go out.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after a deflection off Darlington Nagbe.

FC Cincinnati has been awarded a corner kick after Patrick Schulte allowed the ball to go out of play.

The attempt was thwarted. Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was successfully stopped.

Obinna Nwobodo from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.

Diego Rossi of Columbus Crew earns a free kick on the right flank.

Pavel Bucha of FC Cincinnati receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.

Matt Miazga commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Ibrahim Aliyu from Columbus Crew is awarded a free kick on the left flank.

Miles Robinson commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Diego Rossi of Columbus Crew earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.

A shot on goal has been thwarted. Max Arfsten of Columbus Crew took a left-footed strike from a challenging position on the left side, but it was successfully stopped in the bottom left corner. The attempt was set up by Ibrahim Aliyu.

Matt Miazga commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Dániel Gazdag from Columbus Crew earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.

Missed opportunity. Ibrahim Aliyu from Columbus Crew took a left-footed shot from just a short distance.

Missed opportunity! Dylan Chambost from Columbus Crew takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes over the bar. He was set up by Ibrahim Aliyu.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Mohamed Farsi allowed the ball to go out.

Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Sean Zawadzki allowed the ball to go out.

Goal! FC Cincinnati takes the lead against Columbus Crew, making it 1-0. Kévin Denkey scores with a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, placing it perfectly into the bottom left corner. The assist comes from Evander.

Goal! FC Cincinnati takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Columbus Crew. Kévin Denkey finds the back of the net with a right-footed strike from the left side of the six-yard area.

Offside call against FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos has been flagged for being in an offside position.

Pavel Bucha commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.

Dániel Gazdag from Columbus Crew earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Max Arfsten of Columbus Crew committed a handball.

Steven Moreira from Columbus Crew earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.

Steven Moreira from Columbus Crew is awarded a free kick in their own defensive zone.

The opening half is underway...

The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.