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.