Crew tie franchise record with 33 shots in 3-1 win over Charlotte

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 15). Crew tie franchise record with 33 shots in 3-1 win over Charlotte. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/crew-have-season-high-33-shots-in-3-1-win-over-charlotte/article_68444d35-22f6-5024-b07a-4411a21c2dcb.html

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Brais Méndez, Anass Zaroury, and Taha Habroune each scored once as the Columbus Crew beat Charlotte FC 3-1 on Wednesday night. The Crew set a franchise record with 33 shots during this match; Patrick Schulte made two saves for Columbus while Kristijan Kahlina of Charlotte had 11 saves. Idan Toklomati gave Charlotte an early lead with his sixth goal in seven games but the Crew rallied to take the win, improving their season record to 9-15-5 and Charlotte's to 13-9-7.
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The Columbus Crew beat Charlotte FC 3-1 on Wednesday night, with Brais Méndez, Anass Zaroury, and Taha Habroune each scoring a goal. The Crew tied their franchise record for the regular season with 33 shots, despite Charlotte's goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina making 11 saves. Idan Toklomati scored for Charlotte in the 17th minute but couldn't hold on as Columbus rallied. After tying it up at 1-1, Zaroury gave Columbus a lead with his goal in the 63rd minute, followed by Habroune's winning score off a deflection from Kahlina two minutes later. Charlotte’s Toklomati has six goals and an assist in his past seven games but was outscored on this occasion. Upcoming matches see Charlotte playing at Philadelphia while Columbus visits Cincinnati.

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COLUMBUS Charlotte Charlotte FC Ohio the Columbus Crew

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COLUMBUS GPE · 3× Charlotte ORG · 3× Méndez PERSON · 2× Anass Zaroury PERSON · 1× Brais Méndez PERSON · 1× Charlotte FC ORG · 1× Crew ORG · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Taha Habroune PERSON · 1× the Columbus Crew ORG · 1×

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Zaroury scored in the 63rd minute to give Columbus a 2-1 lead and Habroune bounced a volley over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, off the crossbar and into the net to cap the scoring about 2 minutes later.
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Crew tie franchise record with 33 shots in 3-1 win over Charlotte · assertive framing

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brais Méndez, Anass Zaroury and Taha Habroune each scored a goal Wednesday night to help the Columbus Crew beat Charlotte FC 3-1. asserted
Crew → score → FC
The Crew (9-15-5) tied the franchise record in the regular season with 33 shots. asserted
Crew → tie → shots
Patrick Schulte had two saves. asserted
Schulte → have → saves
Idan Toklomati scored in the 17th minute to give Charlotte (13-9-7) a 1-0 lead. asserted
Toklomati → score → lead
The 22-year-old Toklomati has six goals and an assist in his past seven games. asserted
Toklomati → have → games
Zaroury scored in the 63rd minute to give Columbus a 2-1 lead and Habroune bounced a volley over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, off the crossbar and into the net to cap the scoring about 2 minutes later. asserted
Habroune → score → scoring
Kahlina finished with 11 saves. asserted
Kahlina → finish → saves
Méndez put away a first-touch shot, off a Charlotte giveaway, to make it 1-1 in the 28th minute. asserted
Méndez → put → minute
Méndez scored for the second consecutive game and a three goals in the last four. asserted
Méndez → score → four
Up next Charlotte: Plays Saturday at Philadelphia. asserted
Charlotte → play → Philadelphia
Columbus: Visits Cincinnati on Sunday. ___ asserted
Columbus → visit → Sunday
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