Major League Soccer

FC Cincinnati

10th · 8-9-9 · 33 pts · -9
YES!
FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC
New York City FC7-5-8 1 – 2 FC Cincinnati8-6-6
FT · Wed, Aug 19

Match Details

TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio) · Apple TV

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88'Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 88'Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
  • 87'Attempt saved. Jonathan Shore (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Andrés Perea.
  • 87'Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
  • 85'Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).

Line Score

12T
NYC 10 1
CIN 11 2

Match Leaders

New York City FC
FC Cincinnati

League Table · 2026 MLS
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Nashville 27 18 6 3 +34 60
2 New England 27 14 4 9 +9 46
3 Miami 27 12 10 5 +14 46
4 Charlotte 27 12 7 8 +9 43
5 Chicago 26 12 6 8 +8 42
6 Philadelphia 27 11 6 10 +10 39
7 Orlando 27 10 4 13 -16 34
8 Red Bull NY 27 9 6 12 -17 33
9 NYCFC 27 8 9 10 +5 33
10 Cincinnati 26 8 9 9 -9 33
11 D.C. United 26 6 12 8 -8 30
12 Columbus 27 8 5 14 -4 29
13 Toronto 27 6 11 10 -12 29
14 Atlanta 27 7 6 14 -13 27
15 CF Montréal 27 6 6 15 -20 24
Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 seriesQualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches

Key Events

90'+1'Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
83'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Kyle Smith.
82'Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Agustín Ojeda.
75'Substitution, New York City FC. Nico Cavallo replaces Kevin O'Toole.
75'Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Keaton Parks.
74'Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
72'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kévin Denkey.
72'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
64'Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Luighi.
64'Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Bénie Traoré.
60'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Ender Echenique.
60'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga.
55'Luighi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36'Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33'Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21'Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
11'Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 0. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

Team Stats

New York City FCFC Cincinnati
General
44.2 Possession % 55.8
16 Shots 14
8 On Target 6
0 Offsides 1
5 Corners 2
9 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
349 Passes Completed 484
5 Crosses Won 2
8 Tackles Won 11
6 Interceptions 6
19 Clearances 25
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 7

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati W W W L D
New York City FC D W L L L

Starting Lineups

New York City FC4-2-3-1
49 Freese
24 Gray 6 Sands 34 Gustavo 22 O'Toole
55 Parks 8 Perea
26 Ojeda A 7 Fernández 9 Traoré
20 Hanri 21'
10 Evander 90'+1' 9 Denkey
66 Echenique 22 Valenzuela A 5 Nwobodo 17 Mboma Dem 11' 20 Bucha
24 Smith 21 Miazga 12 Robinson
18 Celentano
FC Cincinnati3-5-2
Full lineups and substitutes

FC Cincinnati

  1. #18 Roman CelentanoG
  2. #21 Matt MiazgaCD
  3. #24 Kyle SmithCD-L
  4. #12 Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. GV #22 Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-L
  6. KM #17 Kenji Mboma DemCM-R11'
  7. #5 Obinna NwobodoAM
  8. EE #66 Ender EcheniqueLM
  9. PB #20 Pavel BuchaRM
  10. #10 EvanderCF-L90'+1'
  11. KD #9 Kévin DenkeyCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

New York City FC

  1. #49 Matt FreeseG
  2. RG #34 Raul GustavoCD-L
  3. #6 James SandsCD-R
  4. #22 Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. #24 Tayvon GrayRB
  6. NF #7 Nicolás FernándezAM
  7. #8 Andrés PereaLM
  8. #55 Keaton ParksRM
  9. LH #20 Luighi HanriF21'
  10. BT #9 Bénie TraoréAM-L
  11. AO #26 Agustin OjedaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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