CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcame Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of Sergio Santos at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Obinna Nwobodo gave the win to Cincinnati in the 48′ minute with a goal. Houston Dynamo was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 25,513 spectators. The referee was Chris Penso with the support of Jason White and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Eduardo Jeff. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 5 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 110 Attack 118
- 36 Dangerous attack 45
- 77 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 7
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 62% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati managed to find the solution to win this match.
Cincinnati shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 20 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Álvaro Barreal). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 2 yellow cards (Artur and Tate Schmitt).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Cincinnati has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo stays with 0 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Houston Dynamo will play away agasint Portland Timbers on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano
, Santiago Arias , Nick Hagglund , Matthew Miazga , Yerson Mosquera , Álvaro Barreal , Obinna Nwobodo , Luciano Acosta , Júnior Moreno , Brandon Vazquez and Sergio Santos .The home team had on the bench: Evan Louro, Ian Murphy
, Alvas Powell , Raymon Gaddis , Yuya Kubo , Marco Angulo, Brenner , Arquimides Ordonez and Dominique Badji.Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Brenner (injured).
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: Sergio Santos for Brenner (62′), Y. Mosquera for Ian Murphy (73′), Álvaro Barreal for Raymon Gaddis (86′), Obinna Nwobodo for Yuya Kubo (87′) and Santiago Arias for Alvas Powell (87′).
Best player: Roman Celentano
The most impressive player for Cincinnati was the goalkeeper: Roman Celentano. His rating is 8.24. He performed 7 saves.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark
, Franco Escobar , Ethan Bartlow , Teenage Hadebe , Tate Schmitt , Artur , Héctor Herrera , Corey Baird , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Iván Franco and Sebastián Ferreira .The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrew Tarbell, Griffin Dorsey
, Daniel Steres, Micael, Nelson Quiñones , Charles Auguste, Brooklyn Raines, Roberto Avila and Þorleifur Úlfarsson .Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: Franco Escobar for Griffin Dorsey (71′), Corey Baird for Nelson Quiñones (72′), S. Ferreira for Þorleifur Úlfarsson (78′) and I. Franco for Brooklyn Raines (90′).
Best player: Héctor Herrera
The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.
His rating is
with 81 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 12 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
- Dallas – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Austin – Saint Louis City – 2-3
- Philadelphia Union – Columbus Crew – 4-1
- Orlando City – New York RB – 1-0
- Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 2-0
- DC United – Toronto – 3-2
- Cincinnati – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Charlotte – New England – 0-1
- Atlanta United – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1