Inter Miami demolishes Cincinnati 5-1 with goals of F. Higuain (6′), G. Higuain (53′), I. Vassilev (69′), L. Morgan (75′) and J. Carranza (85′). On the opposite side, Cincinnati scored with ​B. Vazquez (21′).

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Drew Fischer who was helped by Logan Brown and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu.

Match Statistics​

Inter Miami

5 - 1

Cincinnati

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 17 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 85 Attack 97
  • 39 Dangerous attack 36
  • 90 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Inter Miami was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cincinnati that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Inter Miami was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter Miami won the match​.

Inter Miami shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Inter Miami received 1 yellow card (B. Matuidi). Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (T. Blackett).

Also, Cincinnati didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Cruz (Cincinnati) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

6'
21'
44'
47'
53'
57'
66'
66'
69'
75'
75'
75'
75'
77'
84'
85'
85'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, Inter Miami will have 38 points like Columbus Crew to stay in the 21st place. On the other side, Cincinnati will stay with 20 points to stay in the 27th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Inter Miami will play away with Atlanta United on the 27th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Inter Miami (3 draws).

Cincinnati will host Nashville SC on the 27th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Nashville SC (1 draw).

Inter Miami – Formation

Inter Miami
G
Nick Marsman 32.Netherlands
7.8
D
B. Shea 20.USA
7.1
85'
D
K. Leerdam 31.Suriname
6.3
77'
D
Christian Makoun 4.Venezuela
6.8
D
Aimé Mabika 36.Zambia
7.4
M
B. Matuidi 8.France
6.4
66' 47'
M
F. Higuaín 22.Argentina
8.5
66' 6'
M
Rodolfo Pizarro 10.Mexico
8.2
M
Gregore 26.Brazil
6.2
M
Lewis Morgan 7.Scotland
7.2
85' 75'
F
G. Higuaín 9.Argentina
8.7
53'
Substitutes
G
John McCarthy 1.United States
D
Ventura Alvarado 2.United States
6.8
77'
D
S. Guediri 35.USA
6.8
85'
M
J. Chapman 14.Canada
6.6
66'
M
I. Vassilev 29.United States
7.1
66' 69'
F
Julián Carranza 21.Argentina
7.2
85' 85'

Inter Miami started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Phil Neville decided to play with the following team: Nick Marsman (7.8), Kelvin Leerdam (6.3), Aimé Mabika (7.4), Christian Makoun (6.8), Brek Shea (7.1), Gregore (6.2), Blaise Matuidi (6.4), Lewis Morgan (7.2), Federico Higuaín (8.5), Rodolfo Pizarro (8.2) and Gonzalo Higuaín (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Chapman (6.6), Ventura Alvarado (6.8), Sami Guediri (6.8), Indiana Vassilev (7.1), John McCarthy and Julián Carranza (7.2).

Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of J. Chapman (injured).

Substitutions

Inter Miami made 4 changes: F. Higuain for I. Vassilev (66′), B. Matuidi for J. Chapman (66′), K. Leerdam for V. Alvarado (77′) and B. Shea for S. Guediri (85′).

Best player: Gonzalo Higuaín​

The player that probably impressed the most for Inter Miami was Gonzalo Higuaín.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
5.1
D
Ronald Matarrita 18.Costa Rica
6.1
75'
D
Tyler Blackett 3.England
5.9
44'
D
Zico Bailey 16.USA
7.0
D
Caleb Stanko 33.United States
6.1
M
Haris Medunjanin 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
75'
M
K. Scott 21.USA
7.0
57'
M
L. Acosta 11.Argentina
7.8
M
A. Cruz Leal 8.Costa Rica
6.6
90'
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
7.3
84' 21'
F
Calvin Harris 20.England
6.7
75'
Substitutes
G
Kenneth Vermeer 25.Suriname
D
C. Duvall 26.USA
D
E. Castillo 2.USA
6.4
75'
M
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
6.3
57'
M
Florian Valot 64.France
M
Kamohelo Mokotjo 15.South Africa
6.6
75'
M
Joe Gyau 13.United States
F
Isaac Atanga 23.Ghana
6.8
75'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala
6.4
84'

Cincinnati started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Talking about the opposition, Tyrone Everton Marshall played with: Przemysław Tytoń (5.1), Zico Bailey (7.0), Caleb Stanko (6.1), Tyler Blackett (5.9), Ronald Matarrita (6.1), Allan Cruz (6.6), Haris Medunjanin (7.1), Kyle Scott (7.0), Luciano Acosta (7.8), Calvin Harris (6.7) and Brandon Vazquez (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Kenneth Vermeer, Álvaro Barreal (6.3), Florian Valot, Isaac Atanga (6.8), Kamohelo Mokotjo (6.6), Chris Duvall, Arquimides Ordonez (6.4), Joseph-Claude Gyau and Edgar Castillo (6.4).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 6 changes: K. Scott for A. Barreal (57′), H. Medunjanin for K. Mokotjo (75′), R. Matarrita for E. Castillo (75′), C. Harris for I. Atanga (75′), B. Vazquez for A. Ordonez (84′) and B. Vazquez for A. Ordonez (86′).

Best player: Luciano Acosta​

The most impressive player for Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta.

His rating is (7.8) with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​