Cincinnati beats Philadelphia Union 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Acosta

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati conquers Philadelphia Union 1-0 after L. Acosta scored a penalty (69').

By
Luke Meyer
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Cincinnati beats Philadelphia Union 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Acosta

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcomes Philadelphia Union 1-0 after L. Acosta scored a penalty (69′). Cincinnati was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the support of Cory Richardson and Corey Rockwell. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cincinnati

1 - 0

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 8 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 141 Attack 87
  • 32 Dangerous attack 35
  • 90 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cincinnati had a strong ball possession 64% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Philadelphia Union was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Cincinnati shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Y. Mosquera). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (O. Mbaizo and Andre Blake).

Match Timeline

21'
O. Mbaïzo- Yellow
48'
60'
Mikael Uhre- sub ->José Martínez
60'
Dániel Gazdag- sub ->Q. Sullivan
61'
Alejandro Bedoya - sub ->J. Bueno
Malik Pinto- sub ->M. Angulo
62'
L. Acosta(penalty)
69'
69'
Andre Blake - Yellow
70'
Julián Carranza- sub ->José Martínez
Raymon Gaddis- sub ->Santiago Arias
73'
Sergio Santos- sub ->Luciano Acosta
73'
79'
J. McGlynn- sub ->O. Mbaizo
90'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Álvaro Barreal
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 17 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will stay with 7 points like Toronto to soar in the 10th place.

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).

Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).

Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union will play the return match on the at the Talen Energy Stadium

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
7.3
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.8
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.2
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
7.3
48'
M
S. Arias 13.Colombia
7.2
73'
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
7.1
M
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
6.4
90'
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
6.5
62'
F
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.2
73' Goals69'
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
7.3
F
Brenner 9.Brazil
6.4
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
90'
D
Joey Akpunonu 3.United States
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
6.7
73'
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
6.2
62'
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal
90'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.6
73'

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

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano (7.3), Nick Hagglund (7.2), Matthew Miazga (7.8), Yerson Mosquera (7.3), Santiago Arias (7.2), Marco Angulo (6.5), Júnior Moreno (7.1), Álvaro Barreal (6.4), Luciano Acosta (7.2), Brandon Vazquez (7.3) and Brenner (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Malik Pinto (6.2), Ian Murphy, Dominique Badji, Arquimides Ordonez, Alvas Elvis Powell, Sergio Santos (6.6), Joey Akpunonu, Raymon Gaddis (6.7) and Alec Kann.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 6 changes: M. Angulo for Alejandro Bedoya (61′), M. Angulo for Malik Pinto (62′), Santiago Arias for Raymon Gaddis (73′), Luciano Acosta for Sergi Santos (73′), Álvaro Barreal for Dominique Badji (90′) and Álvaro Barreal for Alvas Powell (90′).

Best player: Matthew Miazga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Matthew Miazga even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 96 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
5.8
69'
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
6.9
D
Matt Real 2.United States
6.6
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
6.8
79' 21'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.9
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
6.4
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
7.1
70'
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
6.6
61'
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
7.4
F
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
6.2
60'
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
6.4
Substitutes
G
Joe Bendik 12.United States
M
Andrés Perea 6.Colombia
M
Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary
6.6
60'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
79'
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
6.6
61'
M
Brandan Craig 34.United States
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
6.5
70'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
6.7
60'
F
Joaquín Torres 19.Argentina

Philadelphia Union started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake (5.8), Olivier Mbaizo (6.8), Jakob Glesnes (6.9), Jack Elliott (6.9), Nathan Harriel (6.4), Matthew Real (6.6), Jesus Bueno (6.6), José Martínez (7.1), Leon Flach (7.4), Quinn Sullivan (6.2) and Chris Donovan (6.4).

They had on the bench: Joe Bendik, Julián Carranza (6.5), Andrés Felipe Perea Castañeda, Dániel Gazdag (6.2), Jack McGlynn, Mikael Uhre (6.7), Alejandro Bedoya (6.6), Brandan Craig and Joaquín Torres.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: José Martínez for Mikael Uhre (60′), Q. Sullivan for Dániel Gazdag (61′), José Martínez for Julián Carranza (70′) and O. Mbaizo for J. McGlynn (79′).

Best player: Leon Flach​

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Leon Flach.

His rating is (7.4) with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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