FOXBOROUGH. Cincinnati and New England draw 1-1. Y. Mosquera scored the first goal (31′) for Cincinnati. E. Boateng made it even (45′). New England was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

Luciano Acosta squandered a decisive penalty (30′). That would have allowed Cincinnati to win the match.​

Luciano Acosta squandered 1 penalty (30′) for ​Cincinnati.

The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz who was helped by Michael Barwegen and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

New England

1 - 1

Cincinnati

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 143 Attack 86
  • 61 Dangerous attack 42
  • 80 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

New England had a strong ball possession 56% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

New England was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough New England to win the match​.

New England shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cincinnati shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

New England received 1 yellow card (Bobby Wood ). Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (Matt Miazga, Álvaro Barreal and Sergio Santos).

Match Timeline

12'
M. Miazga- Yellow
E. Bajraktarević- sub ->D. Borrero
22'
30'
L. Acosta- missed penaltyLuciano Acosta
31'
33'
45'
Sergio Santos- Yellow
Emmanuel Boateng(goal)Brandon Bye
45'
66'
L. Acosta(var)
Bobby Wood- sub ->J. Rennicks
69'
69'
71'
Yuya Kubo- sub ->Sergio Santos
84'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Raymon Gaddis
Bobby Wood- Yellow
89'
90'
90'
Malik Pinto- sub ->Obinna Nwobodo

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 contest, New England will have 21 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Cincinnati will have 21 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).

Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

New England and Cincinnati will play the return match on the at the

New England – Formation

New England
G
Djordje Petrovic 99.Serbia
7.4
D
Andrew Farrell 88.United States
6.2
D
Dave Romney 2.United States
6.8
D
Brandon Bye 15.United States
6.6
D
DeJuan Jones 24.United States
6.3
M
Carles Gil 10.Spain
7.7
M
Emmanuel Boateng 18.Ghana
7.2
45'
M
Matt Polster 8.United States
7.1
M
Dylan Borrero 11.Colombia
6.6
22'
M
N. Buck 29.England
7.4
F
Justin Rennicks 12.United States
6.3
69'
Substitutes
G
Earl Edwards Jr. 36.United States
D
Christian Makoun 6.Venezuela
D
Ben Sweat 44.United States
D
Mikolaj Luczak 3.United States
M
J. Panayotou 22.United States
F
J. Bolma 16.Ghana
F
Gustavo Bou 7.Argentina
6.4
69'
F
Bobby Wood 17.United States
6.3
69' 89'
F
E. Bajraktarević 47.United States
6.3
22'

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

The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović (7.4), Brandon Bye (6.6), Andrew Farrell (6.2), Dave Romney (6.8), DeJuan Jones (6.3), Matt Polster (7.1), Noel Buck (7.4), Dylan Borrero (6.6), Carles Gil (7.7), Emmanuel Boateng (7.2) and Justin Rennicks (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Joshua Bolma, Earl Edwards Jr., Gustavo Bou (6.4), Christian Makoun, Ben Sweat, Bobby Wood (6.3), Omar Gonzalez, Jack Panayotou and Esmir Bajraktarevic (6.3).

New England could not rely on the presence of Bobby Wood  (injured).

Substitutions

New England made 3 changes: D. Borrero for Esmir Bajraktarevic (22′), J. Rennicks for Bobby Wood (69′) and E. Bajraktarevic for Gustavo Bou (69′).

Best player: Carles Gil​

The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.

His rating is (7.7) with 63 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
6.7
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
6.8
12'
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.4
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
7.2
31'
M
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
6.2
84'
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
6.8
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.1
90'
M
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
6.8
33'
F
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.1
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.1
71' 45'
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
6.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
84'
D
Joey Akpunonu 3.United States
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
90'
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
6.6
71'
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal
90'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala

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

Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano (6.7), Nick Hagglund (7.4), Matthew Miazga (6.8), Yerson Mosquera (7.2), Raymon Gaddis (6.2), Obinna Nwobodo (7.1), Júnior Moreno (6.8), Álvaro Barreal (6.8), Luciano Acosta (7.1), Brandon Vazquez (6.2) and Sergio Santos (6.1).

They had on the bench: Yuya Kubo (6.6), Malik Pinto, Dominique Badji, Arquimides Ordonez, Ian Murphy, Alec Kann, Alvas Powell, Joey Akpunonu and Marco Angulo.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: Sergio Santos for Yuya Kubo (71′), Raymon Gaddis for Alvas Powell (84′), Obinna Nwobodo for Malik Pinto (90′) and Brandon Vazquez for Dominique Badji (90′).

Best player: Nick Hagglund​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Nick Hagglund.

His rating is (7.4) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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