CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcome DC United to win 2-1. A goal from T. Fountas was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of Luciano Acosta at the 59′. Then Álvaro Barreal scored again for Cincinnati in the 73′ minute. Eventually, Taxiarchis Fountas reduced the distance for DC United (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

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 Guido Gonzalez with the help of Cameron Blanchard and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Cincinnati

2 - 1

DC United

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 85 Attack 111
  • 44 Dangerous attack 60
  • 70 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. DC United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

DC United was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cincinnati found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Cincinnati shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 5 yellow cards (Luciano Acosta, Y. Mosquera, R. Celentano, Brenner and Yuya Kubo). On the opposite side, DC United received 3 yellow cards (J. Greene, Christian Benteke and Lewis O’Brien).

Match Timeline

21'
L. Acosta- Yellow
39'
L. Acosta(goal)Luciano Acosta
59'
60'
C. Benteke- Yellow
64'
Cristian Dájome- sub ->Ruan
65'
70'
73'
Raymon Gaddis- sub ->Álvaro Barreal
79'
86'
Theodore Ku-DiPietro- sub ->M. Klich
86'
Yuya Kubo- sub ->Júnior Moreno
87'
Yamil Asad- sub ->J. Greene
88'
Ian Murphy- sub ->Alvas Powell
87'
Malik Pinto- sub ->Luciano Acosta
87'
90'
90'
90'
Roman Celentano- Yellow
90'
Yuya Kubo- Yellow
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 encounter, Cincinnati will have 24 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will stay with 14 points like Columbus Crew and Orlando City to gain in the 8th 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).

DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of New York City (3 draws).

Cincinnati and DC United will play the return match on the at the Audi Field

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
7.6
90'
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.3
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
6.9
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
7.5
70'
M
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
7.0
87'
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
7.1
87'
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.2
M
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
7.6
79' 73'
F
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.8
87' 39' 59'
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.4
65'
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
6.4
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
87'
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
79'
D
Joey Akpunonu 3.United States
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
87'
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
6.8
87' 90'
F
Brenner 9.Brazil
6.6
65' 90'

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 (7.6), Nick Hagglund (6.9), Matthew Miazga (7.3), Yerson Mosquera (7.5), Alvas Powell (7.0), Obinna Nwobodo (7.2), Júnior Moreno (7.3), Álvaro Barreal (7.6), Luciano Acosta (7.8), Sergio Santos (6.4) and Brandon Vazquez (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Dominique Badji, Ian Murphy, Alec Kann, Yuya Kubo, Marco Antonio Angulo Solórzano, Brenner (6.6), Raymon Gaddis, Malik Pinto and Joey Akpunonu.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Sergio Santos for Brenner (65′), Álvaro Barreal for Raymon Gaddis (79′), Luciano Acosta for Malik Pinto (87′), Alvas Powell for Ian Murphy (87′) and Júnior Moreno for Yuya Kubo (88′).

Best player: Luciano Acosta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
T. Miller 1.United States
6.4
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
D
Derrick Williams 3.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
6.8
D
Victor Pálsson 44.Iceland
6.7
M
Jacob Greene 33.United States
6.4
88' 21'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
6.9
86'
M
Russell Canouse 6.United States
6.8
86'
M
Lewis O'Brien 17.England
6.8
90'
M
Ruan 2.Brazil
7.0
64'
F
C. Benteke 20.Belgium
7.4
60'
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 11.Greece
6.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
D
Matai Akinmboni 45.United States
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
M
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 21.United States
7.0
86'
M
Yamil Asad 22.Argentina
6.9
88'
M
C. Durkin 8.United States
6.1
86'
F
K. Fletcher 26.United States
F
Cristian Dájome 12.Colombia
6.7
64'
F
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States

DC United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Andy Aryel Najar Rodríguez, Tyler Miller (6.4), Victor Pálsson (6.7), Derrick Williams (6.7), Donovan Pines (6.8), Ruan (7.0), Mateusz Klich (6.9), Russell Canouse (7.0), Lewis O’Brien (6.8), Jacob Greene (6.6) and Christian Benteke (7.4), Taxiarchis Fountas (6.3).

They had on the bench: Alexander Bono, Theodore Ku-DiPietro, Kristian Fletcher, Matai Akinmboni, Brendan Hines-Ike, Cristián Dájome (6.7), Yamil Asad, Christopher Durkin and Jackson Hopkins.

Substitutions

DC United made 4 changes: Ruan for Cristián Dájome (64′), J. Greene for Yamil Asad (88′), Russell Canouse for Christopher Durkin (88′) and M. Klich for Theodore Ku-Dipietro (88′).

Best player: Christian Benteke​

The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was Christian Benteke.

His rating is (7.4) with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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