CINCINNATI. Cincinnati was ultimately too good for New York City with the goal of Aaron-Salem Boupendza (6′), Júnior Moreno (52′) and Nick Hagglund (59′). New York City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. The referee was Chris Penso with the collaboration of Kali Smith and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.59 degrees Celsius or 88.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 6 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 75 Attack 115
- 35 Dangerous attack 73
- 37 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 6 Total 2
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
New York City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Cincinnati shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, New York City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (Matthew Miazga and Yuya Kubo). Talking about the opposition, New York City received 2 yellow cards (Birk Risa and Andrés Perea).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Cincinnati will have 54 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, New York City will stay with 26 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 21st of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
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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 , Nick Hagglund , Matthew Miazga , Ian Murphy , Santiago Arias , Yuya Kubo , Júnior Moreno , Bret Halsey , Luciano Acosta , Aaron-Salem Boupendza and Brandon Vazquez .
The home team had on the bench: Alec Kann, Alvas Powell, Marco Angulo , Sergio Santos , Malik Pinto, Raymon Gaddis , Álvaro Barreal , London Aghedo and Gerardo Valenzuela.
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: Luciano Acosta for Gerardo Valenzuela (84′), Yuya Kubo for Marco Angulo (72′), Santiago Arias for Raymon Gaddis (73′), Aaron-Salem Boupendza for Sergio Santos (72′) and Bret Halsey for Álvaro Barreal (73′).
Best player: Luciano Acosta
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
New York City – Formation
New York City
New York City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Nick Cushing played with: Luis Barraza , Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Birk Risa , Mitja Ilenič , Keaton Parks , Andrés Perea , Brian Cufré , Julián Fernández , Maxi Moralez and Monsef Bakrar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alfredo Morales, Alonso Martínez, Matías Pellegrini , Richard Ledezma , Andres Jasson , Kevin O’Toole, Talles Magno , Matthew Freese and Justin Haak.
Substitutions
New York City made 5 changes: Mitja Ilenič for Andres Jasson (57′), Monsef Bakrar for Talles Magno (57′), Maxi Moralez for Richard Ledezma (66′), Julián Fernández for Matías Pellegrini (66′) and Brian Cufré for Alonso Martínez (84′).
Best player: Keaton Parks
The player that probably impressed the most for New York City was Keaton Parks.
His rating is with 70 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Orlando City – St. Louis City – 2-1
- New York RB – Inter Miami – 0-2
- Montreal Impact – New England – 1-0
- DC United – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- Columbus Crew – Toronto – 2-0
- Cincinnati – New York City – 3-0
- Charlotte – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- Atlanta United – Nashville SC – 4-0
