Cincinnati defeats Orlando City 3-1. Cincinnati got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Karim Tmimi (15′) and Ajani Fortune (30′). Orlando City tried to recover with a goal from Benjamin Stitz (57′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a goal (81′ + 81′) scored by Nicolas Firmino for Cincinnati.
The referee was Drew Fischer with the help of Jose Da Silva and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Chris Ruska. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.41 degrees Celsius or 88.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 57 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Orlando City will stay with 47 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 21st of October with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Orlando City will play away agasint Toronto on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Toronto (3 draws).
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
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, Obinna Nwobodo, Júnior Moreno, Álvaro Barreal, Luciano Acosta, Brandon Vazquez and Sergio Santos.
The home team had on the bench: Alec Kann, Alvas Powell, Yuya Kubo, Marco Angulo, Aaron-Salem Boupendza, Yerson Mosquera, Malik Pinto, Raymon Gaddis and Bret Halsey.
Substitutions
Cincinnati decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese, Dagur Dan Þórhallsson, Rodrigo Schlegel, Robin Jansson, Rafael Santos, Wilder Cartagena, César Araújo, Facundo Torres, Mauricio Pereyra, Iván Angulo and Duncan McGuire.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramiro Enrique, Felipe Martins, Martín Ojeda, Júnior Urso , Kyle Smith, Michael Halliday, Jack Lynn, Abdi Salim and Mason Stajduhar.
Substitutions
Orlando City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New England – Austin – 1-1
- Montreal Impact – Columbus Crew – 2-4
- DC United – Chicago Fire – 4-0
- Cincinnati – Orlando City – 3-1
- New York City – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
