Cincinnati manages to draw 2-2 with Philadelphia Union after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union finds the way to recover against Cincinnati with a goal on the B. Vazquez 76' and a goal on the A. Boupendza 49'.

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David Brown
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Cincinnati manages to draw 2-2 with Philadelphia Union after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union bounces back against Cincinnati with a goal on the B. Vazquez 76′ and a goal on the A. Boupendza 49′. Cincinnati was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the support of Nick Uranga and Katie Nesbitt. The 4th official was Jeremy Scheer. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.64 degrees Celsius or 67.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

2 - 2

Team 1

Cincinnati

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 93 Attack 95
  • 32 Dangerous attack 39
  • 45 Ball safe 50
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cincinnati had a strong ball possession 58% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cincinnati had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cincinnati to win the match​.

Philadelphia Union shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Cincinnati shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 6 yellow cards (Damion Lowe, Kai Wagner, Julián Carranza, Tai Baribo, Dániel Gazdag and Jack Elliott). Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati received 4 yellow cards (Nick Hagglund, Matthew Miazga, Roman Celentano and Yerson Mosquera).

Match Timeline

18'
M. Miazga- Yellow
Jack Elliott- Yellow
19'
Dániel Gazdag- Yellow
21'
J. Martínez(goal)Jack McGlynn
23'
35'
Roman Celentano- Yellow
36'
Dániel Gazdag(penalty)
37'
Damion Lowe- Yellow
42'
45'
Nick Hagglund- Yellow
46'
Aaron Boupendza- sub ->Sergio Santos
46'
Ian Murphy- sub ->Nick Hagglund
49'
Aaron Boupendza(goal)Yuya Kubo
Julián Carranza- Yellow
63'
J. Bueno- sub ->José Martínez
63'
71'
Tai Baribo- sub ->Mikael Uhre
73'
Kai Wagner- Yellow
74'
76'
83'
Tai Baribo- Yellow
85'
87'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Aaron-Salem Boupendza
90'
Raymon Gaddis- sub ->Santiago Arias
Chris Donovan- sub ->Damion Lowe
90'
Jack Elliott(yellowredcard)
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, Philadelphia Union will have 47 points like Orlando City to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Cincinnati will have 58 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away against New England on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).

Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 21st of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
7.0
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
6.3
19'
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
6.6
D
Damion Lowe 17.Jamaica
6.7
90' 42'
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
7.5
63' Goals23'
M
Dániel Gazdag 10.Hungary
7.5
21' Goals37'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
7.0
M
N. Harriel 26.United States
6.8
M
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.7
74'
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
7.1
73'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
Joe Bendik 12.United States
D
Matt Real 2.United States
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
M
Jeremy Rafanello 14.United States
M
Joaquín Torres 19.Argentina
M
J. Bueno 20.Venezuela
6.6
63'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
90'
F
Tai Baribo 28.Israel
6.3
73' 85'

Philadelphia Union adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (7.0), Jakob Glesnes (6.6), Jack Elliott (6.3), Damion Lowe (6.7), Nathan Harriel (6.8), José Martínez (7.5), Jack McGlynn (7.0), Kai Wagner (7.7), Dániel Gazdag (7.5), Julián Carranza (6.8) and Mikael Uhre (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Real, Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Olivier Mbaizo, Joaquín Torres, Jesus Bueno (6.6), Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo (6.3) and Quinn Sullivan.

Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Tai Baribo (injured).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Mikael Uhre for Tai Baribo (73′), José Martínez for Jesus Bueno (63′) and Damion Lowe for Chris Donovan (90′).

Best player: Kai Wagner​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner.

His rating is (7.7) with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
6.6
35'
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
6.4
46' 45'
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
6.4
36'
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.3
18'
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
6.7
M
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
7.3
71'
M
S. Arias 13.Colombia
7.0
90'
M
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
7.3
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
7.7
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
7.0
46'
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
6.8
Goals76'
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
6.8
87'
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
6.8
90'
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
6.8
46'
D
Bret Halsey 42.United States
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
F
Aaron Boupendza 9.Gabon
8.1
46' Goals49'
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal
7.1
71'

Also Cincinnati adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano (6.6), Nick Hagglund (6.4), Matthew Miazga (7.3), Yerson Mosquera (6.4), Santiago Arias (7.0), Obinna Nwobodo (6.7), Júnior Moreno (7.7), Álvaro Barreal (7.3), Yuya Kubo (7.3), Brandon Vazquez (6.8) and Sergio Santos (7.0).

They had on the bench: Alec Kann, Alvas Powell (6.8), Marco Angulo, Aaron-Salem Boupendza (8.1), Dominique Badji (7.1), Malik Pinto, Raymon Gaddis (6.8), Ian Murphy (6.8) and Bret Halsey.

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Ian Murphy (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Sergio Santos for Aaron-Salem Boupendza (46′), Yuya Kubo for Dominique Badji (71′), Aaron-Salem Boupendza for Alvas Powell (87′), Santiago Arias for Raymon Gaddis (90′) and Nick Hagglund for Ian Murphy (46′).

Best player: Aaron-Salem Boupendza​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Aaron-Salem Boupendza.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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