CINCINNATI. Cincinnati was ultimately too good for Charlotte with the goal of Álvaro Barreal (45′), Aaron-Salem Boupendza (50′) and Luciano Acosta (78′). Charlotte lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. The referee was Jair Marrufo with the support of Cory Richardson and Adam Wienckowski. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.17 degrees Celsius or 75.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 20 Total 9
- 9 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 98
- 38 Dangerous attack 77
- 66 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Charlotte had a superior ball possession 57% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Charlotte had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cincinnati shot 20 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 9 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (Kristijan Kahlina and Ashley Westwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 62 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte will stay with 33 points like Chicago Fire to go up 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 5-2 head to head in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
88'
45'
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 , Yerson Mosquera , Ian Murphy , Santiago Arias , Obinna Nwobodo , Júnior Moreno , Álvaro Barreal , Luciano Acosta , Aaron-Salem Boupendza and Brandon Vazquez .
The home team had on the bench: Alec Kann, Alvas Powell , Yuya Kubo , Marco Angulo , Dominique Badji , Sergio Santos, Malik Pinto, Raymon Gaddis and Bret Halsey.
Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Raymon Gaddis (injured).
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: Luciano Acosta for Marco Angulo (85′), Santiago Arias for Alvas Powell (84′), Brandon Vazquez for Dominique Badji (74′), Júnior Moreno for Yuya Kubo (74′) and Álvaro Barreal for Raymon Gaddis (88′).
Best player: Obinna Nwobodo
The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Obinna Nwobodo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
45'
Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina , Jaylin Lindsey , Adilson Malanda , Andrew Privett , Nathan Byrne , Karol Świderski , Ashley Westwood , Brandt Bronico , Brecht Dejaegere , Enzo Copetti and Justin Meram .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jere Uronen, Bill Tuiloma, Kamil Jóźwiak , Orrin McKinze Gaines II. , Kerwin Calderón Vargas , Derrick Jones , George Marks, Patrick Agyemang and Scott Arfield.
Charlotte could not rely on the presence of Derrick Jones (injured).
Substitutions
Charlotte made 5 changes: Karol Świderski for Patrick Agyemang (83′), Justin Meram for Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (83′), Enzo Copetti for Kerwin Calderón Vargas (60′), Brecht Dejaegere for Kamil Jóźwiak (83′) and Jaylin Lindsey for Derrick Jones (60′).
Best player: Justin Meram
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Justin Meram.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Los Angeles FC – 0-0
- DC United – New York RB – 3-5
- Cincinnati – Charlotte – 3-0
- Atlanta United – Montreal Impact – 4-1
