CINCINNATI. Cincinnati snatched a late win Philadelphia Union 1-0 after Y. Mosquera scored just 1 goal (90′). Cincinnati took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. In front of 25,513 spectators. The referee was Ismail Elfath assisted by Cameron Blanchard and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Allen Chapman. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was cold at 7.65 degrees Celsius or 45.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 6 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 119 Attack 88
- 53 Dangerous attack 41
- 77 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cincinnati was in firm control of the ball 56% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cincinnati was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cincinnati won the match.
Cincinnati shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (Raymon Gaddis and Aaron Boupendza). On the other side, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (Damion Lowe and Julián Carranza).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 69 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union will stay with 55 points like New England to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
90'
90'
30'
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 , Alvas Powell , Yerson Mosquera , Ian Murphy , Raymon Gaddis , Yuya Kubo , Júnior Moreno , Álvaro Barreal , Luciano Acosta , Brandon Vazquez and Aaron Boupendza .
The home team had on the bench: Alec Kann, Marco Angulo, Santiago Arias, Dominique Badji , Sergio Santos, Malik Pinto, London Aghedo, Bret Halsey and Gerardo Valenzuela.
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 2 changes: Aaron Boupendza for Dominique Badji (88′) and Yuya Kubo for Marco Angulo (90′).
Player of the match: Yerson Mosquera
The most impressive player for Cincinnati was Yerson Mosquera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 78 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Olivier Mbaizo , Damion Lowe , Jack Elliott , Nathan Harriel , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Jack McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre .
They had on the bench: Matthew Real, Jakob Glesnes, Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Joaquín Torres, Jesus Bueno , Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo and Quinn Sullivan.
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: José Martínez for Jesus Bueno (80′), Jack McGlynn for Chris Donovan (90′) and Mikael Uhre for Quinn Sullivan (90′).
Player of the match: Jack McGlynn
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Jack McGlynn.
His rating is with 65 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
