Cincinnati draws 0-0 with DC United on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati and DC United played out a goalless draw.

Cincinnati draws 0-0 with DC United on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati and DC United didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. Cincinnati was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. The referee was Cristian Campo Hernández who had the assistance of Fevzi Demirhan and . The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.72 degrees Celsius or 40.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 70 Attack 108
  • 41 Dangerous attack 45
  • 90 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Cincinnati had a superior ball possession 58% while DC United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

DC United was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough DC United to win the contest​.

Cincinnati shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Luciano Acosta). Talking about the opposition, DC United received 4 yellow cards (Aaron Herrera, Mateusz Klich, Pedro Santos and Jared Stroud).

Match Timeline

Malik Pinto- sub ->Obinna Nwobodo
32'
43'
Aarón Herrera- Yellow
51'
Jared Stroud- Yellow
L. Acosta- Yellow
55'
56'
Mateusz Klich- Yellow
Aaron Boupendza- sub ->Sergio Santos
56'
DeAndre Yedlin- sub ->Alvas Powell
57'
58'
K. Fletcher- sub ->Jared Stroud
68'
Matai Akinmboni- sub ->Lucas Bartlett
68'
Conner Antley- sub ->Gabriel Pirani
71'
Pedro Santos- Yellow
77'
Jacob Murrell- sub ->Jackson Hopkins
Gerardo Valenzuela- sub ->Pavel Bucha
83'
Yuya Kubo- sub ->Corey Baird
84'

Standings

After this match, Cincinnati has 5 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. On the other side, DC United has 5 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 5-5 head to head.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
7.5
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
8.2
D
Kipp Keller 14.United States
7.7
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.5
M
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
7.5
57'
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
6.7
32'
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.8
55'
M
Pavel Bucha 20.Czech Republic
7.9
83'
M
Luca Orellano 23.Argentina
7.3
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.6
84'
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
Evan Louro 36.United States
D
Bret Halsey 15.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
D
DeAndre Yedlin 91.United States
6.4
57'
M
Gerardo Valenzuela 22.United States
7.0
83'
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
7.1
32'
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
7.3
84'
F
Aaron Boupendza 9.Gabon
6.7
56'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala

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 (7.5), Miles Robinson (8.2), Matthew Miazga (7.5), Kipp Keller (7.7), Alvas Powell (7.5), Obinna Nwobodo (6.7), Pavel Bucha (7.9), Luca Orellano (7.3), Luciano Acosta (7.8), Corey Baird (6.6) and Sergio Santos (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Boupendza (6.7), Bret Halsey, Gerardo Valenzuela (7.0), Malik Pinto (7.1), Arquimides Ordonez, Evan Louro, Ian Murphy, DeAndre Yedlin (6.4) and Yuya Kubo (7.3).

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Malik Pinto (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Obinna Nwobodo for Malik Pinto (32′), Pavel Bucha for Gerardo Valenzuela (83′), Corey Baird for Yuya Kubo (84′), Alvas Powell for DeAndre Yedlin (57′) and Sergio Santos for Aaron Boupendza (56′).

Player of the match: Miles Robinson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Miles Robinson.

His rating is 8.2 with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
Alex Bono 24.United States
8.9
D
Lucas Bartlett 3.United States
7.1
68'
D
Pedro Santos 7.Portugal
6.7
71'
D
Aarón Herrera 22.Guatemala
7.9
43'
D
Christopher McVey 97.Sweden
7.5
M
Matti Peltola 4.Finland
7.8
M
Jared Stroud 8.United States
6.7
58' 51'
M
Gabriel Pirani 10.Brazil
6.7
68'
M
Jackson Hopkins 25.United States
6.4
77'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
7.5
56'
F
Cristian Dájome 11.Colombia
6.6
Substitutes
G
Luis Zamudio 56.Mexico
D
Conner Antley 12.United States
6.3
68'
D
Garrison Tubbs 16.United States
D
Matai Akinmboni 45.United States
6.8
68'
M
M
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 21.United States
F
6.6
77'
F
K. Fletcher 27.United States
6.3
58'

DC United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Troy Lesesne played with: Alex Bono (8.9), Aaron Herrera (7.9), Lucas Bartlett (7.1), Christopher McVey (7.5), Pedro Santos (6.7), Mateusz Klich (7.5), Matti Peltola (7.8), Jackson Hopkins (6.4), Jared Stroud (6.7), Cristian Dájome (6.6) and Gabriel Pirani (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Conner Antley (6.3), Martín Rodríguez , Garrison Tubbs, Jacob Murrell (6.6), Kristian Fletcher (6.3), Matai Akinmboni (6.8), Luis Zamudio and Theodore Ku-DiPietro.

DC United could not rely on the presence of Matai Akinmboni (injured).

Substitutions

DC United made 4 changes: Jared Stroud for Kristian Fletcher (58′), Lucas Bartlett for Matai Akinmboni (68′), Gabriel Pirani for Conner Antley (68′) and Jackson Hopkins for Jacob Murrell (77′).

Player of the match: Alex Bono​

The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was the goalkeeper: Alex Bono. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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