Cincinnati conquers New York City 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Acosta. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati tops New York City 1-0 after L. Acosta scored just 1 goal (57').

Cincinnati conquers New York City 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Acosta. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati conquers New York City 1-0 after L. Acosta scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. In front of 24,282 spectators.​ The referee was Rafael Bonilla with the support of Hayden Oscanoa and Leonardo Sánchez. The 4th official was Jaime Herrera Garduño. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 118
  • 45 Dangerous attack 28
  • 81 Ball safe 96
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. New York City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cincinnati was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cincinnati won the match​.

Cincinnati shot 10 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, New York City shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Luciano Acosta). Talking about the opposition, New York City received 1 yellow card (Andrés Perea).

Match Timeline

Kipp Keller(VAR)
15'
L. Acosta- Yellow
20'
45'
Andrés Perea- Yellow
52'
Justin Haak- sub ->Birk Risa
L. Acosta(goal)Corey Baird
57'
67'
M. Jones- sub ->Julián Fernández
67'
Alonso Martínez- sub ->Hannes Wolf
Nick Hagglund- sub ->Kipp Keller
73'
78'
Agustín Ojeda- sub ->Kevin O\'Toole
Sergio Santos- sub ->Corey Baird
82'
Malik Pinto- sub ->Luca Orellano
88'
Gerardo Valenzuela- sub ->Aaron Boupendza
90'
L. Acosta(VAR)
90'

Standings

After this match, Cincinnati has 11 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, New York City will stays with 3 points to remain in the 14th place.

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 stats.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
7.9
D
Kipp Keller 14.United States
6.7
73'
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.3
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
6.7
M
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
7.3
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
8.4
20' Goals57'
M
Pavel Bucha 20.Czech Republic
7.3
M
Luca Orellano 23.Argentina
7.5
88'
M
DeAndre Yedlin 91.United States
7.3
F
Aaron Boupendza 9.Gabon
6.7
90'
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
7.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Evan Louro 36.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
6.7
73'
D
Bret Halsey 15.United States
M
Gerardo Valenzuela 22.United States
6.4
90'
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
6.8
88'
M
S. Jimenez 37.United States
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
7.3
82'
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 (7.9), Kipp Keller (6.7), Matthew Miazga (7.3), Ian Murphy (6.7), DeAndre Yedlin (7.3), Yuya Kubo (7.3), Pavel Bucha (7.3), Luca Orellano (7.5), Luciano Acosta (8.4), Corey Baird (7.1) and Aaron Boupendza (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Alvas Powell, Nick Hagglund (6.7), Bret Halsey, Sergio Santos (7.3), Gerardo Valenzuela (6.4), Malik Pinto (6.8), Arquimides Ordonez, Evan Louro and Stiven Jimenez.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: Corey Baird for Sergio Santos (82′), Aaron Boupendza for Gerardo Valenzuela (90′), Kipp Keller for Nick Hagglund (73′) and Luca Orellano for Malik Pinto (88′).

Player of the match: Luciano Acosta​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Luciano Acosta.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 41 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Matt Freese 49.United States
7.5
D
Birk Risa 5.Norway
6.7
52'
D
6.4
D
Thiago Martins  13.Brazil
7.0
M
James Sands 6.United States
7.5
M
Andrés Perea 8.Colombia
7.1
45'
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
7.3
M
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
6.7
78'
F
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
6.8
F
Julián Fernández 11.Argentina
7.3
67'
F
Hannes Wolf 17.Austria
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
D
R. Hope-Gund 2.United States
D
A. Baiera 38.United States
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
7.3
52'
F
Alonso Martínez 16.Costa Rica
7.0
67'
F
Agustín Ojeda 26.Argentina
6.7
78'
F
M. Jones 88.
6.8
67'

New York City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Nick Cushing played with: Matthew Freese (7.5), Strahinja Tanasijević (6.4), Thiago Martins (7.0), Birk Risa (6.7), Andres Jasson (7.3), Andrés Perea (7.1), James Sands (7.5), Kevin O’Toole (6.7), Julián Fernández (7.3), Santiago Rodríguez (6.8) and Hannes Wolf (6.4).

They had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Rio Hope-Gund, Alonso Martínez (7.0), Maximo Augusto Carrizo Ballesteros, Andrew Baiera, Justin Haak (7.3), Malachi Jones (6.8), Jacob Arroyave and Agustin Ojeda (6.7).

New York City could not rely on the presence of Justin Haak (injured) and Agustin Ojeda (injured).

Substitutions

New York City made 4 changes: Birk Risa for Justin Haak (52′), Kevin O’Toole for Agustin Ojeda (78′), Julián Fernández for Malachi Jones (67′) and Hannes Wolf for Alonso Martínez (67′).

Player of the match: James Sands​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was James Sands.

His rating is 7.5 with 77 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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