CHARLOTTE. Cincinnati succeeded in snatch a draw against Charlotte with a late goal from A. Boupendza scored in the (90′) after Charlotte got a lead with a penalty from D. Diani (59′). Cincinnati was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 30,043 spectators. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez with the collaboration of Ryan Graves and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.19 degrees Celsius or 70.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 16 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 80 Attack 96
- 44 Dangerous attack 47
- 75 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cincinnati was in firm control of the ball 62% while Charlotte was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cincinnati had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Cincinnati to win the match.
Charlotte shot 16 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (Brecht Dejaegere and Kerwin Vargas). Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (Obinna Nwobodo, Ian Murphy and Aaron Boupendza).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Charlotte has 8 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Cincinnati will has 12 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 5-5 head to head record.
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte
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59'
72'
Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina , Nathan Byrne , Adilson Malanda , Andrew Privett , Jere Uronen , Ashley Westwood , Djibril Diani , Nikola Petkovic , Kerwin Vargas , Patrick Agyemang and Brecht Dejaegere .
The home team had on the bench: Bill Tuiloma, Enzo Copetti , Liel Abada , Brandt Bronico, João Pedro, David Bingham, J. Lindsey, Júnior Urso and Iuri Tavares.
Substitutions
Charlotte made 4 changes: Nikola Petkovic for Liel Abada (61′), Patrick Agyemang for Enzo Copetti (74′), Brecht Dejaegere for Júnior Urso (74′) and Kerwin Vargas for Brandt Bronico (90′).
Player of the match: Kristijan Kahlina
The player that probably impressed the most for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
Cincinnati started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano , Nick Hagglund , M. Miazga , Miles Robinson , DeAndre Yedlin , Yuya Kubo , Pavel Bucha , Luca Orellano , Aaron Boupendza , L. Acosta and Corey Baird .
They had on the bench: Alvas Powell, Obinna Nwobodo , Kipp Keller, Bret Halsey , Sergio Santos , Gerardo Valenzuela , Malik Pinto, Evan Louro and Ian Murphy .
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: Nick Hagglund for Ian Murphy (46′), Corey Baird for Obinna Nwobodo (61′), Pavel Bucha for Gerardo Valenzuela (89′), Luca Orellano for Bret Halsey (82′) and Yuya Kubo for Sergio Santos (82′).
Player of the match: DeAndre Yedlin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was DeAndre Yedlin.
His rating is with 38 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Minnesota United – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 3-2
- Charlotte – Cincinnati – 1-1
- DC United – CF Montréal – 1-0
- Inter Miami – New York City – 1-1
- Orlando City – New York RB – 1-1
- Toronto – Sporting KC – 1-3
