ORLANDO. Cincinnati defeats Orlando City 1-0 after L. Acosta scored just 1 goal (1′). Cincinnati made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

Rodrigo Schlegel received a red card (23′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Orlando City lost the match.

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the support of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.24 degrees Celsius or 90.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Orlando City

0 - 1

Cincinnati

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 107 Attack 102
  • 50 Dangerous attack 37
  • 60 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cincinnati had a strong ball possession 59% while Orlando City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Cincinnati succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Orlando City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Cincinnati shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 4 yellow cards (Robin Jansson , C. Araújo, M. Halliday and Ian Murphy). Talking about the opposition, Cincinnati received 4 yellow cards (Gerardo Valenzuela, W. Cartagena, Bret Halsey and M. Halliday).

(Orlando City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (23′).

Match Timeline

1'
L. Acosta(goal)DeAndre Yedlin
Rodrigo Schlegel- Red
23'
Rodrigo Schlegel(VAR_CARD)
22'
David Brekalo- sub ->Martín Ojeda
28'
C. Araújo- Yellow
30'
M. Halliday- sub ->Dagur Dan Thórhallsson
45'
Nicolás Lodeiro- sub ->Rafael Santos
52'
55'
Bret Halsey- sub ->DeAndre Yedlin
W. Cartagena- Yellow
56'
55'
Bret Halsey- Yellow
Robin Jansson - Yellow
62'
62'
K. Kelsy- sub ->Corey Baird
62'
Gerardo Valenzuela- sub ->L. Acosta
64'
Ian Murphy- Yellow
M. Halliday- Yellow
66'
Luis Muriel- sub ->Facundo Torres
70'
78'
Bret Halsey(yellowredcard)
80'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Yuya Kubo
87'
Yamil Asad- sub ->Luca Orellano
90'
Gerardo Valenzuela- Yellow
M. Halliday- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
27
13
Cincinnati
24
12
New York RB
20
12
Toronto
19
12
New York City
17
12
Charlotte
17
12
DC United
17
12
Columbus Crew
15
11
Philadelphia Union
14
11
Atlanta United
12
11
Orlando City
12
11
CF Montréal
12
11
Nashville SC
11
11
Chicago Fire
10
12
New England
7
11

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
22
12
Minnesota United
20
10
LA Galaxy
20
12
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
11
Los Angeles FC
18
12
Colorado Rapids
18
12
Houston Dynamo
17
11
Austin
16
12
St. Louis City
16
11
Seattle Sounders
13
12
Dallas
11
11
Sporting KC
11
12
SJ Earthquakes
10
12
Portland Timbers
10
12

After playing this contest, Orlando City stays with 9 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati will has 21 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of New York RB (4 draws).

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
7.1
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
7.0
52'
D
Robin Jansson 6.Sweden
7.0
62'
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
3.7
23'
D
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 17.Iceland
7.3
45'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.1
30'
M
Facundo Torres 10.Uruguay
6.6
70'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
6.4
28'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
7.3
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
7.3
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
6.8
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
David Brekalo 4.Slovenia
6.7
28'
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
7.0
45' 90'
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 14.Uruguay
7.0
52'
M
Jeorgio Kocevski 33.
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
6.8
70'
F
Jack Lynn 27.United States

Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: P. Gallese (7.1), Dagur Dan Thórhallsson (7.3), Rodrigo Schlegel (3.7), Robin Jansson  (7.0), Rafael Santos (7.0), C. Araújo (7.1), W. Cartagena (7.3), Iván Angulo (7.3), Martín Ojeda (6.4), Facundo Torres  (6.6) and D. McGuire (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: David Brekalo (6.7), Felipe Martins, Kyle Smith, M. Halliday (7.0), Jack Lynn, Mason Stajduhar, Jeorgio Kocevski, Nicolás Lodeiro (7.0) and Luis Muriel (6.8).

Orlando City could not rely on the presence of Nicolás Lodeiro (injured) and M. Halliday (injured).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 4 changes: Facundo Torres  for Luis Muriel (70′), Martín Ojeda for David Brekalo (28′), Rafael Santos for Nicolás Lodeiro (52′) and Dagur Dan Thórhallsson for M. Halliday (45′).

Player of the match: W. Cartagena​

The most impressive player for Orlando City was W. Cartagena.

His rating is 7.3 with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
7.3
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
7.1
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.9
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
8.1
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.9
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
8.1
62' 1'
M
Pavel Bucha 20.Czech Republic
7.0
M
Luca Orellano 23.Argentina
6.1
87'
M
DeAndre Yedlin 91.United States
7.1
55'
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
6.4
80'
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
6.4
80'
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
D
Kipp Keller 14.United States
D
Bret Halsey 15.United States
6.0
55' 55'
M
Gerardo Valenzuela 22.United States
7.3
62' 90'
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
F
K. Kelsy 19.Venezuela
6.7
62'
F
Yamil Asad 27.Argentina
7.0
87'

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

Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano (7.3), Miles Robinson (7.1), M. Miazga (7.9), Ian Murphy (8.1), DeAndre Yedlin (7.1), Obinna Nwobodo (7.9), Pavel Bucha (7.0), Luca Orellano (6.1), L. Acosta (8.1), Corey Baird (6.6) and Yuya Kubo (6.4).

They had on the bench: Alec Kann, Alvas Powell (6.4), Nick Hagglund, Kipp Keller, K. Kelsy (6.7), Gerardo Valenzuela (7.3), Malik Pinto, Yamil Asad (7.0) and Bret Halsey (6.0).

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Bret Halsey (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: DeAndre Yedlin for Bret Halsey (55′), Yuya Kubo for Alvas Powell (80′), Luca Orellano for Yamil Asad (87′), L. Acosta for Gerardo Valenzuela (62′) and Corey Baird for K. Kelsy (62′).

Player of the match: L. Acosta​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was L. Acosta.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 40 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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