ORLANDO. Cincinnati conquered Orlando City to win 2-1. B. Vazquez was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of B. Vazquez at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Vazquez gave the win to Cincinnati in the 54′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Orlando City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 2:30 am local time. The referee was Chris Penso with the assistance of Charles Morgante and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 68
- 91 Dangerous attack 33
- 71 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 69% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Orlando City had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cincinnati found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Orlando City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cincinnati shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 3 yellow cards (R. Jansson, Urso Junior and Carlos Antonio). On the other side, Cincinnati received 4 yellow cards (B. Vazquez, T. Blackett, Y. Kubo and A. Kann).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Orlando City stays with 4 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Cincinnati has 3 points (19th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will host Columbus Crew on the 8th of October with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Cincinnati will play away agasint DC United on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of DC United (4 draws).
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
58'
88'
42'
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: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Robin Jansson , João Moutinho , César Araújo , Júnior Urso , Facundo Torres , Mauricio Pereyra , Alexandre Pato and Ercan Kara .
The home team had on the bench: Benji Michel , Tesho Akindele, Jack Lynn, Mason Stajduhar, Thomas Williams, Joey DeZart, Rodrigo Schlegel, Kyle Smith and Jhegson Méndez.
Substitutions
Orlando City made 3 changes: C. Araujo for B. Michel (67′), Urso Junior for J. Mendez (88′) and E. Kara for T. Akindele (88′).
Best player: Júnior Urso
The player that probably impressed the most for Orlando City was Júnior Urso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
Cincinnati started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Pat Noonan played with: Alec Kann , Nick Hagglund , Geoff Cameron , Tyler Blackett , Alvas Powell , Yuya Kubo , Júnior Moreno , Ian Murphy , Luciano Acosta , Brandon Vazquez and Dominique Badji .
They had on the bench: Arquimides Ordonez, Kenneth Vermeer, Nick Markanich, Álvaro Barreal , Isaac Atanga , Haris Medunjanin , Calvin Harris , Zico Bailey and Harrison Robledo.
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: I. Murphy for I. Atanga (47′), A. Powell for Z. Bailey (77′), D. Badji for C. Harris (81′), J. Moreno for H. Medunjanin (87′) and L. Acosta for A. Barreal (87′).
Best player: Brandon Vazquez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Brandon Vazquez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 22.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York RB – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 1-0
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Charlotte – 2-1
- DC United – Chicago Fire – 0-2
- Philadelphia Union – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 1-2
- New England – Real Salt Lake – 2-3
- Dallas – Nashville SC – 2-0
