Cincinnati beats Inter Miami 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati tops Inter Miami 3-1.

March 20, 2022

CINCINNATI. Cincinnati prevails over Inter Miami 3-1. Cincinnati got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Matarrita (18′) and B. Vazquez (24′). Inter Miami tried to recover with a goal from G. Higuain (30′). Nevertheless, the contest was closed by a goal (82′) scored by B. Vazquez for Cincinnati.

L. Acosta didn’t convert a penalty (78′) for Cincinnati.

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Cincinnati

3 - 1

Inter Miami

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

16 Total 13
7 On Target 2
9 Off Target 11
2 Shots blocked 1

143 Attack 80
45 Dangerous attack 39
88 Ball safe 84

1 Penalties 1
0 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

12 Total 19
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Inter Miami that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cincinnati was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cincinnati won the match.

Cincinnati shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (R. Matarrita, J. Moreno and A. Kann). On the other side, Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (M. Adams, Gregore and D. Lowe).

Match Timeline

18'

24'

30'

33'

47'

53'

56'

60'

Noah Allen- sub ->K. Gibbs

60'

66'

71'

Robbie Robinson - sub ->L. Campana

78'

L. Acosta- missed penalty

78'

79'

82'

90'

Alec Kann- Yellow

90'

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Cincinnati will have 6 points like Austin, Colorado Rapids, New York RB, LA Galaxy and DC United to climb in the 15th place. On the other side, Inter Miami will stay with 1 points like Montreal Impact, SJ Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps to move up in the 27th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will play away with DC United on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Inter Miami will host Montreal Impact on the 8th of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Montreal Impact (0 draws).

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati

Alec Kann 1.United States

6.5

90'

G. Cameron 20.USA

7.2

Tyler Blackett 24.England

6.7

Nick Hagglund 4.United States

6.8

Ronald Matarrita 22.Costa Rica

8.2

33'

18'

Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica

6.9

J. Moreno 93.Venezuela

7.1

90'

56'

Yuya Kubo 7.Japan

8.0

L. Acosta 10.Argentina

6.6

79'

D. Badji 14.Senegal

7.3

66'

Brandon Vazquez 19.United States

8.5

90'

24', 82'

Substitutes

Kenneth Vermeer 25.Suriname

Ian Murphy 32.United States

Harrison Robledo 35.United States

Haris Medunjanin 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina

90'

Á. Barreal 31.Argentina

6.6

79'

Calvin Harris 12.England

90'

Nick Markanich 33.United States

Isaac Atanga 23.Ghana

Brenner 9.Brazil

6.5

66'

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: .

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: D. Badji for Brenner (66′), L. Acosta for A. Barreal (79′), B. Vazquez for C. Harris (90′) and J. Moreno for H. Medunjanin (90′).