CINCINNATI. Los Angeles FC was capable to reverse the scoreline against Cincinnati to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of L. Acosta at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Musovski gave the win to Los Angeles FC in the 79′ minute.
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the assistance of Brian Dunn and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.3 degrees Celsius or 79.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 7 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 13
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 83 Attack 115
- 52 Dangerous attack 49
- 92 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Los Angeles FC had a strong ball possession 55% while Cincinnati was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cincinnati was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Los Angeles FC succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Cincinnati shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (C. Harris, D. Badji and T. Blackett). On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC received 4 yellow cards (D. Henry, S. Ibeagha, D. Musovski and M. Crepeau).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Cincinnati will stay with 7 points like Seattle Sounders, Sporting KC and New England to sit in the 27th place. Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC will have 19 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will play away against DC United on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of DC United (4 draws).
Los Angeles FC will host Nashville SC on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Cincinnati – Formation
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: .
Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of G. Cameron (injured).
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: I. Murphy for G. Cameron (68′), Brenner for N. Markanich (78′), C. Harris for A. Cruz (78′), J. Nelson for A. Ordonez (90′) and Y. Kubo for H. Medunjanin (90′).
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Steven Cherundolo played with: .
Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of S. Ibeagha (injured).
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 4 changes: D. Henry for S. Ibeagha (30′), C. Arango for D. Musovski (72′), J. Cifuentes for L. Blessing (72′) and C. Vela for C. Jennings (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Orlando City – New York RB – 0-3
- Portland Timbers – Real Salt Lake – 0-0
- Sporting KC – Columbus Crew – 0-0
- New York City – Toronto – 5-4
- LA Galaxy – Nashville SC – 1-0
- Colorado Rapids – Charlotte – 0-0
- Inter Miami – Atlanta United – 2-1
- Austin – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-0
- Cincinnati – Los Angeles FC – 1-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Seattle Sounders – 4-3