CINCINNATI. Cincinnati wipes out SJ Earthquakes 6-0 with goals of A. Barreal (45′), Brenner (47′), L. Acosta (71′ pen), Y. Kubo (78′), Brenner (90′) and Brenner (90′ pen).
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic assisted by Ian McKay and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was mist. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 20 Total 9
- 8 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 83
- 42 Dangerous attack 33
- 57 Ball safe 80
- 2 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 8
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. SJ Earthquakes that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cincinnati was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cincinnati won the match.
Cincinnati shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (G. Cameron and Brenner). On the other side, SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (J. Monteiro and Nathan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 42 points like Orlando City to move down in the 5th place. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes will stay with 30 points like Sporting KC to go up in the 14th 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 statistic in favor of DC United (4 draws).
SJ Earthquakes will play away agasint Seattle Sounders on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano
, Alvas Powell , Nick Hagglund , Geoff Cameron , Matthew Miazga , Álvaro Barreal , Obinna Nwobodo , Júnior Moreno , Luciano Acosta , Brandon Vazquez and Brenner .The home team had on the bench: Ian Murphy
, Ronald Matarrita , Dominique Badji , Allan Cruz, Alec Kann, Yuya Kubo , John Nelson, Sergio Santos and Raymon Gaddis.Substitutions
Cincinnati made 5 changes: L. Acosta for Y. Kubo (73′), M. Miazga for I. Murphy (73′), B. Vazquez for S. Santos (78′), A. Barreal for R. Matarrita (78′) and J. Moreno for D. Badji (83′).
Best player: Brenner
The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Brenner.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Covelo played with: James Marcinkowski
, Tommy Thompson , Rodrigues , Nathan Cardoso , Tanner Beason , Eric Remedi , Jackson Yueill , Cristian Espinoza , Jamiro Monteiro , Cade Cowell and Jeremy Ebobisse .They had on the bench: Ján Greguš, Matt Bersano, Judson, Benjamin Kikanovic
, Oskar Aegren, Shea Salinas , Niko Tsarkis , Jack Skahan and Paul Marie .Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: C. Espinoza for S. Salinas (72′), J. Ebobisse for B. Kikanovic (73′), J. Yueill for N. Tsakiris (73′), T. Thompson for P. Marie (82′) and J. Monteiro for J. Skahan (82′).
Best player: Cristian Espinoza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Cristian Espinoza.
His rating is
with 23 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 12 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Charlotte – New York City – 1-0
- New York RB – New England – 2-1
- Philadelphia Union – Orlando City – 5-1
- Cincinnati – SJ Earthquakes – 6-0
- Atlanta United – Toronto – 4-2
- Nashville SC – LA Galaxy – 1-1