MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

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FC Cincinnati
  • 69': Luciano Acosta (P)
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1 - 0
Philadelphia Union

    Luciano Acosta lifts FC Cincinnati past Philadelphia Union

    Luciano Acosta scored a penalty and FC Cincinnati continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
    • 1': Matt Real (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Matt Real (Philadelphia Union).
    • 4': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 10': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Flach.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Marco Angulo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
    • 17': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 17': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
    • 23': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno tries a through ball, but Chris Donovan is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 23': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 27': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
    • 27': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 31': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati).
    • 33': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
    • 37': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
    • 44': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
    • 45': Attempt saved. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 48': Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
    • 48': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
    • 49': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Delay in match (FC Cincinnati).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 57': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez with a cross following a fast break.
    • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Chris Donovan.
    • 60': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag replaces Quinn Sullivan.
    • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
    • 62': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 62': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Marco Angulo.
    • 64': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
    • 66': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Penalty conceded by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza replaces José Martínez.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Santiago Arias.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Luciano Acosta.
    • 76': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
    • 77': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
    • 77': Matt Real (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
    • 78': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
    • 81': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 81': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Real.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
    • 86': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Hand ball by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross.
    • 89': Hand ball by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brenner.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Álvaro Barreal.
    • 90'+2': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Moreno with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
    • 90'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 4
    36 Possession 64
    10 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    256 Accurate Passes 524
    334 Passes 604
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 69
    24 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 14
    20 Effective Clearances 14
    20 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 25,513

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Nashville SC 34 +46 77
    2 Inter Miami CF 34 +21 60
    3 New England Revolution 34 +8 58
    4 Chicago Fire FC 34 +10 55
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    21 Matt Miazga
    15 Yerson Mosquera Yellow Card
    4 Nick Hagglund
    93 Júnior Moreno
    8 Marco Angulo
    10 Luciano Acosta
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    13 Santiago Arias
    9 Brenner
    19 Brandon Vázquez
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Ian Murphy, Alec Kann, Alvas Powell, Raymon Gaddis, Dominique Badji, Malik Pinto, Sergio Santos, Joey Akpunonu, Arquímides Ordóñez.

    PHI Philadelphia Union (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    18 Andre Blake (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Jack Elliott
    26 Nathan Harriel
    5 Jakob Glesnes
    2 Matthew Real
    15 Olivier Mbaizo Yellow Card
    8 José Andrés Martínez
    31 Leon Flach
    20 Jesús Bueno
    25 Chris Donovan
    33 Quinn Sullivan
    Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
    Joe Bendik, Brandan Craig, Jack McGlynn, Andrés Perea, Dániel Gazdag, Julián Carranza, Joaquín Torres, Alejandro Bedoya, Mikkel Uhre.

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