MLS

FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 2': Joel Waterman (OG)
  • 26': Luciano Acosta
  • 65': Brandon Vázquez
FT
3 - 0
CF Montréal

    About

    FC Cincinnati are hosting CF Montréal at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
    • 2': Own Goal by Joel Waterman, CF Montréal. FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
    • 4': Offside, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
    • 5': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by George Campbell.
    • 12': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 14': Offside, CF Montréal. Rudy Camacho tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
    • 19': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
    • 21': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
    • 21': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy tries a through ball, but Brandon Vazquez is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 24': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Sean Rea (CF Montréal).
    • 25': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 27': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
    • 33': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 33': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 33': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
    • 45': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
    • 45': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45'+1': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Bryce Duke.
    • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Chinonso Offor.
    • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama replaces George Campbell.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
    • 49': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
    • 49': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
    • 49': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
    • 54': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji tries a through ball, but Brandon Vazquez is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
    • 57': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
    • 57': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Joel Waterman with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
    • 61': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 61': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 63': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 63': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Rea with a cross.
    • 65': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominique Badji.
    • 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Alvas Powell.
    • 67': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
    • 70': Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Rudy Camacho.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Álvaro Barreal.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
    • 77': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
    • 77': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jojea Kwizera replaces Ariel Lassiter.
    • 78': Foul by Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal).
    • 78': Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Brandon Vazquez.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Rea.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 87': Offside, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama tries a through ball, but Lassi Lappalainen is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
    • 88': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 88': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
    • 90': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
    • 90': Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sean Rea (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raymon Gaddis.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 5
    53.7 Possession 46.3
    10 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    410 Accurate Passes 347
    507 Passes 437
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    13 Crosses 11
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 52
    23 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 15
    13 Effective Clearances 12
    13 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 23,461

    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
    32 Ian Murphy
    4 Nick Hagglund
    93 Júnior Moreno
    5 Obinna Nwobodo Yellow Card
    10 Luciano Acosta
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    2 Alvas Powell
    14 Dominique Badji
    19 Brandon Vázquez
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Joey Akpunonu, Yerson Mosquera, Alec Kann, Marco Angulo, Yuya Kubo, Santiago Arias, Raymon Gaddis, Malik Pinto, Isaiah Foster.

    MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
    24 George Campbell
    16 Joel Waterman
    25 Gabriele Corbo
    29 Mathieu Choinière
    4 Rudy Camacho
    27 Sean Rea
    11 Ariel Lassiter
    22 Aaron Herrera
    9 Chinonso Offor
    10 Bryce Duke
    CF Montréal Substitutes:
    Zachary Brault-Guillard, Róbert Orri Thorkelsson, Nathan Saliba, Sunusi Ibrahim, Logan Ketterer, Lassi Lappalainen, Jojea Kwizera, Ahmed Hamdi, Victor Wanyama.

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