MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 17': Luciano Acosta
  • 23': Luciano Acosta (P)
  • 67': Júnior Moreno
FT
3 - 2
Columbus Crew
  • 40': Lucas Zelarayán
  • 52': Malte Amundsen

FC Cincinnati edges Columbus Crew in Hell is Real derby thriller

FC Cincinnati blew a two-goal lead but Junior Moreno scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th minute for a 3-2 victory against in-state rival Columbus on Saturday to remain perfect at home.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
  • 2': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
  • 7': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
  • 7': Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 11': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 11': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 16': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 16': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
  • 20': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Matan.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 26': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 28': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 31': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 42': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+1': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 48': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 48': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 2. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 55': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 63': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 65': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Raymon Gaddis.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominique Badji.
  • 67': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Columbus Crew 2. Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
  • 70': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
  • 70': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
  • 72': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 72': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 73': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 77': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 82': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
  • 82': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 83': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luciano Acosta.
  • 85': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
  • 85': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Malte Amundsen.
  • 87': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
  • 88': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Columbus Crew).
  • 88': Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 89': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Hagglund with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Moreno.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Columbus Crew 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 5
66.2 Possession 33.8
11 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
475 Accurate Passes 213
561 Passes 289
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.4
39 Long Balls 56
17 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 18
14 Tackles 32
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 14
4 Effective Clearances 17
4 Clearances 17

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

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
2 Philip Quinton
12 Gustavo Vallecilla
31 Steven Moreira
6 Darlington Nagbe
8 Aidan Morris
18 Malte Amundsen
23 Mohamed Farsi
9 Cucho Hernández
10 Lucas Zelarayán
20 Alexandru Matan
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Jimmy Medranda, Jake Morris, Max Arfsten, Isaiah Parente, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki, Christian Ramírez, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Keegan Hughes.

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