New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
- 6': Jesús Medina
- 53': Nick Hagglund (OG)
- 57': Gudmundur Thórarinsson
- 67': Valentín Castellanos
- 83': Jesús Medina
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Jesus Medina's brace powers NYCFC past Cincinnati, 5-0
Jesus Medina opened and closed the scoring as New York City FC rolled to a 5-0 home win against FC Cincinnati on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 2': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 6': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 6': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson with a cross.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos following a set piece situation.
- 9': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 9': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau tries a through ball, but Calvin Harris is caught offside.
- 10': Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 11': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati).
- 12': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
- 14': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 16': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
- 17': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 27': Foul by Tom Pettersson (FC Cincinnati).
- 27': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 31': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 31': Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati).
- 33': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
- 36': Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brenner.
- 38': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 38': Attempt saved. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 41': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 43': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 46': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Cody Cropper.
- 47': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 48': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Sands.
- 49': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Cody Cropper.
- 50': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 50': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tom Pettersson.
- 53': Own Goal by Nick Hagglund, FC Cincinnati. New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 54': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 54': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 54': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
- 55': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
- 55': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 56': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
- 56': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
- 56': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 60': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
- 60': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 62': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Andres Jasson.
- 63': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Keaton Parks.
- 64': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Yuya Kubo because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 67': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Caleb Stanko.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Goal! New York City FC 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfredo Morales following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
- 68': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
- 70': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Pettersson.
- 70': Attempt saved. Tom Pettersson (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
- 70': Attempt missed. Tom Pettersson (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Allan Cruz following a corner.
- 71': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati).
- 71': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC).
- 71': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
- 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces James Sands.
- 72': Attempt missed. Tom Pettersson (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tom Pettersson.
- 74': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross.
- 76': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
- 77': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
- 77': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Zico Bailey replaces Calvin Harris because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 82': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Cody Cropper.
- 83': Substitution, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray replaces Anton Tinnerholm.
- 83': Goal! New York City FC 5, FC Cincinnati 0. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a corner.
- 84': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 84': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
- 86': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
- 88': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 88': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
- 89': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
- 90'+1': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, New York City FC 5, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 0': Match ends, New York City FC 5, FC Cincinnati 0.
Statistics
 CIN |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 327 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
| 403 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 21 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 5 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Callens |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |
| 20 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson  |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 55 | Keaton Parks |
| 16 | James Sands |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 21 | Andres Jasson |
| 19 | Jesús Medina |
FC Cincinnati (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Cropper (GK) |
| 3 | Tom Pettersson |
| 14 | Nick Hagglund |
| 18 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 13 | Joseph-Claude Gyau |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 15 | Kamohelo Mokotjo |
| 20 | Calvin Harris |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 8 | Allan Cruz |
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