MLS

FT Saturday, April 24, 2021
FC Cincinnati LLLLD 0
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New York City FC WWLLL 5
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Match Report

Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-0

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 55Keaton ParksLM
  8. 16James SandsRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 21Andres JassonAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  2. 32Vuk LatinovichSUB
  3. 26Nicolás AcevedoSUB
  4. 2Chris GlosterSUB
  5. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  6. 24Tayvon GraySUB
  7. 5Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  8. 12Malte AmundsenSUB
  9. 7Alfredo MoralesSUB

CIN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Cody CropperG
  2. 3Tom PetterssonCD-L
  3. 14Nick HagglundCD-R
  4. 18Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 13Joseph-Claude GyauRB
  6. 7Yuya KuboCM-L
  7. 15Kamohelo MokotjoCM-R
  8. 20Calvin HarrisLM
  9. 31Álvaro BarrealRM
  10. 9BrennerF
  11. 8Allan CruzRCF

Substitutes

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonSUB
  2. 27Avionne FlanaganSUB
  3. 19Brandon VázquezSUB
  4. 10Jürgen LocadiaSUB
  5. 2Edgar CastilloSUB
  6. 33Caleb StankoSUB
  7. 17Ben MinesSUB
  8. 16Zico BaileySUB
  9. 6Haris MedunjaninSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 10' Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 50' Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Own Goal by Nick Hagglund, FC Cincinnati. New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
  5. 54' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  6. 54' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  7. 56' Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 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.
  9. 60' Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Andres Jasson.
  11. 63' Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Keaton Parks.
  12. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Yuya Kubo because of an injury.
  13. 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.
  14. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
  15. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces James Sands.
  16. 81' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner.
  17. 81' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Zico Bailey replaces Calvin Harris because of an injury.
  18. 83' Substitution, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray replaces Anton Tinnerholm.
  19. 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.

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