MLS

FT Saturday, April 17, 2021
FC Cincinnati LLLLD 2
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Nashville SC WWWLD 2
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CIN202
NSH112
Nissan Stadium, Nashville · ESPN+

Match Report

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Randall Leal's stunner saves Nashville SC point vs. FC Cincinnati

Randall Leal scored the equalizer just beyond the hour mark and Nashville SC rallied for a 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati in Saturday's season opener.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
14
11
Saves
0
42.2
Possession
57.8
7
SHOTS
31
2
ON GOAL
13
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
266
Accurate Passes
358
348
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
10
2
Crosses
39
0.5
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
51
20
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
14
41
Effective Clearances
2
41
Clearances
2

Head to Head

CIN leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 12Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 99Jhonder CádizF
  10. 8Randall LealAM-L
  11. 19Alex MuylAM-R

CIN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonG
  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. 11Luciano AcostaRCF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Nashville SC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a through ball.
  2. 12' Goal! Nashville SC 0, FC Cincinnati 2. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 18' Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 20' Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Randall Leal.
  5. 37' Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong replaces Jhonder Cádiz.
  7. 60' Substitution, Nashville SC. Handwalla Bwana replaces Alex Muyl.
  8. 60' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Calvin Harris.
  9. 61' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko replaces Yuya Kubo.
  10. 64' Goal! Nashville SC 2, FC Cincinnati 2. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  11. 66' Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.

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