CF Montréal vs FC Cincinnati, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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Gustavo Vallecilla's goal lifts FC Cincinnati past CF Montreal
FC Cincinnati rallied to score twice over a 16-minute stretch and stun CF Montreal for its first victory of the season, 2-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Erik Hurtado (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
- 4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Ronald Matarrita is caught offside.
- 7': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 8': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 11': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 15': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 17': Aljaz Struna (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rudy Camacho.
- 18': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
- 22': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
- 22': Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Erik Hurtado (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
- 30': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 30': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 35': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Attempt saved. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 39': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 39': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
- 43': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 43': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenner.
- 44': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 45'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zorhan Bassong replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 46': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 48': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz tries a through ball, but Ronald Matarrita is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Caleb Stanko.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a fast break.
- 53': Attempt saved. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 53': Foul by Romell Quioto (CF Montréal).
- 53': Kenneth Vermeer (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Romell Quioto.
- 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 60': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
- 62': Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
- 63': Offside, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard tries a through ball, but Djordje Mihailovic is caught offside.
- 65': Offside, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi tries a through ball, but Erik Hurtado is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Joseph-Claude Gyau.
- 66': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 66': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Cruz.
- 69': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Stanko.
- 70': Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Geoff Cameron following a corner.
- 71': Foul by Erik Hurtado (CF Montréal).
- 71': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, CF Montréal. Joaquín Torres replaces Ahmed Hamdi.
- 73': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jürgen Locadia.
- 74': Attempt saved. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 74': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Clément Diop.
- 76': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Joel Waterman.
- 81': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 82': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 83': Offside, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bjørn Johnsen replaces Romell Quioto.
- 85': Substitution, CF Montréal. Clément Bayiha replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 85': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Clément Bayiha (CF Montréal).
- 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Allan Cruz.
- 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Caleb Stanko.
- 86': Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 89': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Bjørn Johnsen (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Joseph-Claude Gyau.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
Statistics
 CIN |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.6 | Possession | 55.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 430 |
| 399 | Passes | 484 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 5 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 26 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 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
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Clément Diop (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 24 | Aljaz Struna |
| 2 | Victor Wanyama  |
| 7 | Ahmed Hamdi |
| 8 | Djordje Mihailovic |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 15 | Zachary Brault-Guillard |
| 30 | Romell Quioto |
| 11 | Erik Hurtado |
FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 12 | Geoff Cameron |
| 5 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 33 | Caleb Stanko |
| 18 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 13 | Joseph-Claude Gyau |
| 8 | Allan Cruz |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
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