MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Colorado Rapids, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
    FT
    0 - 2
    Colorado Rapids
    • 21': Diego Rubio
    • 72': Jonathan Lewis

    Rubio, Lewis score; Rapids beat FC Cincinnati 2-0

    — Diego Rubio and Jonathan Lewis scored, and the Colorado Rapids won the fifth of their last six with a 2-0 victory over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
    • 5': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
    • 8': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
    • 10': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 12': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
    • 12': Kenneth Vermeer (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 19': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
    • 21': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
    • 23': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
    • 23': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
    • 23': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
    • 25': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sam Vines.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Allan Cruz.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Price.
    • 37': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Joseph-Claude Gyau.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Rubio following a corner.
    • 40': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
    • 41': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
    • 41': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids).
    • 44': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
    • 45'+1': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Cole Bassett.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45'+3': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45'+6': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+6': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Diego Rubio.
    • 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolas Benezet replaces Michael Barrios.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Gustavo Vallecilla because of an injury.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
    • 47': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Nicolas Benezet tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoff Cameron with a through ball.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
    • 52': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
    • 52': William Yarbrough (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 60': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Foul by Jack Price (Colorado Rapids).
    • 61': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
    • 62': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Isaac Atanga.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 66': Hand ball by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
    • 67': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Drew Moor replaces Lalas Abubakar.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
    • 72': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 2. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Price with a through ball.
    • 76': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 76': Foul by Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids).
    • 76': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Edgar Castillo.
    • 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Yuya Kubo.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Benezet.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 81': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
    • 82': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Franko Kovacevic replaces Brenner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Franko Kovacevic (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jürgen Locadia.
    • 84': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Cole Bassett.
    • 85': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
    • 86': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
    • 86': Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 87': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez with a cross.
    • 90': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Sam Vines.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
    • 90'+2': Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 2.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Colorado Rapids 2.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 0
    46.1 Possession 53.9
    7 SHOTS 22
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    314 Accurate Passes 383
    383 Passes 449
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    17 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 43
    31 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 25
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 11
    16 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 25,054

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 LAFC 5 +8 13
    2 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 +12 12
    3 San Jose Earthquakes 5 +6 12
    4 San Diego FC 5 +8 11
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CIN FC Cincinnati (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Kenneth Vermeer (GK)
    5 Gustavo Vallecilla
    12 Geoff Cameron
    2 Edgar Castillo Yellow Card
    13 Joseph-Claude Gyau
    8 Allan Cruz
    11 Luciano Acosta
    7 Yuya Kubo
    9 Brenner Yellow Card
    23 Isaac Atanga
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Nick Hagglund, Tom Pettersson, Caleb Stanko, Jürgen Locadia, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Haris Medunjanin, Franko Kovacevic, Brandon Vázquez, Przemyslaw Tyton.

    COL Colorado Rapids (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    22 William Yarbrough (GK)
    4 Danny Wilson Yellow Card
    5 Auston Trusty
    6 Lalas Abubakar Yellow Card
    13 Sam Vines
    2 Keegan Rosenberry
    23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow Card
    26 Cole Bassett
    19 Jack Price Yellow Card
    12 Michael Barrios
    11 Diego Rubio
    Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
    Drew Moor, Nicolás Mezquida, Oliver Larraz, Nicolas Benezet, Brian Galván, Jonathan Lewis, Clint Irwin, Andre Shinyashiki, Collen Warner.

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