FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAtlanta United ties Cincinnati 1-1, winless in 9 straight
— Ronald Hernández scored his first MLS goal to help Atlanta play FC Cincinnati to a 1-1 draw Wednesday night in United interim coach Rob Valentino's first game.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jackson Conway (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 3': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 3': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
- 7': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 7': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 13': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
- 15': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 15': Machop Chol (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenner.
- 17': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Edgar Castillo is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Jackson Conway (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a through ball.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 25': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Amar Sejdic.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 28': Attempt saved. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph-Claude Gyau with a cross.
- 28': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 29': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Marcelino Moreno.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
- 33': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jackson Conway (Atlanta United).
- 36': Attempt saved. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 38': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Hernández with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 40': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jackson Conway (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 43': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 44': Hand ball by Machop Chol (Atlanta United).
- 45': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 45'+3': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+3': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jackson Conway (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Edgar Castillo.
- 47': Attempt missed. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Jackson Conway (Atlanta United).
- 49': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Sosa.
- 50': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
- 53': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Sosa.
- 54': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
- 54': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Alec Kann.
- 55': Attempt saved. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 55': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Alec Kann.
- 61': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brenner with a through ball.
- 64': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 64': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Jackson Conway.
- 65': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 70': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 1. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Machop Chol.
- 71': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 72': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 72': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Edgar Castillo tries a through ball, but Isaac Atanga is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Machop Chol.
- 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Isaac Atanga.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Erik López (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 74': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Haris Medunjanin.
- 75': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 75': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 80': Attempt saved. Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Mulraney.
- 80': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
- 81': Hand ball by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Foul by Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 83': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
- 85': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 85': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Castillo.
- 89': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 90': Substitution, Atlanta United. Mikey Ambrose replaces Ronald Hernández because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Caleb Stanko.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Luciano Acosta.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Erik López (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+5': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 8 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
| 467 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 12 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,162
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,162
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Red Bull New York | 4 | -1 | 7 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 5 | Gustavo Vallecilla  |
| 12 | Geoff Cameron |
| 2 | Edgar Castillo |
| 13 | Joseph-Claude Gyau |
| 6 | Haris Medunjanin |
| 33 | Caleb Stanko |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 23 | Isaac Atanga |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alec Kann (GK) |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 13 | Amar Sejdic |
| 36 | Jackson Conway |
| 30 | Machop Chol |
| 23 | Jake Mulraney |
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