MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 82': Haris Medunjanin
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Philadelphia Union
  • 45'+3': Kacper Przybylko
  • 56': Paxten Aaronson

Shorthanded Union hold off FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union held on for a 2-1 road victory over reeling FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  • 1': Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati).
  • 5': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 5': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
  • 5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Przemyslaw Tyton.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
  • 6': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
  • 6': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 12': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
  • 12': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 15': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
  • 16': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach tries a through ball, but Paxten Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 19': Stuart Findlay (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Edgar Castillo.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
  • 24': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
  • 24': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 31': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Yuya Kubo because of an injury.
  • 31': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron replaces Gustavo Vallecilla because of an injury.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 34': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
  • 36': 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 Haris Medunjanin with a through ball.
  • 36': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matthew Freese.
  • 37': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
  • 37': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Stuart Findlay tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 45'+1': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
  • 45'+3': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union).
  • 45'+5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Caleb Stanko.
  • 46': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
  • 46': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 47': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edgar Castillo.
  • 56': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 2. Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 57': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union).
  • 59': Kamohelo Mokotjo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 64': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Leon Flach.
  • 64': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edgar Castillo.
  • 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matthew Freese.
  • 65': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati).
  • 66': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Jack McGlynn.
  • 67': Foul by Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 67': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Chris Duvall replaces Zico Bailey because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 75': Foul by Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati).
  • 75': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Stuart Findlay (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 77': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 80': Matthew Freese (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenner.
  • 82': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 2. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Alejandro Bedoya because of an injury.
  • 85': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Stuart Findlay tries a through ball, but Paxten Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
  • 89': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Isaac Atanga.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Isaac Atanga.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+4': Matt Real (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 4
37.2 Possession 62.8
11 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
221 Accurate Passes 456
331 Passes 549
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 23
0.5 Cross % 0.1
70 Long Balls 57
26 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 8
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 3
24 Effective Clearances 12
24 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 21,674

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

CIN FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Przemyslaw Tyton (GK)
3 Tyler Blackett
5 Gustavo Vallecilla
2 Edgar Castillo Yellow Card
16 Zico Bailey
11 Luciano Acosta
33 Caleb Stanko
6 Haris Medunjanin
9 Brenner
31 Álvaro Barreal
7 Yuya Kubo
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Arquímides Ordóñez, Calvin Harris, Allan Cruz, Chris Duvall, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Kenneth Vermeer, Isaac Atanga, Geoff Cameron, Brandon Vázquez.

PHI Philadelphia Union (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Matthew Freese (GK) Yellow Card
3 Jack Elliott
4 Stuart Findlay
5 Jakob Glesnes
16 Jack McGlynn
11 Alejandro Bedoya
30 Paxten Aaronson
31 Leon Flach
26 Nathan Harriel
23 Kacper Przybylko
17 Sergio Santos
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Jesús Bueno, Anthony Fontana, Joe Bendik, Davó, Matthew Real, Quinn Sullivan, Aurélien Collin.

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