MLS

FT Saturday, October 9, 2021
Philadelphia Union WWDWW 2
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FC Cincinnati LLLLL 1
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TQL Stadium · 21,674 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Shorthanded Union hold off FC Cincinnati

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

PHI leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

CIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. 3Tyler BlackettCD-L
  3. 5Gustavo VallecillaCD-R
  4. 2Edgar CastilloLB
  5. 16Zico BaileyRB
  6. 11Luciano AcostaAM
  7. 33Caleb StankoLM
  8. 6Haris MedunjaninRM
  9. 9BrennerF
  10. 31Álvaro BarrealAM-L
  11. 7Yuya KuboAM-R

PHI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Matt FreeseG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD
  3. 4Stuart FindlayCD-L
  4. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  5. 16Jack McGlynnCM-L
  6. 11Alejandro BedoyaCM-R
  7. 30Paxten AaronsonAM
  8. 31Leon FlachLM
  9. 26Nathan HarrielRM
  10. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-L
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
  2. 31' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Yuya Kubo because of an injury.
  3. 31' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron replaces Gustavo Vallecilla because of an injury.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Caleb Stanko.
  6. 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.
  7. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  8. 66' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Jack McGlynn.
  9. 68' Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Chris Duvall replaces Zico Bailey because of an injury.
  11. 80' Matthew Freese (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 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.
  13. 84' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Alejandro Bedoya because of an injury.

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