New England Revolution vs FC Cincinnati, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Revs tear up FC Cincinnati's defense, 4-1
Adam Buksa scored twice for New England's version of the Killer Bs as the host Revolution defeated FC Cincinnati 4-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 1': Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 7': Goal! New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 8': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 8': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 12': Attempt missed. Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 13': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Valot.
- 13': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 16': Offside, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou tries a through ball, but Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution).
- 17': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 18': Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Goal! New England Revolution 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
- 23': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Christian Mafla.
- 23': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brenner following a corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
- 33': Goal! New England Revolution 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 35': Hand ball by Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution).
- 36': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution).
- 36': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 39': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 40': Offside, New England Revolution. Christian Mafla tries a through ball, but Adam Buksa is caught offside.
- 42': Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Tommy McNamara.
- 45': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Buksa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, New England Revolution 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 46': Foul by Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution).
- 46': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 52': Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution).
- 53': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 54': Goal! New England Revolution 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
- 56': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
- 56': Attempt missed. Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Bou with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Bou with a cross.
- 59': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Przemyslaw Tyton.
- 61': Goal! New England Revolution 4, FC Cincinnati 1. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Bou with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, New England Revolution. Maciel replaces Scott Caldwell.
- 62': Substitution, New England Revolution. Damian Rivera replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
- 65': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution).
- 66': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Christian Mafla.
- 66': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 67': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution).
- 68': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner.
- 70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Luciano Acosta.
- 73': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 74': Substitution, New England Revolution. Wilfrid Kaptoum replaces Tommy McNamara.
- 74': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Henry Kessler (New England Revolution).
- 76': Attempt saved. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Atanga with a headed pass.
- 77': Offside, New England Revolution. Adam Buksa tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Chris Duvall replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 80': Foul by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution).
- 80': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Duvall with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Geoff Cameron because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maciel.
- 85': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 85': Henry Kessler (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution).
- 86': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Chris Duvall (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Christian Mafla (New England Revolution).
- 88': Attempt missed. Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 89': Substitution, New England Revolution. Justin Rennicks replaces Adam Buksa.
- 89': Attempt missed. Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 90'+1': Foul by Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution).
- 90'+1': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+2': Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 4, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 4, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
 CIN |
NE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.2 | Possession | 49.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 472 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 9 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 18,268
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 18,268
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
New England Revolution (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 4 | Henry Kessler |
| 2 | Andrew Farrell  |
| 32 | Christian Mafla |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones |
| 26 | Thomas McNamara |
| 6 | Scott Caldwell |
| 11 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 17 | Tajon Buchanan |
| 7 | Gustavo Bou |
| 9 | Adam Buksa |
FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Przemyslaw Tyton (GK) |
| 5 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 12 | Geoff Cameron |
| 18 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 14 | Nick Hagglund |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 6 | Haris Medunjanin |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 64 | Florian Valot |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
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