MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 39': Brenner
  • 58': Haris Medunjanin
FT
2 - 0
Toronto FC

    FC Cincinnati blanks Toronto FC for season's first home win

    Brenner and Haris Medunjanin each scored as FC Cincinnati finally christened their new stadium with a victory in a 2-0 win over Toronto FC.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
    • 1': Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Bradley with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
    • 5': Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Patrick Mullins (Toronto FC).
    • 8': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Bradley with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron tries a through ball, but Ronald Matarrita is caught offside.
    • 19': Auro (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
    • 19': Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
    • 23': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omar González with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 25': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Justin Morrow.
    • 27': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Isaac Atanga is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Quentin Westberg.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Tsubasa Endoh (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ifunanyachi Achara.
    • 37': Foul by Justin Morrow (Toronto FC).
    • 37': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Justin Morrow (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Toronto FC 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
    • 41': Patrick Mullins (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Auro with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
    • 43': Foul by Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC).
    • 43': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Atanga with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Auro (Toronto FC).
    • 45': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Michael Bradley (Toronto FC).
    • 45'+1': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Toronto FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Toronto FC 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Bradley.
    • 50': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
    • 50': Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Patrick Mullins (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ifunanyachi Achara.
    • 57': Offside, Toronto FC. Marco Delgado tries a through ball, but Patrick Mullins is caught offside.
    • 58': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
    • 59': Substitution, Toronto FC. Kemar Lawrence replaces Justin Morrow.
    • 59': Substitution, Toronto FC. Jonathan Osorio replaces Dom Dwyer.
    • 59': Substitution, Toronto FC. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Patrick Mullins.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Geoff Cameron with a through ball.
    • 64': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 64': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Offside, Toronto FC. Yeferson Soteldo tries a through ball, but Omar González is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Kemar Lawrence (Toronto FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Bradley.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Bradley.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Florian Valot replaces Haris Medunjanin.
    • 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner.
    • 77': Substitution, Toronto FC. Nick DeLeon replaces Auro.
    • 77': Substitution, Toronto FC. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Tsubasa Endoh.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Valot.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick DeLeon.
    • 81': Hand ball by Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati).
    • 82': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Michael Bradley.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Zico Bailey replaces Isaac Atanga.
    • 84': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
    • 84': Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati).
    • 85': Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Florian Valot (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
    • 88': Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ifunanyachi Achara (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Edgar Castillo replaces Álvaro Barreal.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Calvin Harris replaces Luciano Acosta.
    • 90'+3': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Omar González (Toronto FC).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita.
    • 90'+4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Edgar Castillo tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 5
    49.3 Possession 50.7
    13 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    367 Accurate Passes 384
    444 Passes 453
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 18
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    39 Long Balls 47
    21 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 16
    11 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 12
    18 Effective Clearances 15
    18 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 22,636

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Nashville SC 10 +15 23
    2 New England Revolution 10 +6 19
    3 Inter Miami CF 11 +3 19
    4 Chicago Fire FC 10 +8 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    22 Przemyslaw Tyton (GK)
    5 Gustavo Vallecilla Yellow Card
    12 Geoff Cameron Yellow Card
    18 Rónald Matarrita
    14 Nick Hagglund
    11 Luciano Acosta
    7 Yuya Kubo
    6 Haris Medunjanin Yellow Card
    9 Brenner
    23 Isaac Atanga
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Benjamin Lundt, Allan Cruz, Brandon Vázquez, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Florian Valot, Arquímides Ordóñez, Edgar Castillo, Calvin Harris, Zico Bailey.

    TOR Toronto FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Quentin Westberg (GK)
    23 Chris Mavinga
    44 Omar González
    2 Justin Morrow Yellow Card
    96 Auro
    13 Patrick Mullins
    8 Mark Delgado
    4 Michael Bradley
    6 Dom Dwyer
    99 Ifunanyachi Achara
    31 Tsubasa Endoh
    Toronto FC Substitutes:
    Jonathan Osorio, Nick DeLeon, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Eriq Zavaleta, Jacob Shaffelburg, Yeferson Soteldo, Richie Laryea, Alex Bono, Kemar Lawrence.

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