FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFC 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
 TOR |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 22,636
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 (4-2-3-1)
| 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 |
| 23 | Isaac Atanga |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
Toronto FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Quentin Westberg (GK) |
| 23 | Chris Mavinga |
| 44 | Omar González |
| 2 | Justin Morrow |
| 96 | Auro |
| 13 | Patrick Mullins |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 4 | Michael Bradley |
| 6 | Dom Dwyer |
| 99 | Ifunanyachi Achara |
| 31 | Tsubasa Endoh |
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