FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

FC Cincinnati

4': Brenner
85': Álvaro Barreal
90'+5': Isaac Atanga

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New York City FC

37': Keaton Parks
60': Valentín Castellanos (P)

Parks, Castellanos score as NYCFC beats FC Cincinnati 2-1

— Keaton Parks and Valentín Castellanos each scored a goal to help New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC).
4': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
7': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
9': Attempt missed. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfredo Morales.
10': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
10': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a set piece situation.
11': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
11': Attempt missed. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi following a set piece situation.
14': Foul by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
14': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
16': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
18': Attempt saved. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
18': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Przemyslaw Tyton.
18': Attempt missed. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
18': Attempt saved. Maxime Chanot (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
19': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
20': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
25': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
25': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC).
26': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
30': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Edgar Castillo.
37': Attempt blocked. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
37': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
37': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson with a cross following a corner.
38': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
41': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
41': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
43': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edgar Castillo.
45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1.
45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1.
45': Substitution, New York City FC. Andres Jasson replaces Christopher Gloster.
47': Hand ball by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
48': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
48': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
52': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Isaac Atanga is caught offside.
58': Penalty New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos draws a foul in the penalty area.
58': Penalty conceded by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
60': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 2. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
63': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
64': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
65': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
65': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andres Jasson.
67': Attempt missed. Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
68': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz replaces Haris Medunjanin.
68': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Edgar Castillo.
69': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
69': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a set piece situation.
71': Substitution, New York City FC. Alexander Callens replaces Jesús Medina.
74': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
74': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
76': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
77': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett replaces Geoff Cameron.
78': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
79': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Álvaro Barreal is caught offside.
80': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
80': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
81': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
83': Sean Johnson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
84': Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces Alfredo Morales.
84': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
85': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
87': Attempt missed. Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
88': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
88': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Hagglund with a cross.
90'+2': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
90'+3': Offside, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo tries a through ball, but Tony Rocha is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
90'+4': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati).
90'+5': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
90'+7': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 2.
0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 2.

Statistics

NYC		CIN
13	Fouls	13
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	2
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	2
57	Possession	43
13	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
377	Accurate Passes	273
455	Passes	345
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	62
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	13
16	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	11
12	Effective Clearances	19
12	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 21,978

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

FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Przemyslaw Tyton (GK)
5	Gustavo Vallecilla
12	Geoff Cameron
2	Edgar Castillo
14	Nick Hagglund
11	Luciano Acosta
6	Haris Medunjanin
7	Yuya Kubo
9	Brenner
31	Álvaro Barreal
23	Isaac Atanga

FC Cincinnati Substitutes:

Zico Bailey, Allan Cruz, Tyler Blackett, Kenneth Vermeer, Florian Valot, Calvin Harris, Caleb Stanko, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Brandon Vázquez.

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
16	James Sands
4	Maxime Chanot
20	Gudmundur Thórarinsson
2	Chris Gloster
10	Maxi Morález
55	Keaton Parks
7	Alfredo Morales
11	Valentín Castellanos
19	Jesús Medina
17	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

New York City FC Substitutes:

Gedion Zelalem, Luis Barraza, Héber , Andres Jasson, Malte Amundsen, Talles Magno, Tony Rocha, Alexander Callens, Nicolás Acevedo.

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