FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 6
3 - 6
- 28': Walker Zimmerman
- 45'+2': Randall Leal
- 71': C.J. Sapong
- 76': Randall Leal
- 80': Aké Arnaud Loba
- 90'+2': C.J. Sapong
Nashville SC double up FC Cincinnati to end winless run
Randall Leal scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the 76th minute, and visiting Nashville thrashed FC Cincinnati.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 1': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC).
- 6': Own Goal by Dave Romney, Nashville SC. FC Cincinnati 1, Nashville SC 0.
- 7': Foul by Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati).
- 7': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 14': Hand ball by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 16': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Dave Romney (Nashville SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Nashville SC 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 18': Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zico Bailey.
- 19': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tah Anunga.
- 19': Attempt saved. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
- 21': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Edgar Castillo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': Penalty conceded by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Cincinnati.
- 25': Penalty saved! Brenner (FC Cincinnati) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 26': Foul by Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati).
- 26': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edgar Castillo.
- 27': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 27': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Nashville SC 1. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a set piece situation.
- 32': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 1. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 34': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 35': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
- 35': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 40': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Haakenson.
- 45'+2': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 2. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+3': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 2.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 2.
- 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Luke Haakenson.
- 48': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
- 50': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 50': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 53': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 53': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Dave Romney (Nashville SC).
- 56': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 57': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati).
- 60': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aké Arnaud Loba with a headed pass.
- 62': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 62': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
- 63': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 63': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Daniel Lovitz.
- 67': Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
- 68': Attempt missed. Edgar Castillo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 70': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 70': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 3. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 72': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati).
- 74': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 74': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 4. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 78': Attempt saved. Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 80': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 5. Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randall Leal with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Caleb Stanko.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Calvin Harris replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 82': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aké Arnaud Loba.
- 84': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jack Maher replaces Tah Anunga.
- 84': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Randall Leal.
- 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal replaces Brenner.
- 85': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 85': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 87': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar tries a through ball, but Taylor Washington is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Zico Bailey.
- 90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Matt LaGrassa replaces Hany Mukhtar.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Arquimides Ordonez replaces Haris Medunjanin.
- 90'+2': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 6. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aké Arnaud Loba.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 6.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 6.
Statistics
 NSH |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 523 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 51 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,581
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,581
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Red Bull New York | 3 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 3 | Tyler Blackett |
| 12 | Geoff Cameron  |
| 2 | Edgar Castillo |
| 16 | Zico Bailey |
| 6 | Haris Medunjanin |
| 33 | Caleb Stanko |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
Nashville SC (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 12 | Alistair Johnston |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 27 | Tah Anunga |
| 8 | Randall Leal |
| 26 | Luke Haakenson |
| 17 | C.J. Sapong |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
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