FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAtlanta United clinches playoff berth with win over FC Cincinnati
Josef Martinez scored a highlight-reel goal in the 79th minute as Atlanta United FC rallied to defeat host FC Cincinnati 2-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
- 3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bradley Guzan.
- 4': Attempt missed. Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 8': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Alan Franco (Atlanta United).
- 10': Attempt missed. Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 10': Attempt missed. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 11': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': George Bello (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zico Bailey.
- 14': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 14': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 18': Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 21': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0. Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 23': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 25': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
- 25': Attempt missed. Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
- 26': Zico Bailey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 31': Offside, Atlanta United. Ezequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Anton Walkes is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 32': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati).
- 33': Caleb Stanko (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 36': Attempt saved. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 36': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bradley Guzan.
- 38': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 39': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Luciano Acosta.
- 39': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Ibarra.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jake Mulraney replaces Anton Walkes.
- 47': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
- 47': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 52': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Bello with a cross.
- 53': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miles Robinson.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 56': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau replaces Zico Bailey.
- 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz replaces Brandon Vázquez.
- 60': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Joseph-Claude Gyau.
- 61': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 62': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 63': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 63': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 63': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 64': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 65': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 66': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
- 67': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 67': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Substitution, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 68': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Franco Ibarra.
- 69': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Caleb Stanko.
- 70': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 70': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 1. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal replaces Haris Medunjanin because of an injury.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
- 77': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 77': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 79': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 2. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 82': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Atlanta United).
- 82': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Calvin Harris replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenner.
- 84': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Alan Franco.
- 84': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
- 85': Substitution, Atlanta United. George Campbell replaces Josef Martínez.
- 86': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United).
- 86': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 87': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
- 88': Luiz Araújo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Ezequiel Barco.
- 90': Offside, Atlanta United. Alan Franco tries a through ball, but Jürgen Damm is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Jürgen Damm (Atlanta United).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 2.
Statistics
 ATL |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 265 |
| 524 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 12 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,663
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,663
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 |
| 5 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 18 | Rónald Matarrita  |
| 16 | Zico Bailey |
| 33 | Caleb Stanko |
| 6 | Haris Medunjanin |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 6 | Alan Franco |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra |
| 9 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 21 | George Bello |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 19 | Luiz Araújo |
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