FC Cincinnati vs LAFC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSLAFC rallies to defeat short-handed FC Cincinnati
Kellyn Acosta and Danny Musovski scored in the second half and Los Angeles FC rallied for a 2-1 win over host FC Cincinnati on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Doneil Henry (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 5': Doneil Henry (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
- 6': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 15': Foul by Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati).
- 15': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 18': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 18': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 24': Attempt saved. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 27': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 27': John Nelson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenner.
- 29': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Doneil Henry because of an injury.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 33': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 36': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
- 38': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 41': Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 42': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 45': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 45'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 45'+2': Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+3': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a headed pass.
- 46': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 52': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 52': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 52': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 56': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
- 56': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 58': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luciano Acosta.
- 59': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 62': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
- 63': Attempt missed. Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron replaces Ian Murphy because of an injury.
- 68': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
- 68': Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
- 70': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 70': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati).
- 72': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
- 72': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Cristian Arango.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
- 75': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Allan Cruz replaces Calvin Harris.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nicholas Markanich replaces Brenner.
- 79': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Markanich (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
- 83': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 85': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 86': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 86': Attempt missed. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
- 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cal Jennings replaces Carlos Vela.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Arquimides Ordonez replaces John Nelson.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell with a cross.
- 90'+4': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+5': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Tyler Blackett (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
Statistics
 LAFC |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 365 | Accurate Passes | 260 |
| 449 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 20 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 22 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,883
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,883
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | LAFC | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 24 | Tyler Blackett  |
| 3 | John Nelson |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 12 | Calvin Harris |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 14 | Dominique Badji |
LAFC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau (GK) |
| 44 | Doneil Henry |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 22 | Kwadwo Opoku |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
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