FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Second-half surge sends Cincinnati to 3-1 victory over Union
— Brandon Vázquez, Brenner Souza da Silva and Álvaro Barreal scored second-half goals and FC Cincinnati defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo with a cross.
- 4': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 7': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 7': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 8': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
- 10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 18': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 19': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 21': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 24': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 27': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 27': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 31': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Júnior Moreno.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
- 34': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brenner (FC Cincinnati) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 36': Hand ball by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Cincinnati 0-0 Philadelphia Union.
- 39': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 41': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
- 43': Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 45': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 45'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Júnior Moreno.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett replaces Ian Murphy.
- 47': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 47': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 54': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 55': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 57': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 57': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Julián Carranza.
- 59': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Leon Flach.
- 59': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nick Hagglund with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Olivier Mbaizo is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a set piece situation.
- 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Alvas Powell.
- 68': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a through ball.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 68': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 69': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia Union 0. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 74': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
- 74': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Paxten Aaronson replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 75': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a set piece situation.
- 75': Attempt missed. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Júnior Moreno.
- 76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. John Nelson replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 77': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cory Burke.
- 79': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 80': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 82': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Luciano Acosta.
- 86': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 87': Attempt missed. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 89': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 89': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+1': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia Union 1.
Statistics
 PHI |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 401 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 21 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,443
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,443
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 (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 20 | Geoff Cameron  |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 6 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
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