Real Salt Lake vs FC Cincinnati, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSBrenner's brace leads Cincinnati to key win over RSL
Brenner scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season to continue his recent tear and lift FC Cincinnati to a critical 2-1 victory at Real Salt Lake.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Foul by Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
- 9': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
- 14': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Córdova.
- 21': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 21': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 27': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 27': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 28': Foul by Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 28': Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 31': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 31': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 32': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 39': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Cincinnati.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Córdova.
- 44': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
- 45': Attempt missed. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jasper Löffelsend.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Córdova.
- 45'+1': Penalty Real Salt Lake. Sergio Córdova draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Penalty saved! Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Braian Ojeda replaces Jasper Löffelsend.
- 46': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 48': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Cincinnati.
- 50': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Luna.
- 51': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 57': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 59': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 61': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Murphy.
- 64': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake).
- 64': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 64': Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Diego Luna.
- 65': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Maikel Chang.
- 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Júnior Moreno.
- 68': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 69': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Córdova.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Alvas Powell because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Brandon Vázquez.
- 73': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 74': Foul by Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati).
- 74': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati).
- 78': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Scott Caldwell replaces Pablo Ruiz.
- 80': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Meram with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Danny Musovski replaces Sergio Córdova.
- 82': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 83': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 83': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Scott Caldwell (Real Salt Lake).
- 85': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brenner.
- 88': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 89': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
- 89': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 90': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 90'+3': Danny Musovski (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+5': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
Statistics
 CIN |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 262 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 340 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 46 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 22 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,222
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,222
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 31 | +43 | 70 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 31 | +9 | 55 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 31 | +20 | 55 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 31 | +9 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 6 | Pablo Ruiz |
| 28 | Jasper Löeffelsend |
| 26 | Diego Luna |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
| 11 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 10 | Sergio Córdova |
FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund  |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
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