MLS

D.C. United vs FC Cincinnati, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
D.C. United
  • 26': Ravel Morrison
  • 46': Kristian Fletcher
FT
2 - 5
FC Cincinnati
  • 6': Luciano Acosta
  • 8': Brenner
  • 24': Brenner
  • 37': Brenner
  • 53': Brandon Vázquez

Brenner's hat trick guides FC Cincinnati over D.C. United into playoffs

Brenner scored a hat trick and FC Cincinnati sealed their first-ever trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs in style with a 5-2 win at D.C. United.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 3': Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 4': Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 6': Goal! D.C. United 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez with a headed pass.
  • 8': Goal! D.C. United 0, FC Cincinnati 2. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
  • 14': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 21': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 21': Theodore Ku-Dipietro (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
  • 24': Goal! D.C. United 0, FC Cincinnati 3. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 26': Goal! D.C. United 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Djeffal.
  • 29': Foul by Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 29': Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 33': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 33': Ravel Morrison (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 35': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 37': Goal! D.C. United 1, FC Cincinnati 4. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 38': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 38': Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 41': Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+2': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
  • 45'+2': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, FC Cincinnati 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, FC Cincinnati 4.
  • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Chris Odoi-Atsem.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Júnior Moreno.
  • 46': Goal! D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 4. Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jose Alfaro.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenner.
  • 49': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 53': Goal! D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 5. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenner.
  • 58': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 58': Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Alvas Powell because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Kristian Fletcher.
  • 60': Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Theodore Ku-Dipietro.
  • 61': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 61': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Hand ball by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raymon Gaddis.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
  • 64': Offside, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raymon Gaddis.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 71': Hand ball by Jose Alfaro (D.C. United ).
  • 73': Foul by Sofiane Djeffal (D.C. United ).
  • 73': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 74': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sofiane Djeffal.
  • 75': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Ravel Morrison.
  • 76': Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Matai Akinmboni.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Hopkins with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 81': Foul by Christian Benteke (D.C. United ).
  • 81': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brandon Vázquez.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Kubo with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 5.
  • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 5.
  • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 2, FC Cincinnati 5.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
43.1 Possession 56.9
14 SHOTS 9
8 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 421
401 Passes 506
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
10 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.0
52 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 7
30 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 12
35 Effective Clearances 15
35 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 19,325

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New York City FC 4 +8 10
2 Nashville SC 4 +6 10
3 Inter Miami CF 4 0 7
4 Red Bull New York 4 -1 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

DC D.C. United (4-3-3)

No. Name
32 David Ochoa (GK)
45 Matai Akinmboni
15 Steve Birnbaum Yellow Card
93 Tony Alfaro
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem
13 Sofiane Djeffal
49 Ravel Morrison
8 Christopher Durkin
20 Christian Benteke
26 Kristian Fletcher
35 Ted Ku-Dipietro
D.C. United Substitutes:
Jackson Hopkins, Kimarni Smith, Drew Skundrich, Nigel Robertha, Ola Kamara, Miguel Berry, Sami Guediri, Jon Kempin, Martín Rodríguez.

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
20 Geoff Cameron
21 Matt Miazga
4 Nick Hagglund
93 Júnior Moreno Yellow Card
5 Obinna Nwobodo
10 Luciano Acosta
31 Álvaro Barreal Yellow Card
2 Alvas Powell
9 Brenner
19 Brandon Vázquez
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Alec Kann, Arquímides Ordóñez, Yuya Kubo, John Nelson, Raymon Gaddis, Ian Murphy, Rónald Matarrita, Dominique Badji, Allan Cruz.

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