D.C. United vs FC Cincinnati, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 5
2 - 5
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
 CIN |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 19,325
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 17 | +13 | 37 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 16 | +7 | 29 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 16 | +8 | 26 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | David Ochoa (GK) |
| 45 | Matai Akinmboni |
| 15 | Steve Birnbaum  |
| 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 |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 20 | Geoff Cameron |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 9 | Brenner |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
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