MLS

FT Sunday, October 9, 2022
FC Cincinnati WWWDL 5
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D.C. United DDLLL 2
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CIN415
DC112
Audi Field · 19,325 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

DC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

DC · 4-3-3

  1. 32David OchoaG
  2. 45Matai AkinmboniCD-L
  3. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-R
  4. 93Tony AlfaroLB
  5. 3Chris Odoi-AtsemRB
  6. 13Sofiane DjeffalCM
  7. 49Ravel MorrisonLM
  8. 8Christopher DurkinRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 26Kristian FletcherLF
  11. 35Ted Ku-DipietroRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Jackson HopkinsSUB
  2. 17Kimarni SmithSUB
  3. 12Drew SkundrichSUB
  4. 19Nigel RoberthaSUB
  5. 9Ola KamaraSUB
  6. 22Miguel BerrySUB
  7. 97Sami GuediriSUB
  8. 21Jon KempinSUB
  9. 77Martín RodríguezSUB

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 20Geoff CameronCD
  3. 21Matt MiazgaCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 2Alvas PowellRM
  10. 9BrennerCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Alec KannSUB
  2. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  3. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  4. 3John NelsonSUB
  5. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  6. 32Ian MurphySUB
  7. 22Rónald MatarritaSUB
  8. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  9. 8Allan CruzSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 30' Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 45'+2' Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Júnior Moreno.
  9. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Chris Odoi-Atsem.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 59' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Alvas Powell because of an injury.
  13. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Kristian Fletcher.
  14. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Theodore Ku-Dipietro.
  15. 61' Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Nick Hagglund.
  17. 76' Substitution, D.C. United. Jackson Hopkins replaces Ravel Morrison.
  18. 76' Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Matai Akinmboni.
  19. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brandon Vázquez.
  20. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita replaces Álvaro Barreal.

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