MLS

FT Thursday, October 20, 2022
FC Cincinnati DLWWL 0
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Philadelphia Union WDLWW 1
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Subaru Park · 19,289 att.

Match Report

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Philadelphia Union beat Cincinnati to make MLS East finals return

Philadelphia Union earned a 1-0 win over visiting FC Cincinnati in their Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday night with a goal by Leon Flach.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
54.2
Possession
45.8
15
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
250
415
Passes
356
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
59
31
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
27
22
Clearances
27

Head to Head

PHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 7Mikkel UhreM
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 6Dániel GazdagAM
  9. 31Leon FlachLM
  10. 16Jack McGlynnRM
  11. 9Julián CarranzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Paxten Aaronson
  2. 25Chris Donovan
  3. 1Matt Freese
  4. 21Richard Odada
  5. 33Quinn Sullivan
  6. 26Nathan Harriel
  7. 2Matthew Real
  8. 19Cory Burke
  9. 34Brandan Craig

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-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. 3John NelsonSUB
  2. 22Rónald MatarritaSUB
  3. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  4. 20Geoff CameronSUB
  5. 16Zico BaileySUB
  6. 11Sergio SantosSUB
  7. 1Alec KannSUB
  8. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  9. 14Dominique BadjiSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 59' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
  4. 63' Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 68' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita replaces Alvas Powell.
  7. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Mikael Uhre.
  8. 75' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Ian Murphy.
  9. 81' Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 86' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Jack McGlynn.
  11. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Júnior Moreno.

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