MLS

FT Saturday, February 25, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC LWLWL 1
–
FC Cincinnati LWWLW 2
1st2ndT
HOU101
CIN112
TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

Obinna Nwobodo lifts FC Cincinnati over Dynamo in opener

Obinna Nwobodo scored in his MLS debut to give FC Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
6
62.3
Possession
37.7
19
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
472
Accurate Passes
264
581
Passes
358
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
59
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
16
14
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
18
9
Effective Clearances
24
9
Clearances
24

Head to Head

CIN leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

CIN · 5-3-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 31Álvaro BarrealLB
  6. 13Santiago AriasRB
  7. 10Luciano AcostaCM
  8. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  9. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  10. 17Sergio SantosCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Evan LouroSUB
  2. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  3. 9BrennerSUB
  4. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  5. 32Ian MurphySUB
  6. 8Marco AnguloSUB
  7. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  8. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  9. 7Yuya KuboSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 22Tate SchmittLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 9Sebastián FerreiraF
  10. 7Ivan FrancoAM-L
  11. 11Corey BairdAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Nelson QuiñonesSUB
  2. 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
  3. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  4. 14Roberto AvilaSUB
  5. 25Griffin DorseySUB
  6. 19Charles AugusteSUB
  7. 31MicaelSUB
  8. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  9. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
  4. 48' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brenner replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
  6. 71' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Franco Escobar.
  7. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñónes replaces Corey Baird.
  8. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Yerson Mosquera.
  9. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
  10. 81' Tate Schmitt (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 84' Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  13. 87' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Santiago Arias.
  14. 87' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brooklyn Raines replaces Iván Franco.

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