MLS

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
Philadelphia Union WLLDW 0
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FC Cincinnati DWDWW 1
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TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

Luciano Acosta lifts FC Cincinnati past Philadelphia Union

Luciano Acosta scored a penalty and FC Cincinnati continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
4
36
Possession
64
10
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
256
Accurate Passes
524
334
Passes
604
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
69
24
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
14
20
Effective Clearances
14
20
Clearances
14

Head to Head

PHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 8Marco AnguloCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 9BrennerCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Ian MurphySUB
  2. 1Alec KannSUB
  3. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  4. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  5. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  6. 26Malik PintoSUB
  7. 17Sergio SantosSUB
  8. 3Joey AkpunonuSUB
  9. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB

PHI · 5-3-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD
  3. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  4. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  5. 2Matthew RealLB
  6. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 31Leon FlachCM-L
  9. 20Jesús BuenoCM-R
  10. 25Chris DonovanCF-L
  11. 33Quinn SullivanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Joe BendikSUB
  2. 34Brandan CraigSUB
  3. 16Jack McGlynnSUB
  4. 6Andrés PereaSUB
  5. 10Dániel GazdagSUB
  6. 9Julián CarranzaSUB
  7. 19Joaquín TorresSUB
  8. 11Alejandro BedoyaSUB
  9. 7Mikkel UhreSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 48' Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Chris Donovan.
  4. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag replaces Quinn Sullivan.
  5. 61' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jesús Bueno.
  6. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Marco Angulo.
  7. 69' Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  9. 70' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Julián Carranza replaces José Martínez.
  10. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Santiago Arias.
  11. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Luciano Acosta.
  12. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brenner.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Álvaro Barreal.

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