MLS

St. Louis CITY SC vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 3': Jared Stroud
  • 39': Eduard Löwen
  • 45'+2': Kyle Hiebert
  • 53': Nicholas Gioacchini
  • 57': Roman Celentano (OG)
FT
5 - 1
FC Cincinnati
  • 62': Sergio Santos

About

St. Louis CITY SC are hosting FC Cincinnati at Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 1': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 2': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Klauss following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Alm.
  • 11': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 11': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 12': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a through ball.
  • 14': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 14': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Arquimides Ordoñez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 20': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 21': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 23': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
  • 23': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Santiago Arias is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC).
  • 26': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 27': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 30': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 30': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Arquimides Ordoñez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 34': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 34': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  • 36': Arquimides Ordoñez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Moreno.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Nelson.
  • 39': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
  • 42': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 43': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+1': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Goal! St. Louis City SC 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+4': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45'+4': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 3, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Arquimides Ordoñez.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 46': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 47': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 47': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 48': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 48': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 49': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 50': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by João Klauss.
  • 52': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kyle Hiebert.
  • 53': Goal! St. Louis City SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Alm with a through ball.
  • 57': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 57': Own Goal by Roman Celentano, FC Cincinnati. St. Louis City SC 5, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 58': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 58': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malik Pinto.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 61': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Isak Jensen replaces Rasmus Alm.
  • 61': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Selmir Pidro replaces John Nelson.
  • 62': Goal! St. Louis City SC 5, FC Cincinnati 1. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominique Badji following a fast break.
  • 63': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 63': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
  • 64': Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 66': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 66': Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati).
  • 68': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini tries a through ball, but Tim Parker is caught offside.
  • 70': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini tries a through ball, but Isak Jensen is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Angulo.
  • 72': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 72': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 73': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 74': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 74': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
  • 74': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  • 75': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Akil Watts replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
  • 76': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 79': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 79': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 80': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 81': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati).
  • 82': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 83': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but João Klauss is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
  • 84': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 85': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Selmir Pidro with a through ball.
  • 86': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Selmir Pidro (St. Louis City SC).
  • 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Santiago Arias.
  • 89': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Célio Pompeu with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominique Badji with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 5, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 5, FC Cincinnati 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 26
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
57.3 Possession 42.7
11 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
320 Accurate Passes 217
424 Passes 315
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 54
30 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 15
11 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 20
9 Effective Clearances 24
9 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 34 +22 66
2 FC Cincinnati 34 +12 65
3 Inter Miami CF 34 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 +9 59
Full Table

Line-Ups

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
22 Kyle Hiebert
26 Tim Parker
14 John Nelson
2 Jakob Nerwinski
10 Eduard Löwen
19 Indiana Vassilev
8 Jared Stroud
21 Rasmus Alm
11 Nicholas Gioacchini
9 João Klauss
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Célio Pompeu, Tomas Ostrak, Lucas Bartlett, Isak Jensen, Selmir Pidro, Akil Watts, Benjamin Lundt, Miguel Perez, Joshua Yaro.

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
21 Matt Miazga
15 Yerson Mosquera
4 Nick Hagglund
93 Júnior Moreno
5 Obinna Nwobodo Yellow Card
17 Sergio Santos Yellow Card
31 Álvaro Barreal
13 Santiago Arias
29 Arquímides Ordóñez
19 Brandon Vázquez
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Isaiah Foster, Joey Akpunonu, Dominique Badji, Ian Murphy, Alec Kann, Raymon Gaddis, Marco Angulo, Alvas Powell, Malik Pinto.

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