MLS

FT Saturday, May 20, 2023
Columbus Crew WLWDW 2
–
FC Cincinnati WDWWW 3
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CLB112
CIN213
TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

FC Cincinnati edges Columbus Crew in Hell is Real derby thriller

FC Cincinnati blew a two-goal lead but Junior Moreno scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th minute for a 3-2 victory against in-state rival Columbus on Saturday to remain perfect at home.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
66.2
Possession
33.8
11
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
475
Accurate Passes
213
561
Passes
289
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
56
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
32
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
14
4
Effective Clearances
17
4
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

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. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 28Raymon GaddisRM
  10. 14Dominique BadjiCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Marco AnguloSUB
  2. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  3. 13Santiago AriasSUB
  4. 32Ian MurphySUB
  5. 3Joey AkpunonuSUB
  6. 26Malik PintoSUB
  7. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  8. 1Alec KannSUB
  9. 33Isaiah FosterSUB

CLB · 3-4-3

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 2Philip QuintonCD
  3. 12Gustavo VallecillaCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 8Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 18Malte AmundsenLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-L
  11. 20Alexandru MatanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  2. 33Jake MorrisSUB
  3. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  4. 16Isaiah ParenteSUB
  5. 24Evan BushSUB
  6. 25Sean ZawadzkiSUB
  7. 17Christian RamírezSUB
  8. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB
  9. 22Keegan HughesSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
  2. 23' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 40' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  4. 52' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus Crew 2. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 63' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 66' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Raymon Gaddis.
  7. 66' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominique Badji.
  8. 67' Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Columbus Crew 2. Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
  9. 72' Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luciano Acosta.
  11. 87' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Malte Amundsen.
  12. 87' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  14. 90'+5' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Moreno.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Álvaro Barreal.

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