Colorado Rapids vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDominique Badji's first goal for FC Cincinnati beats Rapids
Dominique Badji scored against his former team for his first goal for FC Cincinnati, who held on for a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in Commerce, Colo., on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 2': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 4': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raymon Gaddis.
- 5': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 6': Attempt missed. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 7': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 10': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': Foul by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 11': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 13': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 21': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson tries a through ball, but Calvin Harris is caught offside.
- 22': Anthony Markanich (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 29': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 31': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 31': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Moreno.
- 33': Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo following a fast break.
- 36': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 37': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 37': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 41': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 42': Attempt missed. Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
- 44': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 44': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Moïse Bombito replaces Lalas Abubakar.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Yosuke Hanya replaces Calvin Harris.
- 47': Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 48': Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 48': Foul by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 48': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Yosuke Hanya (Colorado Rapids).
- 49': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis.
- 55': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 56': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 57': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 61': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Anthony Markanich (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Yosuke Hanya (Colorado Rapids) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
- 62': Foul by Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids).
- 62': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 64': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 64': Yosuke Hanya (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Dominique Badji.
- 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Junior Moreno.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 67': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 67': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 69': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 70': Attempt saved. Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Wilson.
- 70': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
- 75': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 76': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high from a direct free kick.
- 77': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Anthony Markanich.
- 80': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 80': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 83': Attempt saved. Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Moïse Bombito with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
- 88': Hand ball by Danny Leyva (Colorado Rapids).
- 89': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
- 89': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Luciano Acosta.
- 90'+2': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
 CIN |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 373 |
| 460 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 5 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 22 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 15,438
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 15,438
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 6 | +1 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Colorado Rapids (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Maxsø |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar |
| 15 | Daniel Leyva |
| 91 | Kévin Cabral  |
| 20 | Connor Ronan |
| 31 | Anthony Markanich |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 14 | Calvin Harris |
| 7 | Jonathan Lewis |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 28 | Raymon Gaddis |
| 14 | Dominique Badji |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
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