MLS

Red Bull New York vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Red Bull New York
  • 28': Omir Fernández (P)
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FC Cincinnati
  • 80': Luciano Acosta (P)
  • 90'+3': Obinna Nwobodo

Acosta, Nwobodo rally FC Cincinnati to 2-1 victory over New York Red Bulls

Luciano Acosta scored on a late penalty kick and Obinna Nwobodo found the net in stoppage time to rally FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls).
  • 3': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kyle Duncan.
  • 6': Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 7': Foul by Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls).
  • 7': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Carlos Coronel tries a through ball, but Dante Vanzeir is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
  • 13': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
  • 13': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Dante Vanzeir (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frankie Amaya with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
  • 19': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
  • 19': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Hand ball by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
  • 26': Penalty conceded by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 28': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Arquímides Ordóñez is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
  • 38': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
  • 38': Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frankie Amaya.
  • 41': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
  • 44': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls).
  • 45': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
  • 45'+1': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Cameron Harper tries a through ball, but Dante Vanzeir is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Junior Moreno replaces Malik Pinto.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  • 48': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Arquímides Ordóñez is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 50': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Hassan Ndam.
  • 50': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Moreno.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 54': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
  • 54': Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow tries a through ball, but Dante Vanzeir is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Moreno.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
  • 60': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Barreal is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Marco Angulo.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Raymon Gaddis.
  • 62': Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 62': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Sergio Santos.
  • 64': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Matthew Nocita replaces Cameron Harper.
  • 64': Foul by Dante Vanzeir (New York Red Bulls).
  • 64': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Dante Vanzeir (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
  • 71': Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 71': Arquímides Ordóñez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona replaces Tom Barlow.
  • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Benjamin Stitz replaces Arquímides Ordóñez.
  • 77': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Cincinnati.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Hassan Ndam.
  • 82': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Santiago Arias.
  • 83': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Dante Vanzeir (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 85': Dante Vanzeir (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
  • 86': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Matthew Nocita (New York Red Bulls) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Wikelman Carmona with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Omir Fernandez tries a through ball, but Dante Vanzeir is caught offside.
  • 90': Benjamin Stitz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Matthew Nocita (New York Red Bulls).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls).
  • 90'+1': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matthew Nocita.
  • 90'+3': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 1, FC Cincinnati 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 1
55.2 Possession 44.8
7 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
289 Accurate Passes 211
395 Passes 320
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 51
20 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
2 Blocked Shots 0
14 Effective Tackles 17
18 Tackles 28
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 13
19 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 13,439

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

RBNY Red Bull New York (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Carlos Coronel (GK)
15 Sean Nealis
98 Hassan Ndam Yellow Card
6 Kyle Duncan
17 Cameron Harper
74 Tom Barlow
8 Frankie Amaya
75 Daniel Edelman Yellow Card
13 Dante Vanzeir Yellow Card
82 Luquinhas
21 Omir Fernández
Red Bull New York Substitutes:
Ryan Meara, Matthew Nocita, Ibrahim Kasule, Ronald Donkor, Jayden Reid, Wikelman Carmona, Elias Manoel, Peter Stroud.

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

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
15 Yerson Mosquera
2 Alvas Powell
4 Nick Hagglund
5 Obinna Nwobodo
26 Malik Pinto Yellow Card
8 Marco Angulo
31 Álvaro Barreal
28 Raymon Gaddis
29 Arquímides Ordóñez Yellow Card
10 Luciano Acosta
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Bret Halsey, London Aghedo, Stiven Jimenez, Alec Kann, Joey Akpunonu, Sergio Santos, Santiago Arias, Benjamin Stitz, Júnior Moreno.

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