MLS

FT Saturday, July 15, 2023
Nashville SC LWLLL 1
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FC Cincinnati LDDWW 3
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NSH101
CIN123
TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

FC Cincinnati top Nashville SC, stay unbeaten at home

Luciano Acosta had a goal and an assist as MLS-leading FC Cincinnati remained undefeated at home with a 3-1 victory against short-handed Nashville SC on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
5
2
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
44.1
Possession
55.9
6
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
271
Accurate Passes
352
364
Passes
445
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
57
21
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
18
12
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
23
Interceptions
13
23
Effective Clearances
13
23
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NSH 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. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 17Sergio SantosCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaSUB
  2. 1Alec KannSUB
  3. 8Marco AnguloSUB
  4. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  5. 26Malik PintoSUB
  6. 32Ian MurphySUB
  7. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  8. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  9. 42Bret HalseySUB

NSH · 5-3-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 3Lukas MacNaughtonCD-L
  4. 22Josh BauerCD-R
  5. 23Taylor WashingtonLB
  6. 19Alex MuylRB
  7. 8Randall LealCM
  8. 6Dax McCartyCM-L
  9. 27Tah AnungaCM-R
  10. 10Hany MukhtarCF-L
  11. 7Fafà PicaultCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  2. 12Teal BunburySUB
  3. 30Elliot PaniccoSUB
  4. 54Sean DavisSUB
  5. 26Luke HaakensonSUB
  6. 16Laurence WykeSUB
  7. 11Ethan ZubakSUB
  8. 24Jan GregusSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Nashville SC 1. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 36' Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Nashville SC 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45'+7' Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dax McCarty.
  7. 62' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 62' Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 68' Second yellow card to Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) for hand ball.
  10. 70' Second yellow card to Fafá Picault (Nashville SC).
  11. 74' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Nashville SC 1. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
  12. 75' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Sergio Santos.
  13. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Randall Leal.
  14. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  15. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Ján Gregus replaces Brian Anunga.
  16. 81' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Santiago Arias.
  17. 86' Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Nick Hagglund.
  20. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Junior Moreno.
  21. 90'+2' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Josh Bauer.
  22. 90'+9' Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Nashville SC 1. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
  23. 90'+10' Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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