MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
FC Cincinnati WLLLW 2
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Atlanta United FC LLLWW 1
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ATL101
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 42,568 att.

Match Report

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FC Cincinnati clinches MLS playoff spot with late win over Atlanta

Brandon Vazquez and Luciano Acosta scored late goals for FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night as the MLS leaders bounced back from an early deficit to defeat Atlanta United 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
2
41.5
Possession
58.5
16
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
425
351
Passes
499
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
51
23
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
3
Interceptions
16
31
Effective Clearances
15
31
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:50 Brandon Vazquez gives Cincinnati lead with nice goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 26Caleb WileyLB
  5. 11Brooks LennonRB
  6. 10Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 20Matheus RossettoLM
  8. 8Tristan MuyumbaRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 16Xande SilvaAM-L
  11. 21Edwin MosqueraAM-R

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 7Yuya KuboCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 42Bret HalseyRM
  10. 17Sergio SantosCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 41' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Bret Halsey.
  4. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Junior Moreno replaces Sergio Santos.
  5. 58' Substitution, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze replaces Edwin Mosquera.
  6. 60' Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Yuya Kubo.
  8. 72' Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 75' Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Moreno with a headed pass.
  10. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United. Amar Sejdic replaces Xande Silva.
  11. 80' Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
  12. 86' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  13. 90' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luciano Acosta.

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