MLS

CF Montréal vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
CF Montréal
  • 53': Kwadwo Opoku
FT
1 - 1
FC Cincinnati
  • 90'+7': Luciano Acosta (P)

Late PK gives FC Cincinnati 1-1 draw vs. CF Montreal

Luciano Acosta scored on a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to help FC Cincinnati secure a 1-1 draw against host CF Montreal on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
  • 3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku with a cross.
  • 8': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Matt Miazga tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati).
  • 12': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 14': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 14': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
  • 26': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 26': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 31': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Hand ball by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 34': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vazquez tries a through ball, but Santiago Arias is caught offside.
  • 34': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 39': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 39': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+1': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Bryce Duke.
  • 47': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
  • 50': Hand ball by Mason Toye (CF Montréal).
  • 50': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
  • 50': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 57': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vazquez tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 63': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 63': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 65': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Ariel Lassiter.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Mason Toye.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Aaron Boupendza.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Brandon Vazquez.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 69': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 74': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 74': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 74': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Romell Quioto replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Moreno.
  • 80': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
  • 82': Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Victor Wanyama.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Romell Quioto (CF Montréal).
  • 83': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Junior Moreno.
  • 87': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
  • 87': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Chinonso Offor.
  • 89': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 90': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90': Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+2': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Offside, CF Montréal. Jonathan Sirois tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 4
54 Possession 46
14 SHOTS 5
5 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
413 Accurate Passes 333
498 Passes 425
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 48
20 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 21
11 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 13,603

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 16 +14 33
2 FC Cincinnati 16 +2 30
3 Nashville SC 16 +9 28
4 Columbus Crew 16 +7 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK) Yellow Card
16 Joel Waterman
25 Gabriele Corbo
24 George Campbell
19 Nathan Saliba
2 Victor Wanyama Yellow Card
10 Bryce Duke
11 Ariel Lassiter
29 Mathieu Choinière
13 Mason Toye
90 Kwadwo Opoku
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Ousman Jabang, Fernando Álvarez, James Pantemis, Chinonso Offor, Lassi Lappalainen, Sunusi Ibrahim, Samuel Piette, Romell Quioto, Ahmed Hamdi.

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

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
21 Matt Miazga Yellow Card
32 Ian Murphy
4 Nick Hagglund
93 Júnior Moreno
5 Obinna Nwobodo
10 Luciano Acosta
31 Álvaro Barreal
13 Santiago Arias Yellow Card
9 Aaron-Salem Boupendza
19 Brandon Vázquez
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Alec Kann, Raymon Gaddis, Marco Angulo, Yuya Kubo, Dominique Badji, Bret Halsey, Sergio Santos, Alvas Powell, Malik Pinto.

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