MLS

FT Saturday, September 23, 2023
Charlotte FC WDDDD 0
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FC Cincinnati WWLDD 3
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TQL Stadium · 25,513 att.

Match Report

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Acosta inspires FC Cincinnati to 3-0 win over Charlotte FC

FC Cincinnati maintained their stellar home form, earning their 13th win in 15 MLS home outings with a 3-0 decision over Charlotte FC on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
0
60.3
Possession
39.7
9
SHOTS
20
0
ON GOAL
9
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
434
Accurate Passes
266
517
Passes
352
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
33
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.4
48
Long Balls
54
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
11
8
Effective Clearances
22
8
Clearances
22

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 15Yerson MosqueraCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 13Santiago AriasRM
  10. 19Brandon VázquezCF-L
  11. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Dominique BadjiSUB
  2. 17Sergio SantosSUB
  3. 42Bret HalseySUB
  4. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  5. 26Malik PintoSUB
  6. 1Alec KannSUB
  7. 28Raymon GaddisSUB
  8. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  9. 8Marco AnguloSUB

CLT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 34Andrew PrivettCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 14Nathan ByrneLB
  5. 24Jaylin LindseyRB
  6. 8Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 13Brandt BronicoLM
  8. 11Karol SwiderskiRM
  9. 9Enzo CopettiF
  10. 22Justin MeramLF
  11. 10Brecht DejaegereRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Kamil JozwiakSUB
  2. 31George MarksSUB
  3. 3Jere UronenSUB
  4. 17McKinze GainesSUB
  5. 33Patrick AgyemangSUB
  6. 20Derrick JonesSUB
  7. 6Bill TuilomaSUB
  8. 18Kerwin VargasSUB
  9. 37Scott ArfieldSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Charlotte FC 0. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 45'+3' Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 50' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Charlotte FC 0. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  5. 60' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Enzo Copetti.
  6. 60' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Derrick Jones replaces Jaylin Lindsey.
  7. 74' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brandon Vazquez.
  8. 74' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Junior Moreno.
  9. 78' Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Charlotte FC 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo following a fast break.
  10. 83' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kamil Józwiak replaces Brecht Dejaegere.
  11. 83' Substitution, Charlotte FC. McKinze Gaines replaces Justin Meram.
  12. 83' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Karol Swiderski.
  13. 84' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Santiago Arias.
  14. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Luciano Acosta.
  15. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Álvaro Barreal because of an injury.

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