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FT Sunday, October 29, 2023
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FC Cincinnati WLWDW 3
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CIN leads series 1-0 · TQL Stadium · 24,022 att.

Match Report

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Alvaro Barreal scores twice as FC Cincinnati top Red Bulls in Game 1

Alvaro Barreal scored twice to help FC Cincinnati to a 3-0 win against the visiting New York Red Bulls in the first match of their first-round best-of-three series in the MLS Cup Playoffs on Sunday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
5
44.8
Possession
55.2
16
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
343
356
Passes
457
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
62
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
4
9
Effective Clearances
23
9
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:21 Alvaro Barreal's brace spurs FC Cincinnati to victory Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 93Júnior MorenoCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 31Álvaro BarrealLM
  9. 28Raymon GaddisRM
  10. 14Dominique BadjiCF-L
  11. 19Brandon VázquezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Alec KannSUB
  2. 58Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  3. 7Yuya KuboSUB
  4. 26Malik PintoSUB
  5. 42Bret HalseySUB
  6. 8Marco AnguloSUB
  7. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaSUB
  8. 33Isaiah FosterSUB
  9. 17Sergio SantosSUB

RBNY · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Carlos CoronelG
  2. 15Sean NealisCD-L
  3. 4Andrés ReyesCD-R
  4. 47John TolkinLB
  5. 6Kyle DuncanRB
  6. 16Dru YearwoodCM-L
  7. 8Frankie AmayaCM-R
  8. 82LuquinhasLM
  9. 21Omir FernándezRM
  10. 11Elias ManoelF
  11. 74Tom BarlowRCF

Substitutes

  1. 5Peter StroudSUB
  2. 19Wikelman CarmonaSUB
  3. 12Dylan NealisSUB
  4. 75Daniel EdelmanSUB
  5. 17Cameron HarperSUB
  6. 18Ryan MearaSUB
  7. 9Jorge CabezasSUB
  8. 22Serge NgomaSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York Red Bulls 0. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Moreno with a through ball.
  2. 33' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, New York Red Bulls 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Dru Yearwood.
  5. 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dylan Nealis replaces Sean Nealis.
  6. 45' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Cameron Harper replaces Omir Fernandez.
  7. 52' Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Dominique Badji because of an injury.
  9. 74' Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona replaces Tom Barlow.
  12. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Junior Moreno.
  13. 86' Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Serge Ngoma replaces Kyle Duncan.
  14. 89' Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, New York Red Bulls 0. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  15. 89' Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luciano Acosta.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Brandon Vazquez.

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