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FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, 2023 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

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FC Cincinnati
  • 90'+4': Yerson Mosquera
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Philadelphia Union

    FC Cincinnati defeats Union in second-half stoppage time

    Yerson Mosquera scored an opportunistic goal in second-half stoppage time and FC Cincinnati pulled off a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference semifinal.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jack McGlynn.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo with a cross.
    • 5': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 6': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 6': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
    • 9': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
    • 11': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
    • 11': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 12': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andre Blake.
    • 13': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Julián Carranza.
    • 14': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 14': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Hand ball by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
    • 21': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 21': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
    • 23': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Boupendza.
    • 27': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Olivier Mbaizo.
    • 30': Foul by Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati).
    • 30': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
    • 34': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 34': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
    • 34': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andre Blake.
    • 36': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 36': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 40': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
    • 41': Attempt saved. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 42': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 42': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
    • 44': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
    • 45': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
    • 47': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
    • 49': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 50': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 50': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 53': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
    • 55': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Junior Moreno.
    • 57': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 58': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
    • 59': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 59': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Aaron Boupendza is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 62': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
    • 62': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
    • 67': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 68': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yerson Mosquera tries a through ball, but Álvaro Barreal is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
    • 76': Foul by Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati).
    • 76': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
    • 82': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
    • 85': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 87': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
    • 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Aaron Boupendza.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+1': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+2': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+4': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Murphy with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
    • 90'+6': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+8': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Yuya Kubo.
    • 90'+8': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
    • 90'+8': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Jack McGlynn.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 4
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    16 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    318 Accurate Passes 393
    390 Passes 482
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 40
    31 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 6
    26 Effective Clearances 10
    26 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 25,513

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    15 Yerson Mosquera
    32 Ian Murphy
    2 Alvas Powell
    93 Júnior Moreno
    7 Yuya Kubo
    10 Luciano Acosta
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    28 Raymon Gaddis Yellow Card
    9 Aaron-Salem Boupendza Yellow Card
    19 Brandon Vázquez
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Bret Halsey, Gerardo Valenzuela, Malik Pinto, Santiago Arias, Marco Angulo, Sergio Santos, London Aghedo, Dominique Badji, Alec Kann.

    PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Andre Blake (GK)
    3 Jack Elliott
    17 Damion Lowe Yellow Card
    26 Nathan Harriel
    15 Olivier Mbaizo
    7 Mikkel Uhre
    8 José Andrés Martínez
    10 Dániel Gazdag
    16 Jack McGlynn
    11 Alejandro Bedoya
    9 Julián Carranza Yellow Card
    Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
    Matthew Real, Joaquín Torres, Jeremy Rafanello, Chris Donovan, Tai Baribo, Jesús Bueno, Jakob Glesnes, Joe Bendik, Quinn Sullivan.

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