MLS

FT Saturday, March 23, 2024
New York City FC WLLLW 0
–
FC Cincinnati WLDLW 1
1st2ndT
NYC000
CIN011
TQL Stadium · 24,282 att.

Match Report

Acosta scores again to lift Cincinnati past NYCFC

Luciano Acosta scored his second MLS goal in as many games and third straight in all competitions to lift FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
4
54.1
Possession
45.9
8
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
351
537
Passes
452
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
66
11
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
17
21
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
15
16
Effective Clearances
7
16
Clearances
7

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 14Kipp KellerCD-R
  5. 20Pavel BuchaCM-L
  6. 7Yuya KuboCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 23Luca OrellanoLM
  9. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  10. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-L
  11. 11Corey BairdCF-R

NYC · 3-4-3

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 13Thiago MartinsCD
  3. 5Birk RisaCD-L
  4. 12Strahinja TanasijevicCD-R
  5. 6James SandsCM-L
  6. 8Andrés PereaCM-R
  7. 22Kevin O'TooleLM
  8. 21Andres JassonRM
  9. 10Santiago RodríguezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfCF-L
  11. 11Julián FernándezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45'+5' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Birk Risa because of an injury.
  4. 57' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  5. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Julián Fernández.
  6. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Hannes Wolf.
  7. 73' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Kipp Keller.
  8. 77' Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Kevin O'Toole because of an injury.
  9. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Corey Baird.
  10. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luca Orellano.
  11. 90'+6' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Aaron Boupendza.

MLS News

All news
ESPN Associated Press LAFC clinches playoffs with derby draw, Galaxy cling to last spot Leo Walta scored the tying goal in the 62nd minute as LAFC clinched a playoff spot by rallying from two goals down in the second half for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Sunday night. Video Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution - Game Highlights Watch the Game Highlights from Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution, 10/24/2026 Video Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC - Game Highlights Watch the Game Highlights from Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC, 10/24/2026 Video Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire FC - Game Highlights Watch the Game Highlights from Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire FC, 10/24/2026