MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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FC Cincinnati
  • 7': Kevin Kelsy
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Atlanta United FC

    Kevin Kelsy's goal lifts FC Cincinnati past Atlanta United

    Kevin Kelsy's seventh-minute goal held up for FC Cincinnati, who collected a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
    • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 3': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
    • 5': Offside, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
    • 12': Foul by Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United).
    • 12': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Substitution, Atlanta United. Xande Silva replaces Thiago Almada because of an injury.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
    • 23': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
    • 23': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
    • 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 30': Hand ball by Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 32': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
    • 33': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
    • 33': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 36': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 45': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
    • 45'+4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
    • 48': Foul by Noah Cobb (Atlanta United).
    • 48': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Luis Abram.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Kelsy.
    • 53': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 53': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 55': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
    • 58': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
    • 58': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Atlanta United. Stian Gregersen replaces Ajani Fortune.
    • 61': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
    • 62': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Kevin Kelsy because of an injury.
    • 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
    • 66': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
    • 66': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
    • 69': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
    • 70': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
    • 72': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
    • 74': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Dax McCarty.
    • 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Xande Silva.
    • 75': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
    • 75': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
    • 78': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
    • 83': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Stian Gregersen.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United).
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Miles Robinson because of an injury.
    • 89': Substitution, Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
    • 90'+2': Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces Luca Orellano.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Stian Gregersen (Atlanta United).
    • 90'+4': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
    • 90'+4': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 1
    50.8 Possession 49.2
    9 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    376 Accurate Passes 380
    463 Passes 451
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 47
    28 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    15 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 14
    15 Effective Clearances 28
    15 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 24,593

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Philadelphia Union 31 +17 60
    2 FC Cincinnati 31 +8 58
    3 Charlotte FC 31 +9 53
    4 New York City FC 30 +11 53
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    21 Matt Miazga
    32 Ian Murphy
    12 Miles Robinson
    20 Pavel Bucha
    5 Obinna Nwobodo
    10 Luciano Acosta
    23 Luca Orellano
    7 Yuya Kubo
    19 Kevin Kelsy
    22 Gerardo Valenzuela
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Stiven Jimenez, Isaiah Foster, Kipp Keller, Nick Hagglund, Sergio Santos, Yamil Asad, Malik Pinto, Bret Halsey, Alec Kann.

    ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Brad Guzan (GK)
    4 Luis Abram
    24 Noah Cobb
    26 Caleb Wiley
    11 Brooks Lennon
    13 Dax McCarty
    35 Jay Fortune
    6 Bartosz Slisz Yellow Card
    7 Giorgos Giakoumakis Yellow Card
    10 Thiago Almada
    9 Saba Lobjanidze
    Atlanta United FC Substitutes:
    Josh Cohen, Tristan Muyumba, Ronald Hernández, Jamal Thiaré, Stian Gregersen, Edwin Mosquera, Xande Silva, Nicolas Firmino, Daniel Ríos.

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