FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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Luca Orellano scores twice as FC Cincinnati tops CF Montreal
A brace of spectacular goals by Luca Orellano gave FC Cincinnati a 4-1 home victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 3': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
- 3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 4': Attempt missed. Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Yuya Kubo with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 8': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Foul by Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal).
- 9': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Dawid Bugaj.
- 13': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
- 13': Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 19': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 19': Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 24': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
- 24': Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 24': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 26': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
- 28': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 29': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 29': Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Dawid Bugaj.
- 30': Attempt missed. Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuya Kubo with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 31': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
- 36': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 40': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati).
- 41': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
- 42': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 45': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
- 46': Foul by Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal).
- 46': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 46': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 46': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Cincinnati.
- 53': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 57': Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 59': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Samuel Piette.
- 59': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Tom Pearce.
- 64': Foul by Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
- 64': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 66': Delay in match (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 70': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Goal! FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 0. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chidozie Awaziem.
- 73': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 73': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Alvas Powell.
- 78': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Luca Orellano.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo replaces Joel Waterman.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Dawid Bugaj.
- 79': Offside, CF Montréal. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is caught offside.
- 80': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Goal! FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 1. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando Álvarez with a through ball following a fast break.
- 82': Attempt missed. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 85': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
- 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. London Aghedo replaces Kevin Kelsy.
- 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luca Orellano.
- 86': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 86': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 87': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Attempt missed. Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by London Aghedo (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+1': Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
- 90'+6': Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+7': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
- 90'+10': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty with a cross.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 1.
Statistics
 MTL |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 377 | Accurate Passes | 491 |
| 448 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 13 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | +34 | 60 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 27 | +9 | 46 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 27 | +14 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | +9 | 43 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 12 | Miles Robinson  |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 6 | Chidozie Awaziem |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 9 | Nicholas Gioacchini |
| 19 | Kevin Kelsy |
CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 4 | Fernando Álvarez |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 46 | Tom Pearce |
| 27 | Dawid Bugaj |
| 9 | Matías Cóccaro |
| 23 | Caden Clark |
| 28 | Jules-Anthony Vilsaint |
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