FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

FC Cincinnati

36': Kevin Kelsy
53': Luca Orellano
57': Luca Orellano
71': Sergio Santos

FT
4 - 1

CF Montréal

81': Kwadwo Opoku

Luca Orellano scores twice as FC Cincinnati tops CF Montreal

Luca Orellano scores incredible goal from beyond midfield

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

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Philadelphia Union	34	+22	66
2	FC Cincinnati	34	+12	65
3	Inter Miami CF	34	+26	65
4	Charlotte FC	34	+9	59

Full Table

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

FC Cincinnati Substitutes:

Malik Pinto, Bret Halsey, Kipp Keller, London Aghedo, Gerardo Valenzuela, Evan Louro, Stiven Jimenez, Corey Baird, Sergio Santos.

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

CF Montréal Substitutes:

Sunusi Ibrahim, Josef Martínez, Victor Wanyama, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Bryce Duke, Sébastian Breza, Lassi Lappalainen, Kwadwo Opoku, Gabriele Corbo.

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