MLS

FT Saturday, November 2, 2024
FC Cincinnati LLLWW 1
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New York City FC WWWLL 3
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series tied 1-1 · Citi Field · 19,585 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

NYCFC levels series with Cincinnati to force Match 3

Alonso Martinez and Thiago Martins scored first-half goals as New York City FC defeated visiting FC Cincinnati 3-1 in New York on Saturday, tying their best-of-three MLS Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at one match a piece.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
49.6
Possession
50.4
11
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
316
Accurate Passes
336
424
Passes
441
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.6
63
Long Balls
53
31
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
20
13
Effective Clearances
25
13
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:51 NYCFC slices through Cincy's back line for opening goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 4-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 35Mitja IlenicRB
  6. 27Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 6James SandsLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 16Alonso MartínezF
  10. 10Santiago RodríguezAM-L
  11. 17Hannes WolfAM-R

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 16Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 6Chidozie AwaziemCD-R
  5. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 27Yamil AsadLM
  9. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  10. 7Yuya KuboCF-L
  11. 23Luca OrellanoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic.
  2. 40' Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 43' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Yamil Asad.
  7. 65' Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
  8. 68' Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  10. 72' James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy replaces Pavel Bucha.
  12. 76' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  13. 88' Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Hannes Wolf.
  15. 90'+7' Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

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