MLS

FT Saturday, November 9, 2024
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FC Cincinnati LLWWL 0
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NYC wins series 2-1 · TQL Stadium · 22,487 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

NYCFC eliminates Cincinnati in wild shootout

Matt Freese had three saves in a nine-round shootout and Mitja Ilenic scored the winner as New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 6-5 on Saturday after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
1
48.6
Possession
51.4
6
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
320
Accurate Passes
356
411
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.4
50
Long Balls
49
19
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
13
17
Clearances
13

Highlights

02:10 NYCFC knocks out FC Cincinnati after epic 18-kick penalty shootout Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-2

Lineups

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

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

Timeline

  1. 11' Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 65' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 71' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Yuya Kubo.
  4. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Hannes Wolf.
  5. 83' Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 84' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  7. 84' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy replaces Luca Orellano.
  8. 85' Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
  10. 89' Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  12. 90' Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'
  14. 105' Penalty Shootout ends, FC Cincinnati 0(5), New York City FC 0(6).

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