FC Motagua vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 1st Leg
FC Motagua
  • 41': Rodrigo Auzmendi
FT
1 - 4
1st Leg
FC Cincinnati
  • 28': Pavel Bucha
  • 49': Kévin Denkey
  • 77': Pavel Bucha
  • 87': Evander

About

FC Motagua are hosting FC Cincinnati at Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés, Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Honduras, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
  • 1': Rodrigo Auzmendi (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Offside, Motagua. Carlos Argueta is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Jonathan Núñez (Motagua).
  • 8': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Giancarlos Sacaza (Motagua).
  • 10': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
  • 11': Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
  • 12': Carlos Mejía (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
  • 13': Foul by Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua).
  • 13': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Jonathan Núñez (Motagua) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 20': Foul by Marcelo Santos (Motagua).
  • 20': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Carlos Mejía (Motagua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Noah Adnan (FC Cincinnati).
  • 21': Noah Adnan (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua).
  • 23': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Carlos Argueta (Motagua).
  • 24': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 24': Riky Zapata (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
  • 25': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Marcelo Santos.
  • 26': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Riky Zapata.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
  • 28': Goal! Motagua 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Argueta (Motagua).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Substitution, Motagua. Yeison Mejía replaces Carlos Argueta because of an injury.
  • 33': Foul by Carlos Mejía (Motagua).
  • 33': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Carlos Mejía (Motagua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
  • 35': Rodrigo Gómez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Yeison Mejía (Motagua) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Auzmendi with a headed pass.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Auzmendi (Motagua) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
  • 39': Foul by Sebastián Cardozo (Motagua).
  • 39': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Goal! Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Rodrigo Auzmendi (Motagua) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Gómez with a cross.
  • 45': Carlos Mejía (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Carlos Mejía (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+1': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Mejía (Motagua).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Yeison Mejía (Motagua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riky Zapata.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Noah Adnan.
  • 46': Corner, Motagua. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Sebastián Cardozo (Motagua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 47': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Sebastián Cardozo (Motagua).
  • 49': Goal! Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 51': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Lukas Engel is caught offside.
  • 52': Offside, Motagua. Jonathan Núñez is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
  • 53': Rodrigo Gómez (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Marcelo Santos (Motagua).
  • 55': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
  • 58': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 58': Jonathan Núñez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 59': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Rodrigo Gómez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Evander replaces Corey Baird.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 65': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 67': Substitution, Motagua. Wálter Martínez replaces Rodrigo Gómez.
  • 67': Substitution, Motagua. Jefryn Macías replaces Carlos Mejía.
  • 67': Substitution, Motagua. Mathias Vazquez replaces Jonathan Núñez.
  • 68': Substitution, Motagua. Clever Portillo replaces Riky Zapata.
  • 70': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Clever Portillo (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 71': Foul by Wálter Martínez (Motagua).
  • 71': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Wálter Martínez (Motagua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 73': Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
  • 74': Corner, Motagua. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Clever Portillo (Motagua) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 75': Corner, Motagua. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Yuya Kubo.
  • 77': Foul by Yeison Mejía (Motagua).
  • 77': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evander.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Mathias Vazquez (Motagua) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clever Portillo with a cross.
  • 84': Clever Portillo (Motagua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jefryn Macías (Motagua) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Clever Portillo.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Lukas Engel.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Stefan Chirila replaces Kévin Denkey.
  • 86': Foul by Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 86': Wálter Martínez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Goal! Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 4. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alvas Powell with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90': Mathias Vazquez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+1': Giancarlos Sacaza (Motagua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+1': Yeison Mejía (Motagua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+2': Mathias Vazquez (Motagua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Cardozo (Motagua) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeison Mejía with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Motagua 1, FC Cincinnati 4.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 3
50.6 Possession 49.4
15 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 273
376 Passes 351
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
10 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
37 Effective Clearances 25
37 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés
Location: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Honduras
Attendance: 2,917

Line-Ups

MOT FC Motagua (5-4-1)

No. Name
19 Jonathan Rougier (GK)
35 Cristopher Meléndez
2 Sebastián Cardozo
34 Giancarlos Sacaza
6 Riky Zapata
14 Carlos Argueta
12 Marcelo Santos
32 Jonathan Núñez
21 Rodrigo Gómez
77 Carlos Mejia Yellow Card
29 Rodrigo Auzmendi
FC Motagua Substitutes:
Clever Portillo, Edwin Maldonado, Héctor Castellanos, Walter Martinez, Jordan García, Luis Vega, Mathias Vazquez, Diego Ledesma, Jefryn Macías, Marlon Licona, Edwin Munguía, Yeison Mejía.

CIN FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK) Yellow Card
12 Miles Robinson
2 Alvas Powell
32 Noah Adnan Yellow Card
29 Lukas Engel
91 DeAndre Yedlin
20 Pavel Bucha
7 Yuya Kubo
5 Obinna Nwobodo Yellow Card
9 Kévin Denkey
11 Corey Baird
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Tah Anunga, Stefan Chirila, Evan Louro, Stiven Jimenez, Gilberto Flores, Bret Halsey, Evander, Teenage Hadebe, Paul Walters, Peter Mangione, Amir Daley.

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