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FT Saturday, March 1, 2025
FC Cincinnati LWWDL 1
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Philadelphia Union LLLWW 4
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Match Report

Tai Baribo hat trick carries Philadelphia over Cincinnati

Tai Baribo notched a hat trick Saturday night and the Philadelphia Union made it two wins in as many matches with a 4-1 decision over Cincinnati FC in Chester, Pa.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
47.2
Possession
52.8
7
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
409
479
Passes
530
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
25
0.0
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
68
15
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
29
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
21
44
Effective Clearances
21
44
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-2-2-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 29Olwethu MakhanyaCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 39Frankie WestfieldRB
  6. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-L
  7. 4Jovan LukicCM-R
  8. 7Mikkel UhreCF-L
  9. 9Tai BariboCF-R
  10. 33Quinn SullivanAM-L
  11. 10Dániel GazdagAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 76Andrew RickSUB
  2. 8Jesús BuenoSUB
  3. 25Chris DonovanSUB
  4. 19Indiana VassilevSUB
  5. 11Alejandro BedoyaSUB
  6. 15Olivier MbaizoSUB
  7. 6Cavan SullivanSUB
  8. 20Bruno DamianiSUB
  9. 2Ivan GlavinovichSUB

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 16Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 3Gilberto FloresCD-R
  5. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 29Lukas EngelLM
  8. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 7Yuya KuboCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Corey BairdSUB
  2. 20Pavel BuchaSUB
  3. 19Stefan ChirilaSUB
  4. 13Evan LouroSUB
  5. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  6. 35Kenji Mboma DemSUB
  7. 15Bret HalseySUB
  8. 49Peter MangioneSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  2. 30' Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 52' Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  4. 58' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Yuya Kubo.
  5. 58' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Pavel Bucha replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
  6. 58' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  7. 58' Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 69' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Bruno Damiani replaces Mikael Uhre.
  9. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Gilberto Flores.
  10. 75' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  12. 82' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan replaces Tai Baribo.
  13. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kenji Mboma Dem replaces Lukas Engel.
  14. 89' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jovan Lukic.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Philadelphia Union 4, FC Cincinnati 1. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.

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