Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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83': Gilberto FloresAgyemang scores in Charlotte win over Cincinnati
Liel Abada and Patrick Agyemang each scored their first goal of the season shortly after halftime and Kristijan Kahlina had a career-high eight saves on Saturday night to help Charlotte FC beat FC Cincinnati 2-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 3': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
- 5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 14': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
- 19': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).
- 21': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
- 21': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 25': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 28': DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Miles Robinson because of an injury.
- 34': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
- 34': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 40': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
- 41': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 41': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 41': Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Evander.
- 45': Foul by Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati).
- 45': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 45'+3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
- 48': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 48': Goal! Charlotte FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 51': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pep Biel with a through ball.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
- 57': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 57': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Handball by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 62': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).
- 63': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
- 65': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 66': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
- 67': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brandt Bronico following a corner.
- 69': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 71': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 72': Evander (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
- 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sérgio Santos replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 76': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Sérgio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
- 78': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Djibril Diani replaces Brandt Bronico.
- 78': Offside, Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt missed. Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 80': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 80': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Dangerous play by Sérgio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Lukas Engel.
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
- 82': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 82': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati).
- 83': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Second yellow card to Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Idan Toklomati replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 85': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Eryk Williamson replaces Pep Biel.
- 87': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
- 87': Foul by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
- 87': Sérgio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 88': Sérgio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 89': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 90': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
- 90': Attempt missed. Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eryk Williamson.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Sérgio Santos.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+2': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 90'+2': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+4': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Eryk Williamson with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
Statistics
 CIN |
CLT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 481 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 27,807
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 27,807
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | +16 | 57 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | +7 | 55 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 30 | +11 | 53 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 30 | +15 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 4 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 3 | Tim Ream |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 16 | Pep Biel |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 10 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 3 | Gilberto Flores  |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 29 | Lukas Engel |
| 91 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 10 | Evander |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 9 | Kévin Denkey |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
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