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FT Saturday, April 26, 2025
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FC Cincinnati DWWWW 2
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Match Report

Kevin Denkey scores two to lift FC Cincinnati over Sporting KC

Kevin Denkey scored a pair of goals -- one in each half -- to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City Saturday afternoon.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
11
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
459
454
Passes
533
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
40
20
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
5
24
Effective Clearances
33
24
Clearances
33

Highlights

00:36 'Wow!' Kevin Denkey scores sensational bicycle kick for FC Cincinnati Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 4Nick HagglundCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 29Lukas EngelLM
  8. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 23Luca OrellanoCF-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1John PulskampG
  2. 4Robert VoloderCD-L
  3. 15Jansen MillerCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 11Khiry SheltonRB
  6. 16Jacob BartlettCM
  7. 6Nemanja RadojaLM
  8. 21Manu GarcíaRM
  9. 9Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 10Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 93Shapi SuleymanovRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 62' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
  4. 63' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sérgio Santos replaces Matt Miazga.
  5. 65' Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 66' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  7. 73' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Dániel Sallói.
  8. 78' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a corner.
  9. 79' Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Lukas Engel.
  11. 86' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Luca Orellano.
  12. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Khiry Shelton.
  13. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
  14. 89' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy following a set piece situation.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Kévin Denkey.

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