MLS

FT Saturday, May 10, 2025
Austin FC LWLLW 1
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FC Cincinnati WWWWL 2
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Match Report

FC Cincinnati stay tied atop East with win over Austin FC

FC Cincinnati midfielder Gerardo Valenzuela was in the right place at the right time in the 76th minute Saturday night, catching a crosser from forward Evander and volleying a right-footed game-winning goal against visiting Austin FC in a 2-1 victory.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
1
43.6
Possession
56.4
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
440
387
Passes
522
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
48
16
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
8
42
Effective Clearances
26
42
Clearances
26

Head to Head

ATX leads series 1-0

Lineups

CIN · 5-3-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 29Lukas EngelLB
  6. 23Luca OrellanoRB
  7. 10EvanderCM
  8. 7Yuya KuboCM-L
  9. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

ATX · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD
  3. 29Guilherme BiroCD-L
  4. 5Oleksandr SvatokCD-R
  5. 23Zan KolmanicLB
  6. 17Jon GallagherRB
  7. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  8. 14Besard SabovicCM-L
  9. 33Owen WolffCM-R
  10. 9Brandon VázquezCF-L
  11. 10Myrto UzuniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Austin FC 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  2. 35' Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga because of an injury.
  4. 48' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Austin FC 1. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 68' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Yuya Kubo.
  6. 68' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Sérgio Santos.
  7. 69' Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Brandon Vázquez.
  9. 74' Substitution, Austin FC. Nicolás Dubersarsky replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  10. 76' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Austin FC 1. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander.
  11. 81' Substitution, Austin FC. Osman Bukari replaces Myrto Uzuni.
  12. 81' Substitution, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian replaces Besard Sabovic.
  13. 83' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Luca Orellano.
  14. 87' Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Zan Kolmanic.

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