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FT Saturday, May 31, 2025
D.C. United DDWLD 2
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FC Cincinnati WWDLD 1
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CIN101
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Match Report

D.C. United down slumping Cincinnati, halt winless skid

Gabriel Pirani scored his second goal in as many games and added an assist to lead D.C. United to a 2-1 victory at FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

25
Fouls
9
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
38.7
Possession
61.3
11
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
464
366
Passes
579
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
73
19
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
5
40
Effective Clearances
19
40
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 16Teenage HadebeCD-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. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Luca OrellanoSUB
  2. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  3. 5Obinna NwobodoSUB
  4. 3Gilberto FloresSUB
  5. 17Sergio SantosSUB
  6. 13Evan LouroSUB
  7. 11Corey BairdSUB
  8. 14Brad SmithSUB
  9. 85Kei KamaraSUB

DC · 3-4-3

  1. 13Luis BarrazaG
  2. 3Lucas BartlettCD
  3. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  4. 22Aaron HerreraCD-R
  5. 6Boris EnowCM-L
  6. 4Matti PeltolaCM-R
  7. 28David SchneggLM
  8. 12Conner AntleyRM
  9. 17Jacob MurrellF
  10. 7João PeglowCF-L
  11. 10Gabriel PiraniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jared StroudSUB
  2. 44Rida ZouhirSUB
  3. 24Jordan FarrSUB
  4. 23Brandon ServaniaSUB
  5. 18Derek DodsonSUB
  6. 27Kristian FletcherSUB
  7. 11Randall LealSUB
  8. 77Hosei KijimaSUB
  9. 14Dominique BadjiSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, D.C. United 1. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Schnegg following a set piece situation.
  2. 15' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, D.C. United 1. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander.
  3. 19' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, D.C. United 2. Conner Antley (D.C. United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pirani with a cross following a corner.
  4. 44' Matti Peltola (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+4' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+4' Jacob Murrell (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Hosei Kijima replaces Peglow.
  8. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
  9. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  10. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
  11. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Dominique Badji replaces Jacob Murrell.
  12. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Jared Stroud replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  13. 60' Substitution, D.C. United. Brandon Servania replaces Matti Peltola.
  14. 68' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Matt Miazga because of an injury.
  15. 69' Brandon Servania (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 84' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sérgio Santos replaces Kévin Denkey.
  17. 84' Substitution, D.C. United. Rida Zouhir replaces Boris Enow.
  18. 90'+4' Dominique Badji (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+5' Rida Zouhir (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.

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