MLS

FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 33': Nick Hagglund
  • 56': Evander
  • 88': Brenner
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3 - 0

Cincinnati knocks off Montreal 3-0 to claim second seed in Eastern Conference

Defender Nick Hagglund, Evander Da Silva Ferreira and Brenner Souza all scored and Roman Celentano was untouchable as FC Cincinnati claimed second place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 Decision Day victory over CF Montreal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 1': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matty Longstaff.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenner with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 9': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
  • 9': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 15': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
  • 15': Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Luca Petrasso.
  • 17': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 23': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Brandan Craig (CF Montréal).
  • 29': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
  • 29': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 33': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thomas Gillier.
  • 33': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
  • 36': Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
  • 42': Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
  • 45': Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Brandan Craig (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+2': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 45'+3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 45'+3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
  • 45'+4': Penalty CF Montréal. Prince Owusu draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': Penalty conceded by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Penalty missed! Still FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
  • 45'+6': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 45'+7': Attempt saved. Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces Jalen Neal because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominik Marczuk.
  • 47': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
  • 47': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Evander.
  • 48': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thomas Gillier.
  • 50': Foul by Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal).
  • 50': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
  • 50': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Substitution, CF Montréal. Olger Escobar replaces Dante Sealy.
  • 58': Substitution, CF Montréal. Iván Jaime replaces Fabian Herbers.
  • 59': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Olger Escobar (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 61': Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
  • 61': Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Jaime following a fast break.
  • 64': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
  • 64': Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
  • 65': Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Foul by Olger Escobar (CF Montréal).
  • 68': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Evander.
  • 71': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Olger Escobar (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Matty Longstaff.
  • 73': Substitution, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Prince Owusu.
  • 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Iván Jaime because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Hennadii Synchuk because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Kei Kamara.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Brenner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 88': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 90'+5': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fernando Álvarez following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
12 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
53.7 Possession 46.3
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 314
420 Passes 364
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 32
27 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
21 Effective Tackles 14
29 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 14
16 Effective Clearances 23
16 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 34 +22 66
2 FC Cincinnati 34 +12 65
3 Inter Miami CF 34 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 +9 59
Full Table

Line-Ups

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
12 Miles Robinson
16 Teenage Hadebe
4 Nick Hagglund
5 Obinna Nwobodo
20 Pavel Bucha
10 Evander
15 Dominik Marczuk
2 Alvas Powell
8 Brenner
85 Kei Kamara

MTL CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Thomas Gillier (GK)
2 Jalen Neal
5 Brandan Craig
13 Luca Petrasso
19 Bode Hidalgo
18 Hennadii Synchuk
8 Matthew Longstaff
22 Victor Loturi Yellow Card
9 Prince Owusu
21 Fabian Herbers
25 Dante Sealy Yellow Card

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