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FT Monday, October 27, 2025
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FC Cincinnati WWDWW 1
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CIN leads series 1-0 · TQL Stadium · 23,371 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Kévin Denkey scores in his first MLS playoff game, Cincinnati beats Crew

Kévin Denkey scored in his first MLS playoff game to give FC Cincinnati a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Monday night to begin a three-game series.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
50.5
Possession
49.5
6
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
417
Accurate Passes
408
491
Passes
485
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
13
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.1
37
Long Balls
50
12
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
19
Effective Tackles
9
23
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
18
21
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:54 Kévin Denkey slots in the winning goal for FC Cincinnati Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 16Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 11Samuel GidiCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 7Yuya KuboLM
  8. 66Ender EcheniqueRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 8BrennerCF-L
  11. 10EvanderCF-R

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 25Sean ZawadzkiCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 6Darlington NagbeCM-L
  6. 7Dylan ChambostCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 2Andrés HerreraRM
  9. 30Hugo PicardF
  10. 26Lassi LappalainenCF-L
  11. 10Diego RossiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  5. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Yuya Kubo.
  6. 75' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Diego Rossi.
  7. 75' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Dylan Chambost.
  8. 78' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Columbus Crew 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  9. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Ender Echenique because of an injury.
  10. 89' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Andrés Herrera.
  11. 89' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Malte Amundsen.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Nick Hagglund.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Brenner.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Kévin Denkey.
  15. 90'+3' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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