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FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
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FC Cincinnati WLWLW 2
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TQL Stadium · 25,513 att. · FOX

Match Report

Cincinnati strike late to open with win over Atlanta

Kévin Denkey and Nick Hagglund scored late goals to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United FC in an MLS regular season opener for both teams on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
3
45.9
Possession
54.1
8
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
325
348
Passes
400
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.4
40
Long Balls
57
12
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
10
29
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CIN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CIN · 3-5-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 15Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 11Samuel GidiCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 29Bryan RamirezLM
  9. 66Ender EcheniqueRM
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 99Ayoub JabbariCF-R

ATL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Lucas HoyosG
  2. 6Juan BerrocalCD-L
  3. 4Enea MihajCD-R
  4. 3Elías BaezLB
  5. 2Ronald HernándezRB
  6. 7Steven AlzateCM-L
  7. 55Tomás JacobCM-R
  8. 11Saba LobjanidzeLM
  9. 48Cooper SanchezRM
  10. 9Emmanuel Latte LathCF-L
  11. 10Miguel AlmirónCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Evander because of an injury.
  2. 26' Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Ayoub Jabbari.
  6. 71' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  7. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Cooper Sanchez.
  8. 73' Substitution, Atlanta United. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  9. 80' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ender Echenique following a fast break.
  10. 84' Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Steven Alzate.
  11. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.
  12. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
  13. 90' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Atlanta United 0. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez with a cross following a corner.

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