MLS

Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

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Minnesota United FC
  • 66': Kelvin Yeboah
FT
1 - 0
FC Cincinnati

    About

    Minnesota United FC are hosting FC Cincinnati at Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC).
    • 2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoub Jabbari with a headed pass.
    • 4': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC).
    • 4': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nectarios Triantis.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Foul by Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC).
    • 13': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jefferson Díaz.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC). Assisted by Teenage Hadebe.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nectarios Triantis.
    • 21': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 23': Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC).
    • 24': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
    • 25': Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Yeboah.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Pereyra.
    • 34': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC).
    • 39': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
    • 45': Foul by Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC).
    • 45': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
    • 45'+2': Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Minnesota United FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Minnesota United FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Nectarios Triantis (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
    • 48': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Joaquín Pereyra is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC). Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nectarios Triantis.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
    • 56': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
    • 57': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 59': Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
    • 59': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC).
    • 59': Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
    • 63': Joaquín Pereyra (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
    • 69': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Ayoub Jabbari.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC). Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
    • 71': Foul by Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati).
    • 71': Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Devin Padelford replaces Michael Boxall because of an injury.
    • 78': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Devin Padelford.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Wil Trapp with a through ball.
    • 83': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
    • 84': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Bryan Ramírez.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Devin Padelford (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Nick Hagglund.
    • 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kenji Mboma Dem replaces Ender Echenique.
    • 87': Foul by Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC).
    • 87': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).
    • 88': Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Devin Padelford.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Owen Gene replaces Nectarios Triantis.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. DJ Taylor replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC).
    • 90'+6': Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Jefferson Díaz (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Samuel Gidi.
    • 90'+7': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Teenage Hadebe.
    • 90'+7': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Mamadou Dieng replaces Kelvin Yeboah.
    • 90'+7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
    • 90'+9': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Morris Duggan.
    • 90'+10': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Julian Gressel replaces Tomás Chancalay.
    • 90'+10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jefferson Díaz.
    • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez.
    • 90'+10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
    • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Minnesota United FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Minnesota United FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    12 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 4
    54.7 Possession 45.3
    13 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    355 Accurate Passes 291
    439 Passes 370
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    26 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 47
    30 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    16 Effective Tackles 14
    24 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 11
    37 Effective Clearances 33
    37 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Allianz Field
    Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Attendance: 19,609

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Red Bull New York 2 +2 6
    2 Nashville SC 2 +3 4
    3 New York City FC 2 +1 4
    4 Chicago Fire FC 2 +2 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIN Minnesota United FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Drake Callender (GK)
    23 Morris Duggan Yellow Card
    15 Michael Boxall
    13 Anthony Markanich
    28 Jefferson Díaz Yellow Card
    25 Nectarios Triantis
    20 Wil Trapp
    21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane
    9 Kelvin Yeboah
    8 Tomás Chancalay
    26 Joaquín Pereyra
    Minnesota United FC Substitutes:
    Carlos Harvey, Alec Smir, Julian Gressel, D.J. Taylor, Dieng Mamadou, Owen Gene, Troy Putt, James Rodríguez, Devin Padelford.

    CIN FC Cincinnati (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    12 Miles Robinson
    15 Teenage Hadebe
    4 Nick Hagglund
    22 Gerardo Valenzuela
    20 Pavel Bucha
    11 Samuel Gidi
    29 Bryan Ramirez
    66 Ender Echenique
    9 Kévin Denkey
    99 Ayoub Jabbari
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Kyle Smith, Tom Barlow, Kenji Mboma Dem, Stiven Jimenez, Gilberto Flores, Obinna Nwobodo, Evan Louro, Alvas Powell, Tah Anunga.

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