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FT Sunday, March 15, 2026
FC Cincinnati WWLLW 1
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New England Revolution WLDLL 6
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Match Report

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Ceballos double leads Revolution to romp over Cincinnati

Defender Brayan Ceballos scored two goals in the first half to spark the New England Revolution to a 6-1 romp over FC Cincinnati on Sunday in its home opener.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
7
44.7
Possession
55.3
15
SHOTS
16
9
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
504
457
Passes
565
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.4
63
Long Balls
44
30
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
25
18
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:46 Gerardo Valenzuela scores goal for FC Cincinnati Watch on ESPN 00:42 Brayan Ceballos scores goal for New England Revolution Watch on ESPN 00:44 Dor Turgeman scores in the 31' Watch on ESPN 00:34 Brayan Ceballos gets on the scoresheet for New England Revolution Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Matt TurnerG
  2. 2Mamadou FofanaCD-L
  3. 3Brayan CeballosCD-R
  4. 23William SandsLB
  5. 12Ilay FeingoldRB
  6. 10Carles GilAM
  7. 21Brooklyn RainesLM
  8. 8Matt PolsterRM
  9. 11Dor TurgemanF
  10. 80Alhassan YusufAM-L
  11. 41Luca LangoniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Ethan KohlerSUB
  2. 14Jackson YueillSUB
  3. 4Tanner BeasonSUB
  4. 25Peyton MillerSUB
  5. 5Keegan HughesSUB
  6. 7Griffin YowSUB
  7. 77Diego FagundezSUB
  8. 32Malcolm FrySUB
  9. 33Donovan ParisianSUB

CIN · 3-5-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 88Andrei ChirilaCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 27Tah AnungaAM
  8. 29Bryan RamirezLM
  9. 24Kyle SmithRM
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 99Ayoub JabbariCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Matt MiazgaSUB
  2. 3Gilberto FloresSUB
  3. 20Pavel BuchaSUB
  4. 13Evan LouroSUB
  5. 16Tom BarlowSUB
  6. 11Samuel GidiSUB
  7. 66Ender EcheniqueSUB
  8. 9Kévin DenkeySUB
  9. 2Alvas PowellSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! New England Revolution 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evander.
  3. 24' Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Goal! New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Langoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 28' Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 31' Goal! New England Revolution 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Dor Turgeman (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Langoni with a cross.
  7. 38' Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+3' Goal! New England Revolution 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Langoni with a cross following a corner.
  9. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  10. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Ayoub Jabbari.
  11. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ender Echenique replaces Bryan Ramírez.
  12. 53' Goal! New England Revolution 4, FC Cincinnati 1. Alhassan Yusuf (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 59' Matt Polster (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 61' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Matt Miazga replaces Miles Robinson.
  15. 69' Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
  16. 73' Substitution, New England Revolution. Griffin Yow replaces Luca Langoni.
  17. 73' Substitution, New England Revolution. Ethan Kohler replaces Ilay Feingold because of an injury.
  18. 82' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Kyle Smith.
  19. 86' Substitution, New England Revolution. Peyton Miller replaces Matt Polster.
  20. 87' Goal! New England Revolution 5, FC Cincinnati 1. Griffin Yow (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  21. 88' Substitution, New England Revolution. Jackson Yueill replaces Alhassan Yusuf.
  22. 88' Substitution, New England Revolution. Diego Fagúndez replaces Carles Gil.
  23. 89' Goal! New England Revolution 6, FC Cincinnati 1. Peyton Miller (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dor Turgeman.

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