FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSTom Barlow, Kévin Denkey rally Cincinnati to 4-3 victory over Montreal
Tom Barlow scored short-handed for the equalizer in the 80th minute and Kévin Denkey followed with the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time, rallying FC Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over CF Montreal on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 3': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, CF Montréal 1. Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 8': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Prince Owusu with a cross.
- 10': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 10': Attempt missed. Efraín Morales (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Jaime with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 16': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt saved. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal).
- 20': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 20': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayoub Jabbari.
- 21': Attempt saved. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 26': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 26': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wiki Carmona.
- 30': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Evander.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.
- 35': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 37': Handball by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wiki Carmona following a set piece situation.
- 40': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 1. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
- 42': Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
- 43': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Ender Echenique.
- 45': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 2. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Jaime.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Brayan Vera (CF Montréal).
- 45'+2': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+3': Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+5': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 45'+6': Foul by Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal).
- 45'+6': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+6': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 2.
- 47': Foul by Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal).
- 47': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Efraín Morales (CF Montréal).
- 50': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iván Jaime following a fast break.
- 50': Foul by Brayan Vera (CF Montréal).
- 50': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
- 52': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 2. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
- 54': Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
- 55': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez.
- 56': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mahala Opoku replaces Hennadii Synchuk.
- 58': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dagur Thórhallsson replaces Iván Jaime.
- 59': Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).
- 59': Mahala Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Brayan Vera (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 60': Penalty CF Montréal. Prince Owusu draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
- 62': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 3. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga.
- 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Ayoub Jabbari.
- 66': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 66': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
- 69': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Luca Petrasso.
- 71': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matty Longstaff following a fast break.
- 72': Efraín Morales (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
- 74': Substitution, CF Montréal. Daniel Ríos replaces Prince Owusu.
- 74': Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Wiki Carmona.
- 75': Delay in match (FC Cincinnati).
- 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Pavel Bucha.
- 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Alvas Powell.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Brayan Vera (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).
- 80': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 3. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 82': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 83': Daniel Ríos (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 83': Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, CF Montréal. Olger Escobar replaces Matty Longstaff.
- 85': Foul by Mahala Opoku (CF Montréal).
- 85': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
- 86': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Stiven Jimenez replaces Obinna Nwobodo because of an injury.
- 88': Attempt saved. Efraín Morales (CF Montréal) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 89': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Gidi.
- 90': Foul by Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).
- 90': Mahala Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Stiven Jimenez (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+1': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bode Hidalgo.
- 90'+4': Goal! FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 3. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Olger Escobar (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
- 90'+8': Efraín Morales (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+10': Attempt saved. Brayan Vera (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+11': Foul by Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal).
- 90'+11': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Foul by Stiven Jimenez (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+12': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Mahala Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olger Escobar.
- 90'+12': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 90'+13': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 3.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montréal 3.
Statistics
MTL |
CIN![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
| 401 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 7 | +11 | 16 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire FC | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 7 | +1 | 12 |
| 4 | New York City FC | 7 | +5 | 11 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Evan Louro (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 10 | Evander |
| 29 | Bryan Ramirez |
| 66 | Ender Echenique |
| 99 | Ayoub Jabbari |
| 9 | Kévin Denkey |
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Thomas Gillier (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 24 | Efraín Morales |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 19 | Bode Hidalgo |
| 16 | Wikelman Carmona |
| 8 | Matthew Longstaff |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 10 | Iván Jaime |
| 18 | Hennadii Synchuk |
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