MLS

FT Wednesday, April 22, 2026
FC Cincinnati LWLDD 4
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New York City FC LDLWL 4
1st2ndT
CIN134
NYC224
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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
2
44.7
Possession
55.3
12
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
358
Accurate Passes
464
446
Passes
555
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
45
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
22

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 34Raul GustavoCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 21Aiden O'NeillLM
  8. 5Kai TrewinRM
  9. 7Nicolás FernándezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 26Agustin OjedaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Nico CavalloSUB
  2. 55Keaton ParksSUB
  3. 19Strahinja TanasijevicSUB
  4. 32Jonathan ShoreSUB
  5. 87Arnau FarnósSUB
  6. 99Seymour ReidSUB
  7. 29Maxi CarrizoSUB
  8. 11Talles MagnoSUB
  9. 30Tomas RomeroSUB

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 3Gilberto FloresCD
  3. 15Teenage HadebeCD-L
  4. 24Kyle SmithCD-R
  5. 11Samuel GidiCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 17Kenji Mboma DemLM
  9. 66Ender EcheniqueRM
  10. 16Tom BarlowCF-L
  11. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Ayoub JabbariSUB
  2. 88Andrei ChirilaSUB
  3. 27Tah AnungaSUB
  4. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  5. 13Evan LouroSUB
  6. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  7. 37Stiven JimenezSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 23' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Teenage Hadebe because of an injury.
  3. 32' Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ender Echenique with a cross.
  4. 35' Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Andrei Chirila replaces Alvas Powell.
  6. 50' Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill following a fast break.
  8. 60' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Ender Echenique.
  9. 60' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Gilberto Flores.
  10. 65' Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 2. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela following a set piece situation.
  11. 71' Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Maxi Moralez.
  13. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Hannes Wolf.
  14. 79' Goal! New York City FC 4, FC Cincinnati 2. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
  15. 83' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Tom Barlow.
  16. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  17. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Agustín Ojeda.
  18. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Tayvon Gray.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! New York City FC 4, FC Cincinnati 3. Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  20. 90'+5' Goal! New York City FC 4, FC Cincinnati 4. Evander (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  21. 90'+6' Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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