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FT Wednesday, August 19, 2026
New York City FC DWLLL 1
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FC Cincinnati WWWLD 2
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NYC101
CIN112
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Match Report

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Evander's stoppage-time goal helps Cincinnati beat NYCFC

Evander scored a goal in stoppage time, Kenji Mboma Dem added a goal as FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 2-1 on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
7
44.2
Possession
55.8
16
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
349
Accurate Passes
484
421
Passes
550
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
32
23
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
6
19
Effective Clearances
25
19
Clearances
25

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-5-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 24Kyle SmithCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-L
  6. 17Kenji Mboma DemCM-R
  7. 5Obinna NwobodoAM
  8. 66Ender EcheniqueLM
  9. 20Pavel BuchaRM
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Samuel GidiSUB
  2. 99Ayoub JabbariSUB
  3. 29Bryan RamirezSUB
  4. 16Tom BarlowSUB
  5. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  6. 4Nick HagglundSUB
  7. 13Evan LouroSUB
  8. 15Teenage HadebeSUB
  9. 27Tah AnungaSUB

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 34Raul GustavoCD-L
  3. 6James SandsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 7Nicolás FernándezAM
  7. 8Andrés PereaLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 20Luighi HanriF
  10. 9Bénie TraoréAM-L
  11. 26Agustin OjedaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Max MurraySUB
  2. 11Talles MagnoSUB
  3. 2Nico CavalloSUB
  4. 32Jonathan ShoreSUB
  5. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  6. 15Kevin PierreSUB
  7. 99Seymour ReidSUB
  8. 88Malachi JonesSUB
  9. 35Mitja IlenicSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 0. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 11'
  3. 13'
  4. 21' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
  5. 30'
  6. 33'
  7. 33' Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 34'
  9. 35'
  10. 36' Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 50' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 55' Luighi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 60' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Matt Miazga.
  14. 60' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Ender Echenique.
  15. 64' Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Bénie Traoré.
  16. 64' Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Luighi.
  17. 72' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  18. 72' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kévin Denkey.
  19. 74' Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Keaton Parks.
  21. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Nico Cavallo replaces Kevin O'Toole.
  22. 81' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Agustín Ojeda.
  23. 82' Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 83' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Kyle Smith.
  25. 90'+1' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.

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