New England Revolution vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCincinnati showdown with Revolution ends in 1-1 draw
— Emmanuel Boateng scored during lengthy first-half stoppage time to help the New England Revolution earn a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on a rainy Saturday night in a battle between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 9': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 11': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 11': Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
- 12': Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Borrero (New England Revolution).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Substitution, New England Revolution. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Dylan Borrero because of an injury.
- 22': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': Foul by Dave Romney (New England Revolution).
- 24': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
- 26': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 27': Penalty conceded by Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 30': Penalty saved! Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 30': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Justin Rennicks.
- 31': Goal! New England Revolution 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 33': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
- 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 36': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 36': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Miazga with a headed pass following a corner.
- 36': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
- 37': Attempt saved. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 38': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 38': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Noel Buck (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 45': Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+2': Dave Romney (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+3': Goal! New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Bye.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+7': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+7': Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+8': Attempt blocked. Matt Polster (New England Revolution) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Dave Romney.
- 45'+8': Hand ball by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+9': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+9': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+9': Noel Buck (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+10': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+10': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+10': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 49': Foul by Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution).
- 49': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
- 50': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Noel Buck (New England Revolution) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Rennicks.
- 60': Attempt missed. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 61': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 64': Attempt saved. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
- 66': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Cincinnati.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Foul by Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution).
- 68': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou replaces Esmir Bajraktarevic.
- 69': Substitution, New England Revolution. Bobby Wood replaces Justin Rennicks.
- 71': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Sergio Santos.
- 72': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Noel Buck (New England Revolution).
- 73': Delay in match (FC Cincinnati).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 77': Offside, New England Revolution. Matt Polster tries a through ball, but Brandon Bye is caught offside.
- 78': Hand ball by Noel Buck (New England Revolution).
- 79': Attempt missed. Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera following a set piece situation.
- 82': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
- 82': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Noel Buck.
- 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Raymon Gaddis.
- 85': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution).
- 88': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 88': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 89': Foul by Bobby Wood (New England Revolution).
- 89': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Brandon Vazquez.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 90'+1': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+4': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bobby Wood.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
 CIN |
NE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 382 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 30,080
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 30,080
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 |
Line-Ups
New England Revolution (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 2 | Dave Romney |
| 88 | Andrew Farrell |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones |
| 15 | Brandon Bye |
| 10 | Carles Gil |
| 29 | Noel Buck |
| 8 | Matt Polster |
| 12 | Justin Rennicks |
| 18 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 11 | Dylan Borrero |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga  |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 28 | Raymon Gaddis |
| 17 | Sergio Santos |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
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