
FC Cincinnati vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 2': Own Goal by Joel Waterman, CF Montréal. FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
- 4': Offside, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 5': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 12': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 14': Offside, CF Montréal. Rudy Camacho tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
- 19': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 21': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 21': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy tries a through ball, but Brandon Vazquez is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Sean Rea (CF Montréal).
- 25': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 27': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 27': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Badji.
- 33': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 33': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 33': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
- 36': Attempt missed. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
- 39': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
- 43': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 45': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 45': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+1': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Bryce Duke.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Chinonso Offor.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama replaces George Campbell.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 49': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati).
- 49': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 49': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 54': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji tries a through ball, but Brandon Vazquez is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 57': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Joel Waterman with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 60': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Vazquez.
- 61': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 61': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 63': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 64': Attempt saved. Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Rea with a cross.
- 65': Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0. Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominique Badji.
- 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Santiago Arias replaces Alvas Powell.
- 67': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 70': Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Rudy Camacho.
- 73': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Arias.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
- 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 77': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 77': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jojea Kwizera replaces Ariel Lassiter.
- 78': Foul by Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal).
- 78': Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Brandon Vazquez.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Rea.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 87': Offside, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama tries a through ball, but Lassi Lappalainen is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 88': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 88': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
- 90': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
- 90': Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sean Rea (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raymon Gaddis.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 5 |
53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
10 | SHOTS | 14 |
5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
410 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
507 | Passes | 437 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
13 | Crosses | 11 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
52 | Long Balls | 52 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
16 | Tackles | 23 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 15 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
13 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 23,461
MLS Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | +14 | 34 |
2 | FC Cincinnati | 17 | +1 | 30 |
3 | Inter Miami CF | 16 | +9 | 29 |
4 | Nashville SC | 17 | +9 | 29 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
21 | Matt Miazga |
32 | Ian Murphy |
4 | Nick Hagglund |
93 | Júnior Moreno |
5 | Obinna Nwobodo ![]() |
10 | Luciano Acosta |
31 | Álvaro Barreal |
2 | Alvas Powell |
14 | Dominique Badji |
19 | Brandon Vázquez |
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
24 | George Campbell |
16 | Joel Waterman |
25 | Gabriele Corbo |
29 | Mathieu Choinière |
4 | Rudy Camacho |
27 | Sean Rea |
11 | Ariel Lassiter |
22 | Aaron Herrera |
9 | Chinonso Offor |
10 | Bryce Duke |
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