FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSToronto FC, FC Cincinnati open season with 0-0 draw
Sean Johnson made seven saves and Toronto FC kept their first clean sheet in nine months in a 0-0 draw at defending Supporters' Shield holders FC Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon in both teams' season opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC).
- 1': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 3': Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Toronto FC.
- 7': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Foul by Kevin Long (Toronto FC).
- 7': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 7': Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Toronto FC. Richie Laryea is caught offside.
- 11': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
- 14': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Richie Laryea.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Alonso Coello (Toronto FC).
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
- 17': Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Richie Laryea (Toronto FC).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 25': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prince Osei Owusu.
- 28': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Kipp Keller.
- 32': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 33': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 34': Foul by Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC).
- 34': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 36': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Osorio.
- 39': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 42': Foul by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
- 42': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 45': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Foul by Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+1': Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+1': Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
- 45'+3': Foul by Kevin Long (Toronto FC).
- 45'+3': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+4': Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Coello.
- 45'+6': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 45'+6': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
- 48': Offside, Toronto FC. Richie Laryea is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
- 50': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Kipp Keller.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Deybi Flores (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 53': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 53': Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
- 54': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
- 55': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Sergio Santos.
- 58': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 58': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross.
- 59': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt missed. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Toronto FC. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 62': Substitution, Toronto FC. Ayo Akinola replaces Prince Osei Owusu.
- 63': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 63': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 66': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 68': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Kipp Keller.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Richie Laryea (Toronto FC).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Toronto FC. Kobe Franklin replaces Richie Laryea because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Toronto FC. Kosi Thompson replaces Alonso Coello.
- 72': Foul by Kosi Thompson (Toronto FC).
- 72': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 78': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Corey Baird.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Luca Orellano.
- 81': Substitution, Toronto FC. Sigurd Rosted replaces Shane O'Neill.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 82': Sean Johnson (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
- 83': Kevin Long (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Deybi Flores (Toronto FC).
- 89': Foul by Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC).
- 89': Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+1': Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Pavel Bucha.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC).
- 90'+4': Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
Statistics
 TOR |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 438 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 15 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 14 | Kipp Keller |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo  |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 17 | Sergio Santos |
Toronto FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson (GK) |
| 5 | Kevin Long |
| 28 | Raoul Petretta |
| 27 | Shane O'Neill |
| 14 | Alonso Coello |
| 20 | Deybi Flores |
| 22 | Richie Laryea |
| 10 | Federico Bernardeschi |
| 99 | Prince Owusu |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Jonathan Osorio |
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