FC Cincinnati vs Colorado Rapids, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

Corey Baird leads FC Cincinnati past Rapids

Corey Baird assisted on Luciano Acosta's milestone goal and recorded his own important second-half tally as FC Cincinnati cooled off the visiting Colorado Rapids with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
• 2': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
• 5': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 9': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 14': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 15': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
• 16': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 17': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 17': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces DeAndre Yedlin because of an injury.
• 18': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
• 20': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
• 22': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Moïse Bombito.
• 22': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
• 23': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
• 23': Attempt blocked. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
• 23': Attempt missed. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right following a corner.
• 24': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
• 25': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
• 25': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 26': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
• 26': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 26': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
• 27': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
• 27': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
• 32': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 32': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
• 36': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
• 37': Delay in match because of an injury Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids).
• 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 42': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 45'+2': Foul by Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids).
• 45'+2': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
• 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
• 46': Attempt missed. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
• 47': Attempt saved. Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 48': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
• 50': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
• 51': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 53': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
• 54': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Luciano Acosta.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
• 54': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
• 57': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 57': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
• 57': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 58': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral is caught offside.
• 59': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 59': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
• 63': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 63': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
• 64': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
• 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Oliver Larraz.
• 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Kévin Cabral.
• 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes replaces Calvin Harris.
• 68': Hand ball by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
• 70': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Cincinnati 2-0 Colorado Rapids.
• 71': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
• 72': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
• 74': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
• 76': Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 76': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
• 77': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
• 78': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
• 79': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Baird.
• 79': Foul by Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati).
• 79': Omir Fernandez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
• 81': Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 82': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
• 87': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry with a cross.
• 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces Yuya Kubo.
• 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luca Orellano.
• 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kipp Keller replaces Ian Murphy.
• 88': Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 88': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
• 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Luciano Acosta.
• 90'+2': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malik Pinto.
• 90'+5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
• 90'+7': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+7': Foul by Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati).
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1.
• 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1.