MLS

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
New York City FC
  • 16': Mitja Ilenic
  • 65': Adrián Martínez
  • 75': Santiago Rodríguez (P)
FT
3 - 2
FC Cincinnati
  • 69': Luciano Acosta (P)
  • 90'+6': Corey Baird

NYCFC beats FC Cincinnati, starts rare win streak

Alonso Martinez scored in the 65th minute and Santiago Rodriguez converted a penalty kick 10 minutes later as New York City Football Club earned consecutive victories for the first time in nearly three months by holding on for a 3-2 victory over...

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 6': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 6': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Hand ball by Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 12': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 14': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 14': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 15': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 20': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 20': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a fast break.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 24': Hand ball by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 26': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 26': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
  • 26': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 30': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 33': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 33': Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 34': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 37': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Miles Robinson is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 41': James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Offside, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 44': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 44': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  • 46': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
  • 49': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 49': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
  • 57': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Justin Haak (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
  • 59': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 60': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Alvas Powell.
  • 65': Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez following a fast break.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by Thiago Martins (New York City FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 66': Thiago Martins (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 69': Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 70': Penalty New York City FC. Andrés Perea draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Penalty conceded by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': VAR Decision: Penalty New York City FC.
  • 75': Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
  • 79': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 79': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 80': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Yuya Kubo.
  • 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Luca Orellano.
  • 84': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 84': Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray replaces Mitja Ilenic.
  • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Birk Risa replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 85': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Delay in match (New York City FC).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 13 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 90'+1': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kipp Keller replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 90'+1': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
  • 90'+6': Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 2. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 90'+9': Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 90'+10': Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+11': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 90'+11': Nicholas Gioacchini (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+12': Attempt saved. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Sands with a through ball.
  • 90'+12': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 90'+14': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 90'+14': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+14': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 3
45.5 Possession 54.5
13 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.8
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
298 Accurate Passes 373
399 Passes 476
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 41
21 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 16
13 Effective Clearances 16
13 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 10,785

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Inter Miami CF 34 +30 74
2 Columbus Crew 34 +32 66
3 FC Cincinnati 34 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 +9 52
Full Table

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matthew Freese (GK)
80 Justin Haak
13 Thiago Martins Yellow Card
22 Kevin O'Toole
35 Mitja Ilenic
27 Maxi Morález
6 James Sands Yellow Card
8 Andrés Perea Yellow Card
16 Adrián Martínez
10 Santiago Rodríguez
17 Hannes Wolf Yellow Card
New York City FC Substitutes:
Monsef Bakrar, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Jovan Mijatovic, Tayvon Gray, Birk Risa, Julián Fernández, Christian McFarlane, Luis Barraza, Agustin Ojeda.

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
12 Miles Robinson
16 Teenage Hadebe
2 Alvas Powell
20 Pavel Bucha
5 Obinna Nwobodo
10 Luciano Acosta
23 Luca Orellano
91 DeAndre Yedlin
7 Yuya Kubo
19 Kevin Kelsy Yellow Card
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Malik Pinto, Kipp Keller, Evan Louro, Bret Halsey, Nicholas Gioacchini, Gerardo Valenzuela, Ian Murphy, Corey Baird, Yamil Asad.

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