June 10, 2023 (Vancouver, BC) – FC Cincinnati finishes their stretch of matches with a draw in Vancouver and head into the international break on top of the Supporter Shield table.
- Date: June 10, 2023
- Competition: MLS Regular Season Matchday 18
- Venue: BC Place
- Kickoff: 10:39 p.m. ET
- Weather: DOME
- Box Score: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 vs FC Cincinnati 1
Starting XI
Vancouver Whitecaps (3-4-2-1): 18 Takaoka; 2 Laborda, 4 Veselinovic, 23 Brown; 14 Martins, 20 Cubas, 16 Berhalter, 27 Raposo; 45 Vote, 9 Cordova; 24 White (Head Coach – Vanni Sartini)
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2): 18 Celentano; 32 Murphy, 21 Miazga, 15 Mosquera; 31 Barreal, 5 Nwobodo, 93 Moreno, 2 Powell; 7 Kubo; 19 Vazquez, 14 Badji (Head Coach – Pat Noonan)
STATS: (VAN/CIN)
- Shots: 11/10
- Shots on Goal: 3/3
- Saves: 2/2
- Corner Kicks: 5/2
- Fouls: 16/13
- Offside: 1/2
- Possession (%): 53/47
SCORING SUMMARY
84′ Luciano Acosta (Assist: Matt Miazga)
89′ Ryan Gould (Penalty)
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 66′ – IN: Tristan Blackmon, Julian Gressel OUT: Javain Brown, Ryan Raposo (VAN)
- 68′ – IN: Santi Arias, Luciano Acosta OUT: Ian Murphy, Dom Badji (CIN)
- 73′ – IN: Ryan Gauld OUT: Andres Cubas (VAN)
- 78′ – IN: Malik Pinto OUT: Yuya Kubo (CIN)
- 86′ – IN: Simon Becher, Deiner Caicedo OUT: Brian White, Sebastian Berhalter (VAN)
- 90’+4′ – IN: Raymon Gaddis OUT: Álvaro Barreal (CIN)
MISCONDUCT
- 29′ Yellow Card – Ian Murphy (CIN)
- 60′ Yellow Card – Ryan Raposo (VAN)
- 77′ Yellow Card – Yerson Mosquera (CIN)
- 90’+2′ Yellow Card – Pedro Vite (VAN)
MOTM: Obinna Nwobodo (CIN)
No one truly impressed against Vancouver on Saturday. Defensively the team was solid until a costly error by Miazga late led to a Vancouver equalizer. Acosta’s goal was a thing of beauty and individual brilliance. But he only played 22 minutes, and I’d like to give the award to someone else for a change.
Enter Obinna Nwobodo. On a unique artificial turf and after a long bit of travel to Vancouver, Nwobodo controlled the midfield for the entirety of the match and kept Cincinnati in it. 89% pass accuracy, 100% accuracy long balls, 4 tackles won (most by anyone in the match), 2 clearances, 6 recoveries, and 8 duels won at an 80% clip. Impressive stuff from Cincinnati’s #6, and a big reason why Cincinnati came away with a point on the road.
Photo Credits: @FCCincinnati (via IG)
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