June 24, 2023 (Cincinnati, OH) – FC Cincinnati loses just their second match of the season in DC, staying atop the Supporter Shield standings.
- Date: June 24, 2023
- Competition: MLS Regular Season Matchday 21
- Venue: TQL Stadium
- Kickoff: 7:39 p.m. ET
- Box Score: DC United 3 vs FC Cincinnati 0
Starting XI
DC United (3-5-2): 1 Miller; 23 Pines, 3 Williams, 4 Hines-Ike; 7 Santos, 17 O’Brien, 8 Durkin, 43 Klich, 14 Najar; 12 Dajome, 20 Benteke (Head Coach – Wayne Rooney)
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2): 18 Celentano; 32 Murphy, 4 Hagglund, 2 Powell; 31 Barreal, 8 Angulo, 5 Nwobodo, 13 Arias; 10 Acosta; 29 Ordoñez, 14 Badji (Head Coach – Pat Noonan)
STATS: (DC/CIN)
- Shots: 17/17
- Shots on Goal: 7/2
- Saves: 2/4
- Corner Kicks: 2/8
- Fouls: 13/11
- Offside: 1/2
- Possession (%): 44/56
SCORING SUMMARY
- 10′ Pedro Santos (Assist: Mateusz Klich)
- 17′ Derrick Williams
- 43′ Cristian Dajome
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 57′ – IN: Malik Pinto, Raymon Gaddis OUT: Arquimides Ordoñez, Alvas Powell (CIN)
- 64′ – IN: Ruan OUT: Andy Najar (DC)
- 71′ – IN: Sergio Santos OUT: Dominique Badji (CIN)
- 71′ – IN: Taxiachis Fountas OUT: Cristian Dajome (DC)
- 72′ – IN: Bret Halsey OUT: Santiago Arias (CIN)
- 82′ – IN: Joey Akpunonu OUT: Álvaro Barreal (CIN)
- 87′ – IN: Kristian Fletcher OUT: Brendan Hines-Ike (DC)
MISCONDUCT
- 64′ Yellow Card – Andy Najar (DC)
- 66′ Yellow Card – Ian Murphy (CIN)
- 80′ Red Card (Second Yellow) – Ian Murphy (CIN)
NO CIN MOTM.
FC Cincinnati missed their starters, of course. Still, Pat Noonan’s side were outplayed in pretty much every aspect of the match Saturday against DC United. The makeshift backline was lacking Yerson Mosquera and Matt Miazga, but it was effective during the week against Toronto FC’s Designated Players Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi.
The team truly looked disconnected and struggled to break the high press and high backline that DC played with. With FC Cincinnati not having a midweek match this week, they’ll focus their attention back on keeping their perfect run at home against second in the East – the New England Revolution.
Photo Credits: @FCCincinnati (via IG)
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