September 2, 2023 (Cincinnati, OH) – FC Cincinnati’s undefeated streak at home comes to an end, with Orlando City SC winning 1-0.
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Competition: MLS Regular Season Matchday 30
- Venue: TQL Stadium
- Kickoff: 7:39 p.m. ET
- Attendance: 25,513 (sellout)
- Box Score: FC Cincinnati 0, Orlando City SC 1.
- Referee: Drew Fischer
Starting XI
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2): 18 Celentano; 32 Murphy, 21 Miazga, 4 Hagglund; 31 Barreal, 93 Moreno, 5 Nwobodo, 13 Arias; 10 Acosta; 17 Santos, 19 Vazquez (Head Coach – Pat Noonan)
Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1): 1 Gallese; 3 Santos, 6 Jansson, 15 Schlegel, 23 Thorhallsson; 16 Cartagena, 5 Araujo; 77 Angulo, 10 Pereyra, 17 Torres; 13 McGuire (Head Coach – Oscar Pareja)
Scoring Summary
44′ Orlando City SC – Facundo Torres (Assist: Ramiro Enrique)
STATS: (CIN/ORL)
- Shots: 13/10
- Shots on Goal: 4/2
- Saves: 0/4
- Corner Kicks: 2/5
- Fouls: 7/9
- Offside: 1/1
- Possession (%): 56.7/43.3
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 33′ – IN: Ramiro Enrique OUT: Duncan McGuire (ORL)
- 46′ – IN: Yerson Mosquera OUT: Ian Murphy (CIN)
- 57′ – IN: Aaron Boupendza OUT: Sergio Santos (CIN)
- 67′ – IN: Martin Ojeda OUT: Mauricio Pereyra (ORL)
- 70′ – IN: Yuya Kubo, Bret Halsey OUT: Brandon Vazquez, Nick Hagglund (CIN)
- 82′ – IN: Junior Urso, Kyle Smith, Michael Halliday OUT: Facundo Torres, Dagur Thorhallsson, Rafael Santos (ORL)
- 83′ – IN: Marco Angulo OUT: Junior Moreno (CIN)
MISCONDUCT
- 13′ Yellow Card – Rafael Santos (ORL)
- 41′ Yellow Card – Dagur Thorhallsson (ORL)
- 44′ Yellow Card – Luciano Acosta (CIN)
- 55′ Yellow Card – Cesar Araujo (ORL)
- 90’+4′ Yellow Card – Aaron Boupendza (CIN)
- 90’+5′ Yellow Card – Junior Urso (ORL)
- 90’+5′ Red Card – Wilder Cartagena (ORL)
- 90’+11′ Yellow Card – Pedro Gallese (ORL)
By The Numbers
10: Look on the positive side, FC Cincinnati fans – your team enters the September international break with 7 matches to play and a 10 point lead in the Supporter’s Shield table. Sure, a win would have set the team into an even better position. But, most of the results around the league certainly went in favor of the Orange and Blue… all things considered.
13: Streak ends at 13. FC Cincinnati remain tied with the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for most points in 14 home matches to start a season, as the Earthquakes also lost their 14th home match of the season that year.
93: Once again, Junior Moreno was called up to the Venezuelan national team ahead of their CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification campaign. Venezuela’s first match is against Colombia – significant because…
2020: Santiago Arias joins the Colombian National Team for the first time since late 2020, as he was called up for the first two matches in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Photo Credits: Bailey Black (@baileyblackphoto IG)
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