MLS

Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Charlotte FC
  • 14': Karol Swiderski
  • 24': Karol Swiderski
FT
2 - 2
FC Cincinnati
  • 52': Luciano Acosta (P)
  • 68': Álvaro Barreal
  • Red Card 75': Ian Murphy

About

Charlotte FC are hosting FC Cincinnati at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC).
  • 1': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 7': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
  • 11': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Goal! Charlotte FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC).
  • 16': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
  • 19': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Orrin McKinze Gaines II.
  • 27': Offside, Charlotte FC. Jaylin Lindsey tries a through ball, but Kerwin Vargas is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC).
  • 27': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Guzmán Corujo (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Karol Swiderski.
  • 29': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 29': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kerwin Vargas.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Jones (Charlotte FC).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jan Sobocinski replaces Derrick Jones because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 40': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 40': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 41': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 43': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 43': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Junior Moreno.
  • 44': Foul by Jaylin Lindsey (Charlotte FC).
  • 44': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jaylin Lindsey (Charlotte FC).
  • 45'+2': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Jaylin Lindsey (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC).
  • 45'+3': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+4': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
  • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 47': Foul by Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
  • 47': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Penalty FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Jaylin Lindsey (Charlotte FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 55': Foul by Jan Sobocinski (Charlotte FC).
  • 55': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 56': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 60': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Justin Meram replaces Orrin McKinze Gaines II.
  • 60': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kamil Józwiak replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  • 62': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Meram with a through ball.
  • 68': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 2. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
  • 69': Foul by Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC).
  • 69': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jan Sobocinski.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  • 74': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC).
  • 74': Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 75': Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Second yellow card to Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) for a bad foul.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 78': Junior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC).
  • 79': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 81': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey.
  • 81': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 81': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Junior Moreno.
  • 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Bill Tuiloma replaces Jaylin Lindsey.
  • 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Ashley Westwood.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Santiago Arias.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
  • 84': Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis replaces Yuya Kubo.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC).
  • 88': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jan Sobocinski.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
  • 90'+2': Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 2, FC Cincinnati 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
51.2 Possession 48.8
8 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
331 Accurate Passes 295
399 Passes 382
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 20
0.0 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 54
35 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 8
6 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 43,613

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 3 +7 9
2 Inter Miami CF 3 +4 7
3 Columbus Crew 3 +3 7
4 FC Cincinnati 3 0 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CLT Charlotte FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
20 Derrick Jones
4 Guzmán Corujo Yellow Card
14 Nathan Byrne
24 Jaylin Lindsey
13 Brandt Bronico
37 Scott Arfield Yellow Card
8 Ashley Westwood
11 Karol Swiderski
17 McKinze Gaines
18 Kerwin Vargas
Charlotte FC Substitutes:
Patrick Agyemang, Ben Bender, Andrew Privett, Bill Tuiloma, George Marks, Justin Meram, Harrison Afful, Jan Sobocinski, Kamil Jozwiak.

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

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
15 Yerson Mosquera Yellow Card
32 Ian Murphy Yellow Card
4 Nick Hagglund
93 Júnior Moreno
5 Obinna Nwobodo
10 Luciano Acosta
31 Álvaro Barreal
13 Santiago Arias
7 Yuya Kubo
17 Sergio Santos Yellow Card
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Quimi Ordóñez, Malik Pinto, Marco Angulo, Alvas Powell, Alec Kann, Benjamin Stitz, Raymon Gaddis, Bret Halsey, Joey Akpunonu.

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