
FC Dallas vs FC Cincinnati, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFC Cincinnati shut out FC Dallas, now 8-1-1 on road

Luca Orellano scored early in the second half and Roman Celentano stopped two shots as FC Cincinnati did just enough to beat slumping FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday in Frisco, Texas, in only the second meeting between the teams.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 4': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas).
- 5': Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Delay in match (FC Cincinnati).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Liam Fraser (FC Dallas).
- 13': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 15': Attempt saved. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eugene Ansah.
- 18': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 18': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Fraser (FC Dallas).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Substitution, FC Dallas. Nolan Norris replaces Liam Fraser because of an injury.
- 29': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Logan Farrington.
- 29': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
- 29': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 31': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Kipp Keller.
- 32': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Delay in match (FC Dallas).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati).
- 36': Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati).
- 39': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Nolan Norris (FC Dallas).
- 41': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 45': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
- 45'+1': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 45'+1': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 45'+5': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 45'+5': Kipp Keller (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+6': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 45'+7': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 46': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 46': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Goal! FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
- 50': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
- 52': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
- 52': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Substitution, FC Dallas. Petar Musa replaces Bernard Kamungo.
- 54': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tarik Scott replaces Eugene Ansah.
- 54': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Kipp Keller.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Yamil Asad.
- 55': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Yamil Asad.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
- 56': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 58': Foul by Nolan Norris (FC Dallas).
- 58': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Nolan Norris (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
- 61': Tarik Scott (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy is caught offside.
- 65': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 68': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Petar Musa with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 69': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 69': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Petar Musa (FC Dallas).
- 70': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 70': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nolan Norris.
- 72': Attempt saved. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Musa.
- 72': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
- 75': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy is caught offside.
- 76': Delay in match (FC Dallas).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Kevin Kelsy.
- 78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Kipp Keller.
- 79': Attempt missed. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 81': Foul by Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tomas Pondeca replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Paul Arriola.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
- 82': Foul by Tarik Scott (FC Dallas).
- 82': Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Tarik Scott (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 87': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Tarik Scott (FC Dallas).
- 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
- 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaiah Foster replaces Luca Orellano.
- 88': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 89': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 89': Nolan Norris (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+4': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tomas Pondeca (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Logan Farrington.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
Statistics
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DAL![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 16 |
6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 0 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 16 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
365 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
416 | Passes | 464 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
4 | Crosses | 22 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
31 | Long Balls | 42 |
13 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
17 | Tackles | 26 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 8 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
21 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,096
MLS Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
17 | Nkosi Tafari |
25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
4 | Marco Farfan |
7 | Paul Arriola |
8 | Sebastian Lletget |
14 | Asier Illarramendi |
18 | Liam Fraser |
23 | Logan Farrington |
77 | Bernard Kamungo |
31 | Eugene Ansah |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Roman Celentano (GK) ![]() |
14 | Kipp Keller |
32 | Ian Murphy |
91 | DeAndre Yedlin ![]() |
20 | Pavel Bucha |
7 | Yuya Kubo ![]() |
10 | Luciano Acosta ![]() |
27 | Yamil Asad |
23 | Luca Orellano |
22 | Gerardo Valenzuela |
19 | Kevin Kelsy ![]() |
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