MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 73': Kévin Denkey (P)
  • 87': Yuya Kubo
FT
2 - 0
Toronto FC

    About

    FC Cincinnati are hosting Toronto FC at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio, 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.
    • 4': Offside, Toronto FC. Ola Brynhildsen is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
    • 7': Ola Brynhildsen (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yuya Kubo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zane Monlouis.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corey Baird.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Foul by Nickseon Gomis (Toronto FC).
    • 20': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
    • 27': Nickseon Gomis (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Tah Brian Anunga.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Deybi Flores (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Baird.
    • 34': Deybi Flores (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati).
    • 35': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nickseon Gomis.
    • 39': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kosi Thompson.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 39': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Nickseon Gomis (Toronto FC).
    • 40': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 43': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
    • 43': Kevin Long (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Toronto FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Deandre Kerr replaces Ola Brynhildsen.
    • 46': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
    • 46': Tyrese Spicer (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Kosi Thompson (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Spicer with a cross.
    • 48': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
    • 50': Foul by Kosi Thompson (Toronto FC).
    • 50': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Kosi Thompson (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
    • 53': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
    • 55': Foul by Deybi Flores (Toronto FC).
    • 55': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
    • 59': Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
    • 60': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
    • 60': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
    • 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Teenage Hadebe.
    • 61': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Evander replaces Luca Orellano.
    • 61': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Lukas Engel.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Matty Longstaff (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
    • 63': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
    • 64': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
    • 66': Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC).
    • 67': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Tyrese Spicer (Toronto FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 70': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Cincinnati.
    • 73': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Toronto FC 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Toronto FC. Theo Corbeanu replaces Nickseon Gomis.
    • 74': Substitution, Toronto FC. Alonso Coello replaces Deybi Flores.
    • 74': Substitution, Toronto FC. Lazar Stefanovic replaces Tyrese Spicer.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Kévin Denkey.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Theo Corbeanu (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Longstaff.
    • 78': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Corey Baird.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Zane Monlouis (Toronto FC).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Toronto FC. Derrick Etienne Jr. replaces Zane Monlouis because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 86': Theo Corbeanu (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander following a fast break.
    • 89': Deandre Kerr (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
    • 89': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC).
    • 90'+3': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Alonso Coello (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 1
    44.5 Possession 55.5
    6 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    326 Accurate Passes 461
    416 Passes 527
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    13 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 44
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 13
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 23,088

    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

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

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    16 Teenage Hadebe
    12 Miles Robinson
    29 Lukas Engel
    2 Alvas Powell Yellow Card
    7 Yuya Kubo
    20 Pavel Bucha
    27 Tah Anunga
    9 Kévin Denkey
    11 Corey Baird
    23 Luca Orellano
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Obinna Nwobodo, DeAndre Yedlin, Stiven Jimenez, Gilberto Flores, Evan Louro, Gerardo Valenzuela, Evander, Sergio Santos, Stefan Chirila.

    TOR Toronto FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Sean Johnson (GK)
    5 Kevin Long
    12 Zane Monlouis
    15 Nickseon Gomis
    6 Kosi Thompson Yellow Card
    20 Deybi Flores
    21 Jonathan Osorio
    8 Matthew Longstaff
    9 Ola Brynhildsen
    16 Tyrese Spicer
    10 Federico Bernardeschi
    Toronto FC Substitutes:
    Deandre Kerr, Lazar Stefanovic, Luka Gavran, Markus Cimermancic, Theo Corbeanu, Derrick Etienne Jr., Reid Fisher, Alonso Coello, Kobe Franklin.

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