FC Cincinnati vs Colorado Rapids, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCorey Baird leads FC Cincinnati past Rapids
Corey Baird assisted on Luciano Acosta's milestone goal and recorded his own important second-half tally as FC Cincinnati cooled off the visiting Colorado Rapids with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 2': Attempt missed. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 9': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 15': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 16': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces DeAndre Yedlin because of an injury.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 20': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 22': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Moïse Bombito.
- 22': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
- 23': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 25': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
- 25': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 26': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 27': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
- 32': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 36': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 45'+2': Foul by Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+2': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bret Halsey.
- 47': Attempt saved. Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 48': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
- 50': Attempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 51': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 53': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 54': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Luciano Acosta.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
- 54': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 57': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral is caught offside.
- 59': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 63': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
- 64': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Oliver Larraz.
- 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Kévin Cabral.
- 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes replaces Calvin Harris.
- 68': Hand ball by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
- 70': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Cincinnati 2-0 Colorado Rapids.
- 71': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 72': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1. Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 76': Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
- 77': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 78': Attempt missed. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 79': Foul by Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati).
- 79': Omir Fernandez (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids).
- 81': Moïse Bombito (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 87': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 87': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Luca Orellano.
- 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kipp Keller replaces Ian Murphy.
- 88': Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Malik Pinto (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Luciano Acosta.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malik Pinto.
- 90'+5': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
- 90'+7': Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Colorado Rapids 1.
Statistics
 COL |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 505 |
| 396 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 29 | +17 | 55 |
| 2 | LAFC | 27 | +14 | 48 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | +9 | 47 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | +14 | 47 |
Line-Ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Kann (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga  |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
| 91 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Maxsø |
| 64 | Moïse Bombito |
| 3 | Sam Vines |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 10 | Djordje Mihailovic |
| 23 | Cole Bassett |
| 18 | Oliver Larraz |
| 9 | Rafael Navarro |
| 91 | Kevin Cabral |
| 14 | Calvin Harris |
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