New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2024 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 2

New York City FC

22': Adrián Martínez
40': Thiago Martins
90'+7': Santiago Rodríguez (P)

FT
3 - 1
Game 2

FC Cincinnati

65': Luca Orellano

NYCFC levels series with Cincinnati to force Match 3

Thiago Martins' header doubles NYCFC's lead

Alonso Martinez and Thiago Martins scored first-half goals as New York City FC defeated visiting FC Cincinnati 3-1 in New York on Saturday, tying their best-of-three MLS Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at one match a piece.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
3': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
4': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
5': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a set piece situation.
7': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
7': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
9': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball.
10': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
10': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
11': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chidozie Awaziem.
12': Attempt missed. Justin Haak (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Sands with a headed pass following a corner.
15': Attempt blocked. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
16': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
16': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
19': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
19': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
22': Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic.
25': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks with a cross.
26': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
26': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Offside, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic is caught offside.
28': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
28': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
30': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
30': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
32': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
33': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chidozie Awaziem.
33': Attempt blocked. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross.
33': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
35': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
35': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Hand ball by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
38': Foul by Yamil Asad (FC Cincinnati).
38': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
39': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
41': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
43': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
43': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Offside, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
45'+1': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+3': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
46': Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
48': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
50': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
50': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
52': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
54': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
56': DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Yamil Asad.
58': Offside, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
59': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
61': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
61': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
62': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
65': Goal! New York City FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
67': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
68': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
68': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
68': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alonso Martínez following a fast break.
70': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
70': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
70': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
72': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
72': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
73': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
74': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
75': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kevin Kelsy replaces Pavel Bucha.
76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
76': Hand ball by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
77': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Sands with a through ball.
79': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
80': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a corner.
80': Attempt saved. Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
83': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Attempt saved. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Attempt missed. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
88': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Hannes Wolf.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
90'+3': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
90'+3': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
90'+5': Penalty New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+5': Penalty conceded by Chidozie Awaziem (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Goal! New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
90'+9': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
90'+9': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, FC Cincinnati 1.

Statistics

CIN		NYC
21	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
2	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	4
49.6	Possession	50.4
11	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
316	Accurate Passes	336
424	Passes	441
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.6
63	Long Balls	53
31	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	16
24	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	20
13	Effective Clearances	25
13	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 19,585

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
80	Justin Haak
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
35	Mitja Ilenic
27	Maxi Morález
6	James Sands
55	Keaton Parks
16	Adrián Martínez
10	Santiago Rodríguez
17	Hannes Wolf

New York City FC Substitutes:

Monsef Bakrar, Christian McFarlane, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Luis Barraza, Jovan Mijatovic, Birk Risa, Andrés Perea, Julián Fernández, Agustin Ojeda.

FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Roman Celentano (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
16	Teenage Hadebe
6	Chidozie Awaziem
5	Obinna Nwobodo
20	Pavel Bucha
10	Luciano Acosta
27	Yamil Asad
91	DeAndre Yedlin
7	Yuya Kubo
23	Luca Orellano

FC Cincinnati Substitutes:

Corey Baird, Alvas Powell, Kevin Kelsy, Sergio Santos, Bret Halsey, Nicholas Gioacchini, Gerardo Valenzuela, Evan Louro, Ian Murphy.

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