MLS

Cincinnati vs Atlanta 2024 MLS, Regular Season

  • 7': Kevin Kelsy
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1 - 0

Kevin Kelsy's goal lifts FC Cincinnati past Atlanta United

Kevin Kelsy's seventh-minute goal held up for FC Cincinnati, who collected a 1-0 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 7': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0. Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross.
  • 16': Substitution, Atlanta United. Xande Silva replaces Thiago Almada because of an injury.
  • 23': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.
  • 61': Substitution, Atlanta United. Stian Gregersen replaces Ajani Fortune.
  • 61': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jamal Thiaré replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Kevin Kelsy because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 74': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Dax McCarty.
  • 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Xande Silva.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Miles Robinson because of an injury.
  • 89': Substitution, Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yamil Asad replaces Luca Orellano.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 24,593

MLS Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
0 CF Montréal 0 0 0
0 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
0 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
50.8 Possession 49.2
9 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
376 Accurate Passes 380
463 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 28
15 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
21 Matt Miazga
32 Ian Murphy
12 Miles Robinson
20 Pavel Bucha
5 Obinna Nwobodo
10 Luciano Acosta
23 Luca Orellano
7 Yuya Kubo
19 Kevin Kelsy
22 Gerardo Valenzuela

ATL Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
4 Luis Abram
24 Noah Cobb
26 Caleb Wiley
11 Brooks Lennon
13 Dax McCarty
35 Jay Fortune
6 Bartosz Slisz Yellow Card
7 Giorgos Giakoumakis Yellow Card
10 Thiago Almada
9 Saba Lobjanidze

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