Cincinnati vs NYCFC 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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55': Alonso Martínez

Alonso Martínez scores a goal, Matt Freese has 5 saves, NYCFC beats Cincinnati 1-0

Alonso Martínez scored a goal in the 55th minute, Matt Freese had his seventh shut out of the season, and New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

29': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Andrés Perea because of an injury.
45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kenji Mboma Dem replaces Brad Smith.
45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, New York City FC 0.
55': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, New York City FC 1. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez following a fast break.
61': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Hannes Wolf.
63': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Alvas Powell.
71': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
81': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maxi Moralez.
82': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
89': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513

MLS Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	Philadelphia Union	28	54	6
+7	FC Cincinnati	28	52	8
+17	Nashville SC	28	50	8
+7	Charlotte FC	28	47	11

Full Table

Statistics

NYC		CIN
11	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	3
53.9	Possession	46.1
10	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	396
533	Passes	450
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.6
55	Long Balls	34
25	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	7
23	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	11
9	Effective Clearances	20
9	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Roman Celentano (GK)
21	Matt Miazga
29	Lukas Engel
4	Nick Hagglund
27	Tah Anunga
20	Pavel Bucha
10	Evander
14	Brad Smith
2	Alvas Powell
9	Kévin Denkey
66	Ender Echenique

Substitutes:

Gerardo Valenzuela, Teenage Hadebe, Stefan Chirila, Evan Louro, Stiven Jimenez, Yuya Kubo, Kenji Mboma Dem, Gilberto Flores, Kei Kamara.

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

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
80	Justin Haak
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
10	Maxi Morález
8	Andrés Perea
21	Aiden O'Neill
16	Alonso Martínez
7	Nicolás Fernández
17	Hannes Wolf