Cincinnati vs Philadelphia 2023 Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals
FC Cincinnati defeats Union in second-half stoppage time
Yerson Mosquera scored an opportunistic goal in second-half stoppage time and FC Cincinnati pulled off a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference semifinal.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Raymon Gaddis (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Aaron Boupendza.
- 90'+4': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Yerson Mosquera (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Murphy with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Marco Angulo replaces Yuya Kubo.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
Game Information
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
Statistics
 PHI |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 390 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 26 | Clearances | 10 |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 28 | Raymon Gaddis  |
| 9 | Aaron-Salem Boupendza |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
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