CINCINNATI. Cincinnati overcomes Philadelphia Union 1-0 after L. Acosta scored a penalty (69′). Cincinnati was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the support of Cory Richardson and Corey Rockwell. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was haze. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Cincinnati
1 - 0
Philadelphia Union
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 141 Attack 87
- 32 Dangerous attack 35
- 90 Ball safe 75
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cincinnati had a strong ball possession 64% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Philadelphia Union was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Cincinnati succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Cincinnati shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Y. Mosquera). On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (O. Mbaizo and Andre Blake).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
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- L
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- D
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- L
- L
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- L
- L
Western Conference
- L
- D
- W
- W
- W
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- W
- L
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- W
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- D
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- D
- D
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- L
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After playing this match, Cincinnati will have 17 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Philadelphia Union will stay with 7 points like Toronto to soar in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Philadelphia Union will play away agasint New England on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union will play the return match on the at the Talen Energy Stadium
