FC Cincinnati

Match report

Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders drew 1-1 in the Major League Soccer regular season on Thursday at TQL Stadium. The result keeps both sides in their current positions in the table, with the hosts maintaining sixth place on 31 points and Seattle remaining twelfth on 26.

Evander opened the scoring for Cincinnati in the twenty-fourth minute, capitalising on the visitors' early defensive disorganisation. Seattle had not yet settled into their shape and the home side went for the jugular from the restart. To be fair, the visitors had not been set up properly and the pressure told.

Seattle finally responded when K. Kossa-Rienzi headed home in the eighty-third minute, a moment that shifted the momentum entirely. The hosts had seen off several attempts and looked comfortable, but by then Seattle had found a way back into the game. The equaliser came from a set piece, something the visitors had spent the evening working on.

The statistics tell a familiar story. Cincinnati controlled 70 per cent of possession and registered 113 attacks to Seattle's 70, yet both teams carried the same expected goals figure of 1.38. The hosts had nine shots on target but only converted one, while Seattle managed just three on target from seven attempts. It was an evening where chances went begging for both sides.

And here's the thing — neither team earned much from the draw. Cincinnati's recent form suggests they should have taken something from this, having beaten New York City 2-1 last time out. Seattle's run of results has been inconsistent, with defeats to Austin and Vancouver in particular. This point changes nothing either way.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 70 – 30

Shots on target 9 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 4

Expected goals 1.38 – 1.38

⚽ 24' Evander — Goal 🟨 38' R. Sailor — Yellow card ⇄ 59' K. Mboma — Substitution ⇄ 61' S. Brunell — Substitution ⇄ 61' E. Carli — Substitution 🟨 64' B. J. Ramirez Leon — Yellow card ⇄ 73' B. J. Ramirez Leon — Substitution ⇄ 73' T. Barlow — Substitution 🟨 75' P. Kingston — Yellow card ⇄ 77' A. Lopez — Substitution ⇄ 77' O. De Rosario — Substitution ⚽ 83' K. Kossa-Rienzi — Goal ⇄ 89' E. Echenique — Substitution ⇄ 89' T. Anunga — Substitution ⇄ 90' T. Anunga — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' S. Gomez — Substitution

Match events

24' 1:0 FC Cincinnati Goal Evander
38' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Yellow card R. Sailor
59' 1:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution K. Mboma off: K. Denkey
61' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution S. Brunell off: D. Musovski
61' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution E. Carli off: Nouhou
64' 1:0 FC Cincinnati Yellow card B. J. Ramirez Leon
73' 1:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution B. J. Ramirez Leon off: P. Bucha
73' 1:0 FC Cincinnati Substitution T. Barlow off: A. Jabbari
75' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Yellow card P. Kingston
77' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution A. Lopez off: A. Rusnak
77' 1:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution O. De Rosario off: A. Roldan
83' 1:1 Seattle Sounders Goal K. Kossa-Rienzi assist: A. Rusnak
89' 1:1 FC Cincinnati Substitution E. Echenique off: A. Powell
89' 1:1 FC Cincinnati Substitution T. Anunga off: O. Nwobodo
90' 1:1 FC Cincinnati Substitution T. Anunga off: O. Nwobodo
90+1' 1:1 Seattle Sounders Substitution S. Gomez off: Kim Kee-Hee

Statistics

70 Possession, % 30

9 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 4

1.38 Expected goals 1.38

7 Big chances 3

113 Attacks 70

9 Corners 4

7 Fouls 14

12 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 12

24 Throw-ins 2

All statistics

15/2756% Aerial duels 12/2744%

117 Backward passes 49

3 Blocked shots 3

8 Clearances 25

2/1811% Crosses 3/1520%

15/2560% Dribbles 2/825%

1.19 Expected assists 0.84

65 Failed passes 44

2 Goalkeeper saves 7

5 Interceptions 8

12 Key passes 9

26/4360% Long passes 12/3633%

150 Passes into the final third 46

377 Passes in the opposition half 153

333 Passes in own half 147

0.53 Shot accuracy 0.30

6 Shots from outside the box 3

11 Shots inside the box 7

6/1250% Tackles 10/1759%

692 Total passes 285

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