FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC
FC Cincinnati
2–1HT 1–1
New York City FC
FC Cincinnati played New York City FC in the Major League Soccer on 19 August 2026 at TQL Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 11'K. Mboma
- 21'Luighi (assist by A. Ojeda)
- 33'Matt Miazga — Yellow card
- 36'Keaton Parks — Yellow card
- 50'Obinna Nwobodo — Yellow card
- 55'Luighi Hanri — Yellow card
- 74'Nicolás Fernández — Yellow card
- 82'Samuel Gidi — Yellow card
- 90'Evander (assist by G. Valenzuela)
Line-ups
FC Cincinnati 3-5-2
- R. Celentano
- M. Robinson
- M. Miazga
- K. Smith
- P. Bucha
- K. Mboma
- O. Nwobodo
- G. Valenzuela
- E. Echenique
- K. Denkey
- Evander
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Louro
- N. Hagglund
- T. Hadebe
- A. Powell
- T. Anunga
- S. Gidi
- A. Jabbari
- B. J. Ramirez Leon
- T. Barlow
- COACHES: Pat Noonan
New York City FC 4-2-3-1
- M. Freese
- T. Gray
- J. Sands
- Raul Gustavo
- K. O'Toole
- K. Parks
- A. Perea
- A. Ojeda
- N. Mercau
- B. Traore
- Luighi
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Romero
- M. Murray
- N. Cavallo
- M. Ilenic
- J. Shore
- K. Pierre
- M. Jones
- Talles Magno
- S. Reid
- COACHES: Pascal Jansen
Match statistics
| FC Cincinnati | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 14 | Total shots | 16 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 550 | Total passes | 421 |
| 484 | Accurate passes | 349 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 1.19 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.67 |
| -0.53 | goals_prevented | -0.53 |