New York City FC 4-4 FC Cincinnati
Major League Soccer · · Regular Season - 9
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for New York City FC 4-4 FC Cincinnati.
New York City FC 4-4 FC Cincinnati
Managers: P. Jansen (New York City FC) · P. Noonan (FC Cincinnati)
Match facts
- Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York City — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where New York City FC plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
- Round: Regular Season - 9
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 20' N. Mercau for New York City FC
- 32' K. Denkey for FC Cincinnati (assist E. Echenique)
- 35' N. Mercau for New York City FC (assist M. Moralez)
- 53' A. Ojeda for New York City FC (assist A. O'Neill)
- 65' K. Denkey for FC Cincinnati (assist G. Valenzuela)
- 79' Talles Magno for New York City FC (assist A. Ojeda)
- 90' A. Chirila for FC Cincinnati (assist P. Bucha)
- 90' Evander for FC Cincinnati — Penalty
Bookings
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
New York City FC — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 5 · K. Trewin (M)
- 7 · N. Mercau (F)
- 10 · M. Moralez (M)
- 13 · Thiago Martins (D)
- 17 · H. Wolf (M)
- 21 · A. O'Neill (M)
- 22 · K. O'Toole (D)
- 24 · T. Gray (D)
- 26 · A. Ojeda (M)
- 34 · Raul Gustavo (D)
- 49 · M. Freese (G)
Substitutes
- 2 · Nico Cavallo (D)
- 11 · Talles Magno (F)
- 19 · S. Tanasijević (D)
- 29 · Máximo Carrizo (M)
- 30 · T. Romero (G)
- 32 · J. Shore (M)
- 55 · K. Parks (M)
- 87 · A. Farnos (F)
- 99 · S. Reid (F)
FC Cincinnati — 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
- 3 · G. Flores (D)
- 9 · K. Denkey (F)
- 10 · Evander (F)
- 11 · S. Gidi (M)
- 15 · T. Hadebe (D)
- 16 · T. Barlow (F)
- 17 · K. Mboma Dem (M)
- 18 · R. Celentano (G)
- 20 · P. Bucha (M)
- 24 · K. Smith (D)
- 66 · E. Echenique (M)
Substitutes
- 2 · A. Powell (D)
- 13 · E. Louro (G)
- 22 · G. Valenzuela (M)
- 27 · T. Anunga (M)
- 37 · Stiven Jimenez (M)
- 88 · A. Chirila (D)
- 99 · A. Jabbari (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- New York City FC: LLDLW · 4 pts from 5 · 7-9
- FC Cincinnati: DDLWL · 5 pts from 5 · 11-17
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between New York City FC and FC Cincinnati.
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