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Charlotte Snatches Victory from Cincinnati in Tense, Card-Filled Match
Cincinnati, Ohio – In a hard-fought match at TQL Stadium, Charlotte secured a narrow victory over FC Cincinnati. The game, part of the Major League Soccer regular season’s 26th matchday, was defined by its intensity and controversial refereeing decisions.
While possession was evenly split (50% for each team), FC Cincinnati was more aggressive in attack, registering 17 total shots, with 7 on target. Charlotte, on the other hand, created 8 opportunities, with only 3 shots directed at the goal.
The difference in the score came in the 85th minute, when Wilfried Zaha, assisted by Idan Toklomati Jorno, scored the only goal of the match for Charlotte.
Referee Filip Dujic had a busy afternoon, showing a total of 6 yellow cards (4 for Cincinnati and 2 for Charlotte) and a red card to Cincinnati’s Tah Anunga after a VAR review. The match was characterized by a high number of fouls committed by both teams, totaling 11 for Cincinnati and 15 for Charlotte.
Substitutions fc cincinnati: at minute 46 Luca Orellano came in and Ender Echenique went out., at minute 73 Gerardo Valenzuela came in and Stiven Jimenez went out., at minute 73 Kei Kamara came in and Bradley Smith went out., at minute 88 Lukas Engel came in and Kévin Denkey went out., at minute 88 DeAndre Yedlin came in and Alvas Powell went out.
Substitutions charlotte: at minute 52 Bill Tuiloma came in and Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty went out., at minute 80 Liel Abada came in and Eryk Williamson went out., at minute 88 Nathan Byrne came in and Nicholas Scardina went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Cincinnati
Charlotte
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