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FC Cincinnati Claims Victory in Tense Derby Against Columbus Crew
Cincinnati, USA – FC Cincinnati prevailed over Columbus Crew in a hard-fought match at TQL Stadium, in the Round of 16 of Major League Soccer. The match, officiated by referee Rubiel Vazquez, was characterized by equal ball possession, split 50% between the two teams.
The first half passed without goals, but with a high level of intensity, reflected in the yellow cards shown to M. Arfsten of Columbus Crew in the 19th minute and to Evander of FC Cincinnati in the 29th minute. The second half continued in the same vein, with Y. Kubo of FC Cincinnati added to the list of booked players in the 55th minute.
The decisive moment came in the 78th minute when K. Denkey, assisted by A. Powell, scored the only goal of the match for FC Cincinnati. Despite Columbus Crew’s attempts to equalize, Cincinnati’s defense remained solid. The match culminated with a new yellow card for P. Bucha of FC Cincinnati in the 90th minute.
In terms of statistics, FC Cincinnati slightly dominated in shots on goal with 6 compared to Columbus Crew’s 3. Cincinnati had 13 total shots, with 5 going wide, while Columbus Crew attempted 6 shots with 2 of them going wide. FC Cincinnati had 4 corners, compared to Columbus Crew’s 2. In addition, they committed 13 fouls and received 3 yellow cards, while Columbus Crew committed 8 fouls and received 1 yellow card. The victory allows FC Cincinnati to advance in Major League Soccer.
Substitutions columbus crew: at minute 61 L. Lappalainen came in and D. Gazdag went out., at minute 75 D. Chambost came in and T. Habroune went out., at minute 75 D. Rossi came in and J. Russell-Rowe went out., at minute 89 A. Herrera came in and I. Aliyu went out., at minute 89 M. Amundsen came in and Y. Cheberko went out.
Substitutions fc cincinnati: at minute 70 Y. Kubo came in and A. Powell went out., at minute 82 E. Echenique came in and O. Nwobodo went out., at minute 90 K. Denkey came in and T. Anunga went out., at minute 90 Brenner came in and K. Kamara went out., at minute 90 N. Hagglund came in and G. Flores went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
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