Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0 · Final · MLS

Sat, Oct 18 · TQL Stadium

Team	1	2	T
CIN	1	2	3
MTL	0	0	0

Cincinnati knocks off Montreal 3-0 to claim second seed in Eastern Conference · ESPN recap

Key moments

29'MTLVictor Loturi yellow card
33'CINNick Hagglund goal - header; assist: Evander
42'MTLDante Sealy yellow card
45'+4'CINNick Hagglund yellow card
56'CINEvander goal; assist: Nick Hagglund
61'CINSamuel Gidi yellow card
88'CINBrenner goal; assist: Gerardo Valenzuela

Game leaders

Category	CIN	MTL
Total Shots	4Brenner3 shots on goal, 1 goal	2Prince Owusu0 shots on goal, 0 goals
Accurate Passes	39Pavel Bucha44 passes	47Brandan Craig54 passes
Saves	3Roman Celentano0 GA	4Thomas Gillier3 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
TV: MLS Season Pass
Officials: Timothy Ford

Starting XI · 3-4-1-2

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Roman CelentanoG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Alvas PowellRM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominik MarczukLM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teenage HadebeCD-L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Miles RobinsonCD	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Nick HagglundCD-R	1	1	1	1	3	0	1
Pavel BuchaCM-R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Obinna NwobodoCM-L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
EvanderAM	1	1	2	1	0	1	0
Kei KamaraCF-R	0	0	2	0	0	3	0
BrennerCF-L	1	0	4	3	0	2	0

Substitutes used

Player	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC
Samuel GidiSUB	0	0	0	1	1	1
Gilberto FloresSUB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yuya KuboSUB	0	1	1	2	0	0
Tah AnungaSUB	0	1	1	0	0	0
Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB	1	0	0	0	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'CINFoul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
1'CINPrince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3'CINCorner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matty Longstaff.
7'CINAttempt blocked. Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenner with a through ball.
7'CINCorner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
8'MTLAttempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
8'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
9'MTLFoul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
9'MTLMiles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
15'MTLFoul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
15'MTLKei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16'MTLCorner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Luca Petrasso.
17'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
18'Delay in match because of an injury Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
18'Delay in match because of an injury Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
19'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
23'MTLBrenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'MTLFoul by Brandan Craig (CF Montréal).
29'MTLEvander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29'MTLFoul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
29'MTLVictor Loturi (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31'CINAttempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander following a set piece situation.
33'CINAttempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
33'MTLCorner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thomas Gillier.
33'CINGoal! FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
35'CINAttempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
36'CINFabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'CINFoul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
37'CINAttempt missed. Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
40'Delay in match because of an injury Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
40'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42'MTLBrenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'MTLFoul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
42'MTLDante Sealy (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'MTLOffside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
45'CINBode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'CINFoul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
45'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
45'+2'MTLAttempt saved. Brandan Craig (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
45'+2'MTLCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
45'+3'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
45'+3'MTLCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
45'+4'CINPenalty CF Montréal. Prince Owusu draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+4'CINPenalty conceded by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+4'CINNick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6'MTLPenalty missed! Still FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
45'+6'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
45'+7'MTLAttempt saved. Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
45'+7'First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, CF Montréal 0.
45'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces Jalen Neal because of an injury.
45'CINSubstitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Teenage Hadebe.
45'CINSubstitution, FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
45'CINSubstitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Dominik Marczuk.
47'CINFoul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
47'CINPrince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48'CINAttempt saved. Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Evander.
48'MTLCorner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thomas Gillier.
50'MTLFoul by Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal).
50'MTLSamuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50'MTLFoul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
50'MTLPavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'CINFabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'CINFoul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
55'Delay in match because of an injury Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal).
55'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56'CINGoal! FC Cincinnati 2, CF Montréal 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Hagglund.
58'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Olger Escobar replaces Dante Sealy.
58'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Iván Jaime replaces Fabian Herbers.
59'CINFoul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
59'CINHennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'CINFoul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
59'CINOlger Escobar (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61'CINFoul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
61'CINIván Jaime (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'CINFoul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
61'CINIván Jaime (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61'CINSamuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'MTLAttempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Jaime following a fast break.
64'MTLFoul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
64'MTLKei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'MTLFoul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
65'MTLKei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'Delay in match because of an injury Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati).
67'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68'MTLFoul by Olger Escobar (CF Montréal).
68'MTLPavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Evander.
71'CINCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
72'MTLAttempt blocked. Olger Escobar (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73'MTLAttempt saved. Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Matty Longstaff.
73'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Prince Owusu.
77'CINSubstitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Nick Hagglund.
78'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Iván Jaime because of an injury.
80'Delay in match because of an injury Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
81'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'MTLSubstitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Hennadii Synchuk because of an injury.
84'CINSubstitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Kei Kamara.
85'CINAttempt saved. Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Brenner.
86'MTLAttempt missed. Bode Hidalgo (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
86'CINAttempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
88'CINGoal! FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+4'CINAttempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
90'+5'MTLCorner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
90'+5'MTLAttempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fernando Álvarez following a corner.
90'+5'Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.
Match ends, FC Cincinnati 3, CF Montréal 0.

Team stats

CIN	Stat	MTL
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	12
3	Saves	4
46.4	Possession	53.6
12	Shots	9
7	On Goal	3
60%	On Target %	30%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
315	Accurate Passes	348
365	Passes	420
90%	Pass Completion %	80%
5	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	17
40%	Cross %	20%
32	Long Balls	49
19	Accurate Long Balls	27
60%	Long Balls %	60%
2	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	21
25	Tackles	29
60%	Tackle %	70%
14	Interceptions	3
23	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	16

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

CIN	Stat	MTL
46.4%	Possession	53.6%
58% (7/12)	Shot accuracy	33% (3/9)
86% (315/365)	Pass accuracy	83% (348/420)
59% (19/32)	Long-ball accuracy	55% (27/49)
56% (14/25)	Tackles won	72% (21/29)

Cincinnati vs CF Montréal

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 3-4-1-2

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Cincinnati vs CF Montréal

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 3-4-1-2

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat