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FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC

FA Cup
Cincinnati
8-6-6
2-1
Final
NYCFC
7-5-8
TQL Stadium

Match pulse

CINAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNYC
56%Possession44%
14Shots16
6On target8
2Corners5
7Saves4
10Fouls9
33'Matt MiazgaCIN36'Keaton ParksNYC50'Obinna NwobodoCIN55'Luighi HanriNYC74'Nicolás FernándezNYC82'Samuel GidiCIN
Team1H2HT
CIN112
NYC101

Who won: Cincinnati 2-1

FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 2-1 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at TQL Stadium. Goals for Cincinnati: Kenji Mboma Dem (11') and Evander (90'+1'). Goals for NYCFC: Luighi Hanri (21').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Roman CelentanoG
  2. 27.7EvanderCF-L
  3. 37.6Kenji Mboma DemCM-R
  4. 47.0Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-L
  5. 56.8Luighi HanriF
  6. 66.5Ender EcheniqueLM
  7. 76.5Agustin OjedaAM-R
  8. 86.4Miles RobinsonCD-R
  9. 96.4Pavel BuchaRM
  10. 106.3Kyle SmithCD-L
  11. 116.2Kévin DenkeyCF-R
  12. 126.2Matt FreeseG

Team stats

CINNYC
10Fouls9
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides0
2Corner Kicks5
7Saves4
55.8Possession44.2
14SHOTS16
6ON GOAL8
0.4On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
484Accurate Passes349
550Passes421
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses5
8Crosses17
0.3Cross %0.3
32Long Balls54
15Accurate Long Balls23
0.5Long Balls %0.4
1Blocked Shots4
11Effective Tackles8
15Tackles13
0.7Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions6
25Effective Clearances19
25Clearances19

Player of the game

Roman Celentano

CIN · 7 saves

8.0

Deserved to win

33%
CIN · 1.36 xG
27%
Draw
41%
NYC · 1.56 xG

NYCFC deserved better: 41% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1.
  2. Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1.
  3. 90'+3'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.

    M. Jones

  4. GOAL90'+1'
    Evander

    Goal! Left footed shot

    Evander · ast G. Valenzuela

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, New York City FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.

    CIN 2 - 1 NYC
  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'CIN

    Foul

    Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).

  7. 90'CIN

    Free kick won

    Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  8. 88'NYC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.

  9. 88'Talles Magno

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).

  10. 87'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Jonathan Shore (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Andrés Perea.

  11. 87'Talles Magno

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.

  12. 85'Teenage Hadebe

    Foul

    Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).

  13. 85'CIN

    Free kick won

    Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 83'Talles Magno

    Shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross following a set piece situation.

    T. Magno

  15. 83'Tah Anunga
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Smith

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Kyle Smith.

    T. Anunga

  16. 82'

    Yellow card

    Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Gidi

  17. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).

  18. 82'Talles Magno

    Free kick won

    Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 81'Talles Magno
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Ojeda

    Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Agustín Ojeda.

    Talles Magno

  20. 79'

    Free kick won

    Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC).

  22. 78'Teenage Hadebe

    Free kick won

    Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Seymour Reid (New York City FC).

  24. 76'Tom Barlow

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.

    T. Barlow

  25. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. O'Toole

    Substitution, New York City FC. Nico Cavallo replaces Kevin O'Toole.

    N. Cavallo

Leaders

CINNYC
Total Shots
Evander
5
Nicolás Fernández
4
Accurate Passes
Kyle Smith
65
James Sands
56
Defensive Interventions
Miles Robinson
14
James Sands
9
Saves
Roman Celentano
7
Matt Freese
4

Season seriesNYC leads series 4-0-1