Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati

U.S. Open Cup

Atlanta

7-6-15

1-3

Final

Cincinnati

9-9-9

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Match pulse

ATLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCIN

56%Possession44%

16Shots13

6On target4

5Corners4

0Saves5

8Fouls14

2'Teenage HadebeCIN43'Tomás JacobATL88'Julian MalatiniCIN90'+4'Tom BarlowCIN90'+4'Mauricio AmaroATL

Team	1H	2H	T
ATL	0	1	1
CIN	0	3	3

Who won: Cincinnati 3-1

FC Cincinnati beat Atlanta United FC 3-1 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Goals for Atlanta: Miguel Almirón (69'). Goals for Cincinnati: Kévin Denkey (52', 90'+7') and Tom Barlow (84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ATLCIN

8Fouls14

2Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

7Offsides1

5Corner Kicks4

0Saves5

55.7Possession44.3

16SHOTS13

6ON GOAL4

0.4On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

428Accurate Passes327

516Passes405

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

5Accurate Crosses2

18Crosses17

0.3Cross %0.1

65Long Balls52

31Accurate Long Balls21

0.5Long Balls %0.4

7Blocked Shots2

9Effective Tackles5

11Tackles9

0.8Tackle %0.6

8Interceptions10

19Effective Clearances23

19Clearances23

Player of the game

Kévin Denkey

CIN · 2 G

8.6

Deserved to win

37%

ATL · 1.55 xG

26%

Draw

37%

CIN · 1.51 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 3.
Second Half ends, Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 3.
90'+10'ATL
Corner awarded
Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Bryan Ramírez.
90'+10'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
T. Jacob
GOAL90'+7'
Goal! Right footed shot
K. Denkey · ast E. Echenique
Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
ATL 1 - 3 CIN
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault is caught offside.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
M. Amaro
90'+4'
Yellow card
Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
T. Barlow
90'+3'CIN
Free kick won
Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'CIN
Foul
Foul by Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati).
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Báez
Substitution, Atlanta United. Sérgio Santos replaces Elías Báez.
S. Santos
90'+2'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+2'
Offside
Offside, Atlanta United. Tomás Jacob is caught offside.
90'+1'ATL
Corner awarded
Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gerardo Valenzuela.
90'+1'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
M. Amaro
89'
Offside
Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
88'
Yellow card
Julián Malatini (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Malatini
88'
Free kick won
Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'CIN
Foul
Foul by Julián Malatini (FC Cincinnati).
88'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pavel Bucha with a cross.
K. Denkey
88'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez with a cross following a fast break.
T. Barlow
86'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Muyumba
Substitution, Atlanta United. Cooper Sanchez replaces Tristan Muyumba.
C. Sanchez
86'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Galoppo
Substitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
F. Picault
86'
Free kick won
Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86'
Foul
Foul by Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).