New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

MLS

NYCFC

5-2-4

1-0

Final

Cincinnati

7-1-3

Citi Field

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

NYCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCIN

50%Possession50%

19Shots15

5On target4

7Corners6

4Saves4

11Fouls16

12'Matt MiazgaCIN39'Matt FreeseNYC71'Hannes WolfNYC75'Justin HaakNYC90'+2'EvanderCIN

Team	1H	2H	T
NYC	1	0	1
CIN	0	0	0

Who won: NYCFC 1-0

New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Citi Field. Goals for NYCFC: Julián Fernández (9').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NYCCIN

11Fouls16

3Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

2Offsides2

7Corner Kicks6

4Saves4

49.9Possession50.1

19SHOTS15

5ON GOAL4

0.3On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken0

354Accurate Passes361

434Passes442

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

4Accurate Crosses4

21Crosses10

0.2Cross %0.4

46Long Balls57

19Accurate Long Balls27

0.4Long Balls %0.5

7Blocked Shots3

14Effective Tackles9

26Tackles15

0.5Tackle %0.6

8Interceptions9

23Effective Clearances26

23Clearances26

Player of the game

Matt Freese

NYC · 4 saves, clean sheet

7.8

Deserved to win

72%

NYC · 0.93 xG

26%

Draw

CIN · 0.13 xG

NYCFC created better chances: they win this game 72% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.
90'+2'
Yellow card
Evander (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Evander
90'+2'CIN
Free kick won
Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Birk Risa (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'CIN
Free kick won
Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Brad Smith (FC Cincinnati).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'
Foul
Foul by Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).
89'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Engel
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Lukas Engel.
B. Smith
88'
Corner awarded
Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
88'NYC
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
86'
Free kick won
Thiago Martins (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'CIN
Foul
Foul by Sérgio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
85'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Martínez
Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
M. Bakrar
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Fernández
Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Julián Fernández.
A. Ojeda
84'
Corner awarded
Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Birk Risa.
84'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83'
Foul
Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
83'
Free kick won
Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Orellano
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Luca Orellano.
C. Baird
79'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a cross following a corner.
79'
Corner awarded
Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Matt Freese.