FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union

MLS

Cincinnati

16-4-9

0-1

Final

Philadelphia

17-6-6

TQL Stadium

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

CINAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTPHI

58%Possession42%

13Shots14

3On target4

7Corners4

3Saves3

13Fouls17

21'Dominik MarczukCIN21'Olwethu MakhanyaPHI45'+4'Jakob GlesnesPHI51'Nathan HarrielPHI60'Olwethu MakhanyaPHI85'Frankie WestfieldPHI90'+1'Kévin DenkeyCIN

Team	1H	2H	T
CIN	0	0	0
PHI	0	1	1

Who won: Philadelphia 1-0

Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at TQL Stadium. Goals for Philadelphia: Bruno Damiani (49').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CINPHI

13Fouls17

2Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards1

1Offsides1

7Corner Kicks4

3Saves3

57.9Possession42.1

13SHOTS14

3ON GOAL4

0.2On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

348Accurate Passes235

456Passes337

0.8Pass Completion %0.7

3Accurate Crosses2

23Crosses15

0.1Cross %0.1

57Long Balls53

22Accurate Long Balls13

0.4Long Balls %0.2

6Blocked Shots4

2Effective Tackles10

9Tackles16

0.2Tackle %0.6

7Interceptions10

30Effective Clearances39

30Clearances39

Player of the game

Andrew Rick

PHI · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

10%

CIN · 0.12 xG

79%

Draw

11%

PHI · 0.13 xG

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

Play by play

Match ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia Union 1.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati).
90'+4'CIN
Corner awarded
Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
90'+4'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brenner with a cross.
K. Denkey
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'
Yellow card
Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
K. Denkey
90'+1'
Free kick won
Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Engel
Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Lukas Engel.
K. Kamara
89'
Free kick won
Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
85'
Yellow card
Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
F. Westfield
84'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Iloski
Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Milan Iloski.
J. Rafanello
82'
Corner awarded
Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
79'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Evander.
M. Miazga
78'
Free kick won
Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78'
Foul
Foul by Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union).
77'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikael Uhre following a fast break.