Atlanta vs Cincinnati 2024 MLS, Regular Season
FC Cincinnati rally past Atlanta United, 2-1
Luciano Acosta recorded one goal and one assist to help FC Cincinnati rally for a 2-1 victory over the host Atlanta United on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Nick Hagglund because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ronald Hernández replaces Noah Cobb.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
- 59': Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Daniel Ríos.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Xande Silva replaces Edwin Mosquera.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 62': Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a through ball following a fast break.
- 64': Goal! Atlanta United 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 68': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Corey Baird.
- 83': Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
- 89': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Malik Pinto replaces Pavel Bucha.
- 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Luca Orellano.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
- 90'+2': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 42,600
Statistics
 CIN |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.5 | Possession | 58.5 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 317 | Accurate Passes | 456 |
| 391 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 24 | Clearances | 11 |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Abram |
| 24 | Noah Cobb |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba Nkita |
| 6 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 19 | Daniel Ríos |
| 20 | Edwin Mosquera |
| 9 | Saba Lobjanidze |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Kann (GK) |
| 21 | Matt Miazga |
| 12 | Miles Robinson  |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 23 | Luca Orellano |
| 91 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo |
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