FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 2-1 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Fotis Bazakos. It was played at TQL Stadium.
First half: FC Cincinnati took the lead at 11' when K. Mboma Dem scored, making the score 1-0. New York City FC leveled the score at 21' when Luighi Hanri scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 1-1. VAR intervened at 30' for FC Cincinnati (Card upgrade). M. Miazga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 33'. K. Parks received a yellow card for New York City FC at 36'.
Second half: O. Nwobodo received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 50'. Luighi Hanri received a yellow card for New York City FC at 55'. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Miazga replacing T. Hadebe. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 60', with E. Echenique replacing Bryan Josías Ramírez León. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 64', with Luighi Hanri replacing S. Reid. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Traoré replacing M. Jones. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 72', with O. Nwobodo replacing S. Gidi. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 72', with K. Denkey replacing T. Barlow. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 74'. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. O'Toole replacing Nico Cavallo. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 75', with K. Parks replacing J. Shore. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Ojeda replacing Talles Magno. S. Gidi received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 82'. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Smith replacing B. Anunga. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 90' when Evander scored, with the assist credited to G. Valenzuela, making the score 2-1.
FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions while New York City FC used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 3 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-16).
- FC Cincinnati controlled possession (56%).
- New York City FC had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).
