FC Cincinnati vs CF Montreal

31 August 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Kevin Kelsy 36’
Luca Orellano 53’, 57’
Sergio Santos 71’

Kwadwo Opoku 81’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati won comfortably, 4-1 at home to CF Montreal. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Kelsy put FC Cincinnati ahead from a corner in the 36th minute. In the second half, Luca Orellano made it 2-0 with a direct free kick in the 53rd minute, Orellano made it 3-0 with a direct free kick in the 57th minute, Sergio Santos made it 4-0 in the 71st minute, and Kwadwo Opoku pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: FC Cincinnati created 1.03 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, CF Montreal 1.06 from 5.

Key events

FC Cincinnati CF Montreal

Kick-off

Luca OrellanoShot on target

3’

Miles RobinsonOff the ball foul

22’

Luca OrellanoShot on target

26’

Kevin KelsyLeft foot shot

1-0

36’

Ian MurphyFoul

40’

Half-time1-0

46’

Joel WatermanFoul

46’

Kwadwo OpokuJules-Anthony Vilsaint

Second half underway

Kevin KelsyVAR: Penalty given

48’

Luca OrellanoFree Kick

2-0

53’

Luca OrellanoFree Kick

3-0

57’

59’

Lassi LappalainenTom Pearce

59’

Bryce DukeSamuel Piette

Sergio SantosNicholas Gioacchini

66’

Sergio SantosLeft foot shot

4-0

71’

Bret HalseyAlvas Powell

74’

Gerardo ValenzuelaYuya Kubo

74’

78’

Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyDawid Bugaj

78’

Gabriele CorboJoel Waterman

81’

Kwadwo OpokuLeft foot shot

4-1

Malik PintoLuca Orellano

85’

London AghedoKevin Kelsy

85’

86’

Gabriele CorboFoul

90+2’

Matías CóccaroShot on target

90+6’

Fernando ÁlvarezFoul

Gerardo ValenzuelaFoul

90+7’

90+10’

Bryce DukeShot on target

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

FC Cincinnati 1.03 xGCF Montreal 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

CF Montreal attacking FC Cincinnati attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

CF Montreal 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	2	1	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Chidozie Awaziem	90′	1	–	–	3	2	74	4	–	1	–
Miles Robinson	90′	–	1	–	3	1	75	–	–	–
Ian Murphy	90′	–	4	–	–	–	77	3	–	–
Alvas Powell Taken off	74′	2	1	–	4	–	19	–	–	–	–
Bret Halsey Came on as a substitute	16′	2	–	–	2	–	16	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Pavel Bucha	90′	–	–	69	–	0.06	4	2	5	–	–	–
Obinna Nwobodo	90′	–	–	62	1	0.02	1	4	1	1	–	–
Luca Orellano Taken off	85′	2	–	38	2	0.23	–	–	4	1	3	–
Gerardo Valenzuela Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	10	3	0.14	–	–	2	1	1
Malik Pinto Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	8	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


Yuya Kubo Taken off	74′	–	–	1	–	0.06	0.46	3	5	1	33	–
Kevin Kelsy Taken off	85′	1	–	2	1	0.07	0.02	–	5	2	12	–
Nicholas Gioacchini Taken off	66′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	6	4	12	–
Sergio Santos Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	1	1	0.13	0.00	–	3	1	10	–
London Aghedo Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Sirois	90′	2	4	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


George Campbell	90′	3	1	–	7	3	49	3	–	–	–
Joel Waterman Taken off	78′	1	–	1	2	–	59	1	–	–
Fernando Álvarez	90′	2	1	–	3	1	58	2	–	1
Dawid Bugaj Taken off	78′	1	–	–	2	–	25	2	–	–	–
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
Gabriele Corbo Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	–	–	22	2	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Nathan-Dylan Saliba	90′	–	–	55	–	0.02	3	1	3	2	–	–
Samuel Piette Taken off	59′	–	–	33	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Pearce Taken off	59′	–	–	17	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Caden Clark	90′	–	–	21	–	0.01	2	–	6	2	4	–
Bryce Duke Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	18	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	4	2	14	–
Matías Cóccaro	90′	–	–	3	1	0.34	0.03	–	5	2	24	–
Kwadwo Opoku Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	1	1	0.41	0.00	–	3	1	5	–
Lassi Lappalainen Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	0.06	1	2	–	10	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

FC Cincinnati W L L L L

CF Montreal D W D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: CF Montreal 2-1 FC Cincinnati, 13 Apr 24 Next meeting: CF Montreal 1-3 FC Cincinnati, 25 Jun 25 All FC Cincinnati vs CF Montreal meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.