D.C. United vs Cincinnati

MLS - Regular Season 25 Sep 2021, 23:30
D.C. United
D.C. United
4–2
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
🏟 Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) 👤 C. Penso Round 35

Match report

D.C. United beat Cincinnati 4-2 in the MLS - Regular Season on 25 September 2021. It was 3-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

D.C. United had 19 shots to Cincinnati's 15.

The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia), with C. Penso in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 19 - 15 On target 8 - 6 Corners 7 - 8 Fouls 13 - 12 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Steve Birnbaum
D.C. United · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Luciano Acosta 1 goal
9 Brandon Vazquez 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Julian Gressel 2 assists
8 Paul Arriola 2 goals
First half vs second half
D.C. United stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 13–6
Shots On Goal 4–1 4–5
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 3–2 4–6
Attacks 58–49 46–41
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 90
61 Dangerous Attacks 47
9 On Target 5
13 Off Target 10
19 Shots Total 15
8 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 13
6 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 12
7 Corners 8
4 Offsides 4
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 4
359 Passes Total 428
279 Passes Accurate 337
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
D.C. United · 3-4-2-1
24 B. Hamid
14 A. Najar 15 S. Birnbaum 23 D. Pines
31 J. Gressel 6 R. Canouse 5 J. Moreno 30 K. Paredes
7 P. Arriola 10 E. Flores
9 O. Kamara
Cincinnati · 3-4-2-1
22 P. Tyton
14 N. Hagglund 12 G. Cameron 5 E. Vallecilla
16 Z. Bailey 33 C. Stanko 7 Y. Kubo 18 R. Matarrita
8 A. Cruz 11 L. Acosta
9 Brenner
D.C. United
Coach
H. Losada
Substitutes
  • 21 Jon Kempin
  • 13 Frederic Brillant
  • 28 Joseph Mora
  • 8 Felipe Martins
  • 27 Moses Nyeman
  • 11 Yamil Asad
  • 29 Yordy Reyna
  • 22 Griffin Yow
  • 19 Nigel Robertha
Cincinnati
Coach
J. Stam
Substitutes
  • 25 Kenneth Vermeer
  • 26 Chris Duvall
  • 3 Tyler Blackett
  • 2 Edgar Castillo
  • 64 Florian Valot
  • 6 Haris Medunjanin
  • 15 Kamohelo Mokotjo
  • 19 Brandon Vazquez
  • 20 Calvin Harris
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Reyna ↓ P. Arriola D.C. United
  • 46' ↑ Felipe Martins ↓ R. Canouse D.C. United
  • 46' ↑ F. Brillant ↓ A. Najar D.C. United
  • 64' ↑ C. Harris ↓ Z. Bailey Cincinnati
  • 65' ↑ N. Robertha ↓ O. Kamara D.C. United
  • 70' ↑ T. Blackett ↓ N. Hagglund Cincinnati
  • 78' ↑ G. Yow ↓ K. Paredes D.C. United
  • 79' ↑ B. Vázquez ↓ Y. Kubo Cincinnati
  • 80' ↑ F. Valot ↓ C. Stanko Cincinnati
  • 80' ↑ K. Mokotjo ↓ A. Cruz Cincinnati
Cards
  • 34' B. Hamid D.C. United
Head-to-head
D.C. United 4 3 draws 2 Cincinnati
2025-05-31 Cincinnati vs DC United 1 - 2
2025-04-12 D.C. United vs Cincinnati 0 - 1
2024-07-03 D.C. United vs Cincinnati 2 - 3
2024-03-10 Cincinnati vs D.C. United 0 - 0
2022-03-05 Cincinnati vs D.C. United 0 - 1
2021-09-25 D.C. United vs Cincinnati 4 - 2
Recent form
D.C. United D W D D D
Cincinnati L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in D.C. United vs Cincinnati?
D.C. United won 4-2 against Cincinnati on 25 September 2021.
Who won D.C. United vs Cincinnati?
D.C. United won the match 4-2.
Where was D.C. United vs Cincinnati played?
The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia).
Who had more possession in D.C. United vs Cincinnati?
Cincinnati had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.