FC Cincinnati beat DC United 2-1 in MLS

FC Cincinnati secured a 2-1 win over visiting DC United in the match played between the two teams in matchday 23 of MLS, held on 22 October at 02:00 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

David Douděra opened the scoring for FC Cincinnati in the 14th minute, before Kimito Nono equalised for DC United in the 38th minute. In the second half, Teenage Lingani Hadebe added the go-ahead goal for FC Cincinnati in the 55th minute, sealing the points for his side.

The match saw no red cards, while each team received two yellow cards.

David Douděra was named player of the match with a rating of 7.84, having played for 69 minutes and scored one goal.

In terms of statistics, DC United dominated possession with 53% against 47% for FC Cincinnati, and the visitors registered 9 corner kicks against 6 for the hosts. On the other hand, FC Cincinnati were more dangerous with 15 shots against 13 for DC United, and 6 shots on target against 4, in addition to an expected goals rate of 1.79 against 0.97 in favour of FC Cincinnati.

DC United committed 13 fouls against 8 for FC Cincinnati, while the visitors goalkeeper made 4 saves against 2 saves for the FC Cincinnati goalkeeper.

With this result, FC Cincinnati raised their tally to 36 points to sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference after playing 29 matches, winning 9, drawing 9 and losing 11, with a goal difference of 60 scored and 70 conceded. Meanwhile, DC United remained on 33 points in 13th place after 29 matches, winning 7, drawing 12 and losing 10, scoring 37 goals and conceding 51.