MLS FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Earn First Win of 2022 at Orlando City SC

Published on March 12, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release


FC Cincinnati defeated Orlando City SC for the first time in club history, 2-1, behind a brace from Brandon Vazquez Saturday night at Exploria Stadium.

The Orange and Blue (1-2-0, 3 pts.) earn their first win of 2022. Orlando (1-1-1, 4 pts.) suffer their first loss of the season. FCC's win in Orlando snaps a five-game unbeaten streak for the Lions at home.

Brandon Vazquez scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 53rd minute, for the first time in his MLS career. It is the second individual brace in club history (Brenner at CF Montréal - 7/17/21).

The first goal of the season for FCC came from Vazquez in the 13th minute. Captain Luciano Acosta had possession driving in the center of the field and found Vazquez cutting behind the Orlando backline. The forward took one touch and buried his shot past Orlando's goalkeeper Pedro Gallese to put the Orange and Blue on the board early.

Orlando equalized in the 42nd minute when Facundo Torres down the left side found a streaking Junior Urso into the box whose header leveled the score just before halftime.

Vazquez's game-winner came in the 53rd minute. Yuya Kubo played a ball to Dominique Badji down the left flank who held off his lone defender to get behind the Orlando defense. He fired in a cross to Vazquez who placed his header past Gallese.

FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Alec Kann recorded a season-high five saves, including a crucial diving save in the 85th minute off a glancing header from a corner kick.

The win marked FCC's first win in club history over a Florida club, and the first over one of the clubs in Florida. Previously FC Cincinnati was 0-4-0 against Orlando and Inter Miami CF in the Sunshine State.

FC CINCINNATI MATCH REPORT

FC Cincinnati at Orlando City SC

Date: March 12, 2022

Competition: MLS Regular Season

Venue: Exploria Stadium - Orlando, Fla.

Attendance: 16,512

Kickoff: 7:38 p.m. ET

Weather: 58 degrees, clear

Scoring Summary: 1-2-F

ORL 1-0-1

CIN 1-1-2

ORL - Junior Urso (Facundo Torres) 42'

CIN - Brandon Vazquez (Luciano Acosta) 13', Brandon Vazquez (Dominique Badji) 53'

GAME NOTES

FC Cincinnati entered Saturday 0-3-2 against Orlando City SC, including 0-2-0 at Exploria Stadium.

Brandon Vazquez's 13th minute goal was the earliest goal of his MLS career ... Luciano Acosta's assist was the 11th of his FC Cincinnati career, extending his club record.

Vazquez scored the seventh and eighth goals of his FCC career, which ties him with Brenner for second-most in club history.

Yuya Kubo recorded his first career MLS assist.

Junior Moreno made his 100th career MLS regular season appearance on Saturday night ... Haris Medunjanin made his 150th career MLS appearance as a second half substitute.

Ian Murphy made his first career start for FC Cincinnati.

Isaac Atanga, Zico Bailey and Calvin Harris each made their first appearances of the 2022 season as second half substitutes.

Nick Hagglund started and played all 90 minutes against Orlando for the 11th time in his career.

Unavailable for selection for the game due to injury was Gustavo Vallecilla, Ronald Matarrita, Brenner, John Nelson and Ray Gaddis Allan Cruz was unavailable due to personal reasons.

Lineups:

CIN: Alec Kann, Ian Murphy (Isaac Atanga 46'), Tyler Blackett, Geoff Cameron, Nick Hagglund, Alvas Powell (Zico Bailey 77'), Junior Moreno (Haris Medunjanin 87'), Yuya Kubo, Luciano Acosta (C) (Álvaro Barreal 87'), Dominique Badji (Calvin Harris 81'), Brandon Vazquez

Substitutes not used: Kenneth Vermeer, Quimi Ordonez, Nick Markanich, Harrison Robledo

Head Coach: Pat Noonan

ORL: Pedro Gallese, Robin Jansson, Antonio Carlos, Joao Moutinho, Ruan, Mauricio Pereyra (C), Junior Urso (Sebastian Mendez 88'), Cesar Araujo (Benji Michel 67'), Ercan Kara (Tesho Akindele 88'), Alexandre Pato, Facundo Torres

Substitutes not used: Mason Stajduhar, Joseph Dezart, Jack Lynn, Rodrigo Sclegel, Thomas Williams, Kyle Smith

Head coach: Óscar Pareja

Stats Summary: ORL / CIN

Shots: 18 / 9

Shots on Goal: 6 / 3

Saves: 1 / 5

Corner Kicks: 7 / 2

Fouls: 16 / 18

Offside: 0 / 1

Possession: 69.3 / 30.7

Misconduct Summary:

CIN - Brandon Vazquez (caution) 36'

ORL - Robin Jansson (caution) 58'

CIN - Tyler Blackett (caution) 61'

CIN - Yuya Kubo (caution) 63'

ORL - Junior Urso (caution) 73'

ORL - Antonio Carlos (caution) 81'

CIN - Alec Kann (caution) 90+2'

Officials: ‚

Referee: Chris Penso

Ast. Referees: Charles Morgante, Cameron Blanchard

Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

VAR: Alejandro Mariscal

AVAR: Nick Uranga

Fans can get the best tickets at the best price to the best matches all season long by purchasing season tickets at fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling 513-977-KICK, that's 513-977-5425.

Fans can also purchase half-season ticket packages and single match tickets to any of FC Cincinnati's 17 home games are available now.

FC Cincinnati begin their fourth season of MLS competition in 2022, and their second playing at TQL Stadium. For up-to-the-minute information about FC Cincinnati, visit the team's official website at fccincinnati.com, or follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @FCCincinnati. Additionally, fans are encouraged to download the team's official mobile app on the Apple App Store or Google Play for instant access to mobile tickets, team content and match notifications.

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