MLS · Round 0
TQL Stadium

FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC starting lineups

FC Cincinnati New York City FC
2 - 1
Full time
Mboma Dem 11' Ferreira 90+1'
Luighi 21'

FC Cincinnati and New York City FC lineup images

FC Cincinnati starting lineup vs New York City FC, 3-5-2: Celentano, Robinson, Miazga, Smith, Bucha, Mboma Dem, Nwobodo, Valenzuela, Echenique, Denkey, Ferreira. MLS Round 0, Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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New York City FC starting lineup vs FC Cincinnati, 4-2-3-1: Freese, Gray, Sands, Raul, O'Toole, Parks, Perea, Ojeda, Fernández, Traoré, Luighi. MLS Round 0, Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Mboma Demgoal
11'
21'
goalLuighi1 - 1
Miazga Yellow cardYellow card
33'
36'
Yellow cardParks Yellow card
Half time · 1 - 1
Nwobodo Yellow cardYellow card
50'
55'
Yellow cardLuighi Yellow card
Hadebe for Miazgasubstitution
60'
Ramírez for Echeniquesubstitution
60'
64'
substitutionReid for Luighi
64'
substitutionJones for Traoré
Gidi for Nwobodosubstitution
72'
Barlow for Denkeysubstitution
72'
74'
Yellow cardFernández Yellow card
75'
substitutionShore for Parks
75'
substitutionCavallo for O'Toole
81'
substitutionMagno for Ojeda
Gidi Yellow cardYellow card
82'
Anunga for Smithsubstitution
83'
2 - 1Ferreiragoal
90+1'

FC Cincinnati and New York City FC team sheets and player ratings

FC Cincinnati

3-5-2
Starting XI
18 United States Celentano rating 8.5
12 United States Robinson rating 7.7
21 United States Miazga yellow card off 60' rating 6.7
24 United States Smith off 83' rating 7.2
20 Czechia Bucha rating 7.8
17 France Mboma Dem 1 goal rating 8.4
5 Nigeria Nwobodo yellow card off 72' rating 7.4
22 United States Valenzuela rating 8.2
66 Venezuela Echenique off 60' rating 6.9
9 Togo Denkey off 72' rating 6.0
10 Brazil Ferreira 1 goal rating 8.5
Substitutes
15 Zimbabwe Hadebe on 60' rating 6.3
29 Ecuador Ramírez on 60' rating 6.2
11 Slovakia Gidi yellow card on 72' rating 6.9
16 United States Barlow on 72' rating 6.2
27 Cameroon Anunga on 83'
13 United States Louro
2 Jamaica Powell
4 United States Hagglund
99 Morocco Jabbari

New York City FC

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
49 United States Freese rating 6.4
24 Jamaica Gray rating 6.4
6 United States Sands rating 6.3
34 Brazil Raul rating 6.6
22 Republic of Ireland O'Toole off 75' rating 6.4
55 United States Parks yellow card off 75' rating 6.8
8 United States Perea rating 6.4
26 Argentina Ojeda off 81' rating 7.6
7 Argentina Fernández yellow card rating 7.1
9 Côte d'Ivoire Traoré off 64' rating 6.2
20 Brazil Luighi 1 goal yellow card off 64' rating 7.8
Substitutes
88 Sierra Leone Jones on 64' rating 6.1
99 Jamaica Reid on 64' rating 5.7
2 United States Cavallo on 75' rating 6.0
32 United States Shore on 75' rating 6.5
11 Brazil Magno on 81'
30 El Salvador Romero
23 United States Murray
35 Slovenia Ilenic
15 United States Pierre

Managers

Noonan3-5-2FC Cincinnati
Jansen4-2-3-1New York City FC
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FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC: match summary

FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 2–1 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Kenji Mboma Dem (11') and Evander Ferreira (90+1') scored for FC Cincinnati, Luighi (21') for New York City FC. The match ratings read 7.2 for FC Cincinnati and 6.6 for New York City FC. three players tied for the highest player rating at 8.5, and Kévin Denkey of FC Cincinnati the lowest rated starter at 6.0. FC Cincinnati lined up in a 3-5-2 under Noonan, New York City FC in a 4-2-3-1 under Jansen. Matt Miazga was booked on 33 minutes, Keaton Parks on 36, Obinna Nwobodo on 50, Luighi on 55, Nicolás Fernández on 74 and Samuel Gidi on 82, and nobody was sent off. Eastern standings taken on September 2, 2026 had FC Cincinnati 6th on 31 points and New York City FC 7th on 28.

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