New York City vs Cincinnati

MLS - Regular season 4 May 2025, 19:00
New York City
New York City
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
🏟 Citi Field (New York, New York) 👤 D. Fischer Round 17

Match report

New York City edged past Cincinnati 1-0 in the MLS - Regular season on 4 May 2025.

New York City had 18 shots to Cincinnati's 15.

The match was played at Citi Field (New York, New York), with D. Fischer in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 18 - 15 On target 5 - 4 Corners 7 - 6 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Julián Fernández
New York City · 1 goal
8 Justin Haak captained the side
8 Jonathan Shore captained the side
8 Maxi Moralez 60 passes (87% accurate)
8 Roman Celentano 4 saves
First half vs second half
Cincinnati came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 6–10
Shots On Goal 5–1 0–3
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–3 4–3
Attacks 61–58 37–52
Match statistics
7 Corners 6
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
98 Attacks 110
53 Dangerous Attacks 39
6 On Target 5
13 Off Target 10
18 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 8
6 Shots Blocked 3
11 Shots Inside Box 9
7 Shots Outside Box 6
11 Fouls 16
7 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
3 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 4
428 Passes Total 441
354 Passes Accurate 360
Line-ups 3-2-4-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
New York City · 3-2-4-1
49 M. Freese
24 T. Gray 13 T. Martins 80 J. Haak
55 K. Parks 32 J. Shore
11 J. Fernández 10 M. Moralez 8 A. Perea 17 H. Wolf
16 A. Martínez
Cincinnati · 3-4-1-2
18 R. Celentano
12 M. Robinson 21 M. Miazga 4 N. Hagglund
91 D. Yedlin 7 Y. Kubo 27 T. Anunga 29 L. Engel
10 Evander
23 L. Orellano 9 K. Denkey
New York City
Coach
P. Jansen
Substitutes
  • 5 Birk Risa
  • 2 Nico Cavallo
  • 26 Agustin Ojeda
  • 9 Monsef Bakrar
  • 30 Tomás Romero
  • 18 Gregory Ranjitsingh
  • 38 Andrew Baiera
  • 19 Strahinja Tanasijević
Cincinnati
Coach
P. Noonan
Substitutes
  • 17 Sergio Santos
  • 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
  • 3 Gilberto Flores
  • 11 Corey Baird
  • 14 Bradley Smith
  • 13 Evan Louro
  • 16 Teenage Hadebe
  • 2 Alvas Powell
  • 19 Stefan Chirilla
Substitutions
  • 26' ↑ B. Risa ↓ K. Parks New York City
  • 46' ↑ G. Valenzuela ↓ Y. Kubo Cincinnati
  • 46' ↑ Sergio Santos ↓ N. Hagglund Cincinnati
  • 53' ↑ N. Cavallo ↓ A. Perea New York City
  • 69' ↑ G. Flores ↓ M. Miazga Cincinnati
  • 81' ↑ C. Baird ↓ L. Orellano Cincinnati
  • 85' ↑ M. Bakrar ↓ A. Martínez New York City
  • 85' ↑ A. Ojeda ↓ J. Fernández New York City
  • 89' ↑ B. Smith ↓ L. Engel Cincinnati
Cards
  • 12' M. Miazga Cincinnati
  • 39' M. Freese New York City
  • 72' H. Wolf New York City
  • 75' J. Haak New York City
  • 90+2' Evander Cincinnati
Head-to-head
New York City 9 2 draws 5 Cincinnati
2026-04-22 New York City vs FC Cincinnati 0 - 0
2025-08-23 Cincinnati vs NYCFC 0 - 1
2025-05-04 New York City vs Cincinnati 1 - 0
2024-11-09 Cincinnati vs New York City 0 - 1
2024-11-02 New York City vs Cincinnati 3 - 1
2024-10-28 Cincinnati vs New York City 1 - 0
Recent form
New York City L D D D D
Cincinnati L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in New York City vs Cincinnati?
New York City won 1-0 against Cincinnati on 4 May 2025.
Who won New York City vs Cincinnati?
New York City won the match 1-0.
Where was New York City vs Cincinnati played?
The match was played at Citi Field (New York, New York).
Who had more possession in New York City vs Cincinnati?
New York City had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.