Cincinnati vs Austin — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025

CincinnatiEastern Conference · 9.

11 MAY

2:1

AustinWestern Conference · 12.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal12'

Evander (assist: Lukas Engel) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

Penalty48'

Brandon Vazquez · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal76'

Gerardo Valenzuela (assist: Evander) · Right foot shot 2-1

Man of the match

EvanderCincinnati9.3

Expected goals (xG)

CincinnatixGAustin

1.562.07

Trends

season

Win %

58%36%

Over 1.5 %

66%72%

Over 2.5 %

55%47%

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Venue

TQL Stadium26,000 seats

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Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeTori Penso
2nd AssistantMeghan Mullen

Pressure index

CincinnatiAustin

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal12'

Evander (assist: Lukas Engel) · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card35'

Kévin Denkey

OUT

Substitution45'

In: Teenage Hadebe · Out: Matt Miazga

GOAL

Penalty48'

Brandon Vazquez · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Tah Anunga · Out: Yuya Kubo

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Gerardo Valenzuela · Out: Sergio Santos

PLAYER

Yellow card69'

Besard Sabovic

OUT

Substitution73'

In: CJ Fodrey · Out: Brandon Vazquez

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Nicolás Dubersarsky · Out: Ilie Sánchez

GOAL

AST

Goal76'

Gerardo Valenzuela (assist: Evander) · Right foot shot 2-1

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Osman Bukari · Out: Myrto Uzuni

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Jáder Obrian · Out: Besard Sabovic

OUT

Substitution83'

In: DeAndre Yedlin · Out: Luca Orellano

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Diego Rubio · Out: Žan Kolmanič

Ball positions

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Commentary

112

90+5′Missed opportunity! Evander from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a direct free kick.Penalty
90+5′Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
90+5′Owen Wolff from Austin FC commits a foul.
90+4′Jáder Obrian from Austin FC committed a handball.
90+3′The shot is deflected. Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. Evander provided the assist.Penalty
90+3′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati, following a save by Brad Stuver.
90+3′A shot on goal has been blocked. Gerardo Valenzuela from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed strike from the middle of the box, but it was stopped right in the center of the net.
90+3′The shot is deflected. Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but it's blocked. Pavel Bucha provided the assist.Penalty
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be seven minutes of stoppage time.
90+1′Oleksandr Svatok commits a foul for Austin FC.
90+1′Lukas Engel from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
87′Substitution for Austin FC: Diego Rubio comes on to take the place of Zan Kolmanic.
87′Osman Bukari commits a foul for Austin FC.
87′Nick Hagglund from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
85′Jáder Obrian from Austin FC earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
85′Tah Brian Anunga from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.
84′Miles Robinson from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
84′CJ Fodrey from Austin FC commits a foul.
83′Substitution for FC Cincinnati: DeAndre Yedlin comes on to take the place of Luca Orellano.
83′FC Cincinnati is flagged for offside as Evander is caught in an offside position.
82′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Jon Gallagher allowed the ball to go out.
81′Substitution for Austin FC: Jáder Obrian comes on to take the place of Besard Sabovic.
81′Substitution for Austin FC: Osman Bukari comes on to take the place of Myrto Uzuni.
81′Owen Wolff from Austin FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
81′Evander commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
79′Owen Wolff from Austin FC tries a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked.Penalty
76′Goal! FC Cincinnati takes the lead with a score of 2-1 against Austin FC. Gerardo Valenzuela scores with a right-footed shot from just a few yards out.
74′Offside call against Austin FC. CJ Fodrey has been flagged for being in an offside position.
74′Substitution for Austin FC: Nicolás Dubersarsky comes on to take the place of Ilie Sánchez.
73′Substitution for Austin FC: CJ Fodrey comes on to take the place of Brandon Vázquez.
73′Nick Hagglund of FC Cincinnati commits a foul.
73′Besard Sabovic from Austin FC is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
72′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after a play that resulted in a foul by Brendan Hines-Ike.
72′Teenage Hadebe from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
72′Teenage Hadebe from FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in their own half.
72′Brandon Vázquez commits a foul for Austin FC.
71′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after a deflection off Brad Stuver.
71′Corner awarded to FC Cincinnati after a deflection off Oleksandr Svatok.
69′Besard Sabovic of Austin FC receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
69′Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
69′Foul committed by Besard Sabovic of Austin FC.
68′Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
68′Oleksandr Svatok from Austin FC commits a foul.
68′Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Gerardo Valenzuela comes on to take the place of Sergio Santos.
68′Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Tah Brian Anunga comes on to take the place of Yuya Kubo.
66′Shot on goal denied. Ilie Sánchez of Austin FC takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's expertly saved in the upper center of the net. The attempt was set up by Owen Wolff.Penalty
65′Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
65′Guilherme Biro from Austin FC commits a foul.
64′Miles Robinson from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
64′Brandon Vázquez commits a foul for Austin FC.
64′Shot on goal denied. Evander from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed effort from the left side of the penalty area, but it's successfully stopped in the upper center of the net.Penalty
64′A shot attempt is thwarted. Yuya Kubo from FC Cincinnati fires a right-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Lukas Engel.Penalty
63′Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.
63′Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
60′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after a deflection off Oleksandr Svatok.
60′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Brendan Hines-Ike allowed it.
59′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Ilie Sánchez allowed the ball to go out of play.
58′Missed opportunity! Brandon Vázquez from Austin FC took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went wide to the left. He was set up by Owen Wolff.
58′Corner kick awarded to Austin FC, following a foul by Nick Hagglund.
54′Besard Sabovic from Austin FC commits a foul.
54′Evander from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
52′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
51′The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Teenage Hadebe from FC Cincinnati.
50′A shot attempt is thwarted. Owen Wolff from Austin FC takes a left-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Zan Kolmanic.Penalty
48′Goal! It's now 1-1 between FC Cincinnati and Austin FC. Brandon Vázquez steps up for Austin FC and successfully converts the penalty, placing a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net.
46′Teenage Hadebe of FC Cincinnati has given away a penalty due to a handball in the box.Penalty
45′The second half is underway with FC Cincinnati leading Austin FC 1-0.
45+6′The first half concludes with FC Cincinnati leading Austin FC by a score of 1-0.
45+5′Yuya Kubo from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.
45+5′Besard Sabovic from Austin FC earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
45+4′Corner kick awarded to Austin FC after Lukas Engel allowed the ball to go out of play.
45+2′Jon Gallagher from Austin FC earns a free kick on the right flank.
45+2′Lukas Engel commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
45+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
45′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
45′Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Teenage Hadebe comes on to take the place of Matt Miazga, who has been forced off due to an injury.
44′The game is currently paused due to an injury to Matt Miazga from FC Cincinnati.
39′Yuya Kubo from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
39′Myrto Uzuni from Austin FC committed a foul.
38′The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play.
36′The match has been paused due to an injury to Oleksandr Svatok of Austin FC.
35′Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
35′Kévin Denkey commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
35′Oleksandr Svatok from Austin FC is awarded a free kick in their own defensive zone.
33′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Brendan Hines-Ike allowed the ball to go out.
30′Matt Miazga from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
30′Brandon Vázquez commits a foul for Austin FC.
29′Kévin Denkey commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
29′Besard Sabovic from Austin FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
26′Missed opportunity. Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.Penalty
22′Brandon Vázquez of Austin FC tries to score with a header from the middle of the penalty area, but his attempt is thwarted.Penalty
21′Shot on goal denied. Kévin Denkey of FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes the save.Penalty
20′Missed opportunity! Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from just a few feet away, but it went wide to the right. The chance was set up by Luca Orellano, who delivered a cross after a corner kick.
20′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Brandon Vázquez allowed the ball to go out of play.
19′Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati after Guilherme Biro allowed the ball to go out.
19′Missed opportunity! Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.Penalty
19′Evander from FC Cincinnati strikes the left post with a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area.Penalty
18′Missed opportunity! Lukas Engel from FC Cincinnati directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it went off target.Penalty
17′Missed opportunity! Brandon Vázquez of Austin FC took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went wide to the right. The chance was set up by a cross from Jon Gallagher.
15′Shot on goal denied. Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the box, but the attempt is stopped right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Evander.
11′Myrto Uzuni from Austin FC earns a free kick in their own half.
11′Myrto Uzuni from Austin FC earns a free kick in the defensive zone.
11′Nick Hagglund from FC Cincinnati commits a foul.
10′Missed opportunity. Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
6′Myrto Uzuni commits a foul for Austin FC.
6′Evander from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
4′Lukas Engel of FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the defensive zone.
4′Owen Wolff commits a foul for Austin FC.
3′The shot is deflected. Brandon Vázquez from Austin FC takes a right-footed attempt from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.Penalty
1′Brandon Vázquez from Austin FC takes a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, but it gets deflected.Penalty
The opening half is underway...
The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.

Match statistics

CINATX

Possession and passing

56%Possession44%

84%Pass accuracy83%

522Passes387

440Successful Passes323

52Ball Safe51

11Key Passes8

5 more

48Long Passes50

50%Long-pass accuracy32%

4Substitutions5

24Successful Long Passes16

4Throw-ins4

Attack

2Goals1

17Shots Total11

7Shots On Target2

4Big Chances Created3

11Corners1

10Dangerous Attacks7

15 more

4Accurate Crosses7

113Attacks90

3Big Chances Missed2

12Dribble Attempts12

50Duels Won42

11Goal Attempts4

2Offsides1

0Penalties1

3Shots Blocked6

11Shots inside the box7

7Shots Off Target3

6Shots outside the box3

33%Successful dribbles25%

4Successful Dribbles3

17Total Crosses25

Defence and discipline

1Saves5

14Tackles16

8Interceptions11

9Fouls16

1Yellow cards1

16Free Kicks8

1 more

8Goal Kicks6

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

5Successful Headers2

1Assists0

2Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

T. PensoPer-match averages this season · 18 matches · career: 71

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.28	2.06	2.22	3.99
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03
Second yellows	0.11	0.06	0.06	0.10
Penalties	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.20

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

CincinnatixGAustin

1.562.07

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.280.91

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.561.28

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.381.28

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.180.79

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.160.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.020.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.091.70

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Cincinnati€34Mstarting XI · 9/11€36Mwith bench · 15/20

Austin€29Mstarting XI · 9/11€38Mwith bench · 14/20

Cincinnati's starting XI cost €4.3M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Cincinnati — bench

Alvas PowellDefender · €227K (2018)3

Gilberto FloresDefender11

Corey BairdAttacker · €85K (2025)13

Evan LouroGoalkeeper14

Brad SmithDefender · €682K (2022)16

Teenage HadebeDefender · €1.5M (2021)6.6 22

Gerardo ValenzuelaMidfielder7.4 27

Tah AnungaMidfielder · €45K (2020)7.0 91

DeAndre YedlinDefender · €260K (2025)6.6

Austin — bench

Riley ThomasDefender7

Jáder ObrianAttacker6.6 11

Osman BukariAttacker · €5M (2026)6.7 18

Julio CascanteDefender · €227K (2021)19

CJ FodreyMidfielder6.6 20

Nicolás DubersarskyMidfielder · €2.9M (2025)6.7 21

Diego RubioAttacker · €400K (2015)30

Stefan ClevelandGoalkeeper · €43K (2025)38

Ervin TorresMidfielder

Player statistics

Cincinnati starters then subs, by rating

Evander#10 · Midfielder · 90′9.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 2
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 4
Expected goals (xG): 0.18
xGoT: 0.46
Hit woodwork: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 33/40
Pass accuracy: 78%
Key passes: 4
Passes in final third: 3
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/7
Long balls (won/total): 3/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 63
Duels (won/total): 5/9
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Possession lost: 15
Ball recoveries: 5

Defence

Tackles: 1
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 2
Offsides: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Cincinnati	1.6560.61%	1.6859.52%
Draw	4.1024.39%	4.0025%
Austin	4.7521.05%	4.6021.74%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Cincinnati or Draw	1.1884.67%	1.2083.33%
Cincinnati or Austin	1.2281.83%	1.2480.65%
Draw or Austin	2.2045.45%	2.1047.62%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2182.64%
0–1 goals	–	4.3522.99%
3+ goals	1.6660.02%	1.7158.48%
0–2 goals	2.1546.51%	2.1247.17%
4+ goals	–	2.9034.48%
0–3 goals	–	1.4071.43%

Outcome	bet365
CIN → CIN	2.5040%
CIN → X	15.006.67%
CIN → ATX	34.002.94%
X → CIN	4.5022.22%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → ATX	11.009.09%
ATX → CIN	21.004.76%
ATX → X	17.005.88%
ATX → ATX	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	9.0011.11%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	49
1	Nashville SC	26	57
2	New England	26	46
2	Houston Dynamo	26	44
3	Inter Miami	26	46
3	St. Louis City	26	44
4	Charlotte	26	43
4	Dallas	26	44
5	Chicago Fire	25	39
5	SJ Earthquakes	26	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	41
6	Philadelphia Union	26	36
7	Orlando City	26	34
7	Colorado Rapids	26	36
8	New York RB	26	33
8	LA Galaxy	27	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	32
9	Cincinnati	25	33
10	Seattle Sounders	25	32
10	New York City	26	32
11	San Diego	26	31
11	DC United	25	29
12	Austin	26	30
12	Toronto	26	29
13	Real Salt Lake	26	29
13	Columbus Crew	26	26
14	Atlanta United	26	26
14	Minnesota United	26	29
15	Sporting KC	25	18
15	CF Montréal	26	21

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7557.14%	1.6759.88%
No	2.0050%	2.0848.08%