- Brandon Vázquez (90'+3')
FC Cincinnati makes history with late winner against Minnesota United
Brandon Vazquez scored in the third minute of stoppage time to give visiting FC Cincinnati a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Vazquez redirected a crossing pass by Calvin Harris from the right side of the box with his left foot into the middle of the net for the winner. FC Cincinnati (5-5-1, 16 points) won their third consecutive game for the first time in franchise history.
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Roman Celentano made five saves to pick up his second shutout of the season.
Dayne St. Clair finished with five saves for Minnesota United (4-4-2, 14 points), who lost their second-straight game.
Minnesota had the edge in possession in a scoreless first half but it was FC Cincinnati that had the better scoring chances.
St. Clair had to make a highlight-reel save on Luciano Acosta in the 16th minute, making an outstretched finger-tip save on Acosta's right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Two minutes later, Vazquez took a through pass from Acosta and fired a left-footed shot from the left side of the box that bounced straight out off the far post.
Minnesota's best chance came in the 28th minute. Bongokuhle Hlongwane took a through pass from Emanuel Reynoso near the left edge of the six-yard box but Celentano blocked his sharp-angle try.
St. Clair had to come up with another big save just before halftime when he came out and made a point-blank leg save on a shot from the center of the box by Dominique Badji.
Reynoso had two good scoring chances in the second half, the first on a curling left-footed shot from the right corner of the box that just grazed the crossbar in the 56th minute. Seventeen minutes later, Reynoso fired a free kick from just outside the box that Celentano caught.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Marcos de Oliveira
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Inter Miami CF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 15 |
New York Red Bulls | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 |
Philadelphia Union | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +5 | 13 |
Columbus Crew | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 |
FC Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
Atlanta United FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 11 |
Charlotte FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 |
CF Montréal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
Toronto FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
D.C. United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Chicago Fire FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
New York City FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
Orlando City SC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 |
Nashville SC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 7 |
New England Revolution | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
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LA Galaxy | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 13 |
Real Salt Lake | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
Colorado Rapids | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
LAFC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 |
Minnesota United FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
Sporting Kansas City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Austin FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
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