FC Cincinnati and New York City played to a 0–0 draw on Saturday at TQL Stadium, with the match ultimately decided by a penalty shootout that New York City won 6-5.
The first half saw both teams create chances, with New York City earning a corner in the 9′ before DeAndre Yedlin missed wide for Cincinnati in the 11′. Keaton Parks received a yellow card in the 11′, and Yamil Asad fired wide in the 13′. New York City pressed forward as Alonso Martínez had a shot blocked in the 23′, followed by Parks heading wide from a corner in the 24′. Cincinnati responded through Luca Orellano, who missed wide in the 27′ before forcing a save in the 31′. The half ended with multiple blocked shots from both teams in the 45+1′.
The second half continued the pattern, with Orellano forcing saves in the 52′ and 69′, while Yamil Asad had another shot saved in the 69′. Both teams made substitutions as the match remained deadlocked, with Cincinnati bringing on Sergio Santos in the 71′ and New York City introducing Andrés Perea in the 75′. Late pressure from both sides included blocked shots and corners, but neither could find the breakthrough through 90+7′.
In the penalty shootout, Luciano Acosta opened the scoring for Cincinnati, followed by Santiago Rodríguez equalizing for New York City. After several successful conversions and saves, Mitja Ilenic converted the decisive penalty to give New York City the 6-5 shootout victory.
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