Down To Ten
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati played the closing 74 minutes a man down after a 16′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 16′
- Player
- Obinna Nwobodo
Major League Soccer · Matchday 24
Philadelphia Union
Q. Sullivan 43'
B. Damiani 45', 49', 61'
M. Iloski 89'
5 – 0
FT
HT 2–0
FC Cincinnati
Major League Soccer
Matchday 24Philadelphia Union5–0FC Cincinnati
3.57
Expected goals
0.02
16′43′45′49′61′89′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PU 3.57, CIN 0.02.
Match report
Philadelphia Union 5-0 FC Cincinnati
Philadelphia Union took apart FC Cincinnati 5-0 at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer. Sullivan opened the scoring for Philadelphia Union on 43' from the penalty spot, Damiani made it 2-0 to Philadelphia Union on 45', Damiani added his second on 49', Damiani completed his hat-trick on 61' and Iloski made it 5-0 to Philadelphia Union on 89' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Philadelphia Union 3.57, FC Cincinnati 0.02. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Philadelphia Union held 67.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Nwobodo was sent off on 16', leaving FC Cincinnati 74 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Philadelphia Union graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.57 expected goals. Philadelphia Union graded out for box occupation — 17 of 20 shots in the box and 0.18 xg per shot.
Bruno Damiani came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Philadelphia Union from 3 goals, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
67%Possession33%
20Shots1
3.57xG0.02
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.57 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.57
- Overperformance
- +1.43
Box Occupation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union kept getting bodies into the area — 85% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 17 of 20
- Share
- 85%
- xG per shot
- 0.18
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Philadelphia Union scored on 89′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 89′
Timeline
📺14'
Obinna Nwobodo · Card upgrade
🟥16'
Obinna Nwobodo
Foul
🟨40'
Evander
Foul
Q. Sullivan (Pen)
⚽43'
B. Damiani — assist: C. Sullivan
⚽45'
Half-time
🔄46'
N. Hagglund ↑ E. Echenique ↓
🔄46'
A. Powell ↑ Evander ↓
🔄46'
T. Barlow ↑ K. Denkey ↓
B. Damiani — assist: Q. Sullivan
⚽49'
B. Damiani — assist: C. Sullivan
⚽61'
🔄62'
T. Anunga ↑ G. Valenzuela ↓
J. Bueno ↑ J. Lukic ↓
🔄66'
I. Vassilev ↑ Q. Sullivan ↓
🔄66'
M. Iloski ↑ E. Alladoh ↓
🔄66'
Bruno Damiani · Goal cancelled
📺72'
A. Bedoya ↑ C. Sullivan ↓
🔄75'
M. Jakupovic ↑ B. Damiani ↓
🔄75'
🔄75'
S. Gidi ↑ A. Jabbari ↓
📺82'
Pavel Bucha · Goal cancelled
🟨87'
Tah Anunga
Foul
M. Iloski (Pen)
⚽89'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSubaru Park, Chester
RefereeJoseph Dickerson, USA
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 24
StatusMatch Finished