August 13, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Cincinnati News Release
CINCINNATI – FC Cincinnati played to a 2-2 draw Saturday night in an end-to-end battle against Atlanta United FC in front of a sellout crowd of 25,037 at TQL Stadium.
The draw sees FC Cincinnati (8-8-9) go to 33 points. Atlanta United (7-9-8) end the night with 29 points.
Atlanta United opened the scoring in the 17th minute, but Brandon Vazquez leveled things for the Orange and Blue in the 29th minute, scoring against his former club for the first time.
A costly turnover from Atlanta United at the top of the box led to the goal with Obinna Nwobodo picking out Vazquez who took a touch and finished home a left-footed shot.
Vazquez becomes the first player in club history to score in four straight games with his 15th of the season.
Brenner doubled Cincinnati’s lead 12 minutes later to close out a thrilling first half of action. Geoff Cameron picked up his first assist of the year by sending a cross across the face of goal to the Brazilian striker who headed home his ninth goal of the year.
The headed finish was Brenner’s first career MLS headed goal.
Former FCC man Andrew Gutman equalized in the 83rd minute to lead the visitors to a point inside TQL Stadium.
The game was the fifth FC Cincinnati sellout inside TQL Stadium, the third without a limited capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions. It was the largest crowd of 2022.
The Orange and Blue hit the road for a matchup with the New York Red Bulls next Saturday, August 20. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. from Red Bull Arena and the game can be watched on Star64, streamed in-market at fccincinnati.com, out of market on ESPN+ and listened to on the radio on ESPN 1530.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati vs. Atlanta United FC
Date: August 13, 2022
Competition: MLS Regular Season
Venue: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,037
Kickoff: 7:38 p.m. ET
Weather: 77 degrees, clear
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-F
CIN: 2-0-2
ATL: 1-1-2
CIN – Brandon Vazquez (Obinna Nwobodo) 29′, Brenner (Geoff Cameron) 41′
ATL – Thiago Almada (Luiz Araújo) 17′, Andrew Gutman (Josef Martínez, Thiago Almada) 83′
GAME NOTES
All-time against Atlanta United FC the Orange and Blue are 1-5-4, having never defeated the 5-Stripes in the Queen City.
The ninth tie of the season for the Orange and Blue is a new-high since joining MLS in 2019.
Brandon Vazquez became the first player in club history to score in four straight games … only five other goal streaks have reached three games in club history, including one…
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