March 4, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Cincinnati News Release
FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC played to a scoreless draw Saturday night at Exploria Stadium.
With the result, the Orange and Blue remain undefeated and move to 1-0-1 (4 points). Orlando holds an identical record two matches into the season.
FC Cincinnati outshot their opponents, 11-7, and held a 4-1 lead in shots on target. The Orange and Blue’s closest chance came in the 51st minute, a shot by Brandon Vazquez which nailed the crossbar from the middle of the box.
HIGHLIGHTS | Orlando City SC vs FC Cincinnati | March 4, 2023
The contest finished 0-0 and is the 11th scoreless draw in FC Cincinnati’s MLS history.
FC Cincinnati return home next Saturday, March 11 to host reigning Concacaf Champions League winners Seattle Sounders FC for the first time. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from TQL Stadium and can be streamed for free on Apple TV and listened to over the radio locally on ESPN 1530. Tickets are available now at FCCincinnati.com/Tickets.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati at Orlando City SC
Date: March 4, 2023
Competition: MLS Regular Season
Venue: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Kickoff: 7:39 p.m. ET
Weather: 78 degrees, clear
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-F
ORL: 0-0-0
CIN: 0-0-0
ORL – None
CIN – None
GAME NOTES
FC Cincinnati played to the 11th scoreless draw in club history … it was the first time since April 16, 2022 at Atlanta United FC, which was last season’s lone scoreless draw for FCC.
The Orange and Blue all-time against Orlando City SC are 2-3-3 … Saturday was the first tie between the two sides in Central Florida.
FC Cincinnati shutout an opponent on the road for the first time since May 7, 2022 at Minnesota United FC.
Roman Celentano recorded his sixth career clean sheet with FC Cincinnati.
Saturday marked the 50th time in club history that FCC and their opponent went to halftime tied … the Orange and Blue are 8-6-9 all-time in road matches that are level at the break.
Per StatsPerform, FC Cincinnati attempted 576 passes, the club’s most in a game since the start of the 2022 season.
Yuya Kubo surpassed 5,000 career MLS minutes played with FC Cincinnati … he became the third player in club history to surpass that milestone (Nick Hagglund, Luciano Acosta).
Nick Hagglund made his 96th appearance for FC Cincinnati across all competitions, approaching becoming the first player in club history to reach the century mark.
Marco Angulo debuted with FC Cincinnati as a second half…
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