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FC Cincinnati vs San Jose Earthquakes

Regular Season

Saturday, Aug 1, 2026 · 9:46 pm EDT

4 – 2FinalFT

Match winner: FC Cincinnati

TQL Stadium

Checked Nov 2, 8:14 am ESTRefresh match

Match statistics

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Supplied statistics for this match only.
StatisticFC CincinnatiSan Jose Earthquakes
Fouls126
Yellow Cards30
Red Cards00
Offsides22
Corner Kicks96
Saves07
Possession59.940.1
SHOTS2312
ON GOAL112
On Target %0.50.2
Penalty Goals00
Penalty Kicks Taken00
Accurate Passes421246
Passes506330
Pass Completion %0.80.7
Accurate Crosses37
Crosses1821
Cross %0.20.3
Long Balls4340
Accurate Long Balls1917
Long Balls %0.40.4
Blocked Shots44
Effective Tackles77
Tackles1111
Tackle %0.60.6
Interceptions127
Effective Clearances1422
Clearances1422

Key events

  1. —
    Start Delay
  2. —
    Kickoff
  3. 20'
    Yellow Card

    Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  4. 26'
    Goal - Header

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross following a corner.

  5. 33'
    Goal

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander.

  6. 45'+2'
    Halftime

    First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.

  7. 45'
    Substitution

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes replaces Nick Fernandez.

  8. 45'
    Start 2nd Half
  9. 56'
    Goal

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Preston Judd following a fast break.

  10. 60'
    Substitution

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts replaces Vítor Costa.

  11. 70'
    Substitution

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.

  12. 70'
    Substitution

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Kyle Smith.

  13. 73'
    Substitution

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Ousseni Bouda.

  14. 79'
    Goal

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.

  15. 81'
    Substitution

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Dave Romney replaces Ronaldo Vieira.

  16. 81'
    Substitution

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Jasinski replaces Benji Kikanovic.

  17. 82'
    Goal

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.

  18. 87'
    Yellow Card

    Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  19. 88'
    Substitution

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.

  20. 88'
    Substitution

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Obinna Nwobodo.

  21. 89'
    Yellow Card

    Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  22. 90'+3'
    Substitution

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.

  23. 90'+5'
    Goal

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Barlow following a fast break.

  24. 90'+8'
    End Regular Time

    Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2.

Lineups

Players stay with their supplied roster club. Other listed players may be unused; App records source appearances, not the number of names listed. An own goal is credited in the event as supplied.

FC CincinnatiFormation 3-4-1-2

Starting lineup

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
18Roman CelentanoG100000
12Miles RobinsonCD100010
11Samuel GidiCD-L100000
24Kyle SmithCD-R100010
5Obinna NwobodoCM-L101000
20Pavel BuchaCM-R100010
10EvanderAM112000
29Bryan RamirezLM110000
66Ender EcheniqueRM100000
9Kévin DenkeyCF-L100000
17Kenji Mboma DemCF-R100000

Other listed players

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
2Alvas PowellSUB100000
15Teenage HadebeSUB100000
14Kristian FletcherSUB000000
99Ayoub JabbariSUB110000
4Nick HagglundSUB000000
27Tah AnungaSUB100000
88Andrei ChirilaSUB000000
16Tom BarlowSUB111000
13Evan LouroSUB000000

San Jose EarthquakesFormation 4-3-3

Starting lineup

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
1Angus GunnG100000
18Reid RobertsCD-L100000
5Daniel MunieCD-R110000
87Vítor CostaLB100000
28Benjamin KikanovicRB100000
14Ronaldo VieiraCM100000
34Beau LerouxLM100000
20Nick FernandezRM100000
19Preston JuddF101000
11Timo WernerLF111000
7Ousseni BoudaRF100000

Other listed players

PlayerPosAppGAOGYCRC
4Dave RomneySUB100000
2Jamar RickettsSUB100000
6Ian HarkesSUB100000
17Jack JasinskiSUB100000
79Darius JohnsonSUB000000
9Luka JovanovicSUB000000
3Paul MarieSUB000000
16Jack SkahanSUB100000
31Francesco MontaliSUB000000

Commentary

  1. —

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  2. —

    First Half begins.

  3. 4'

    Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross following a fast break.

  4. 5'

    Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Timo Werner is caught offside.

  5. 7'

    Attempt saved. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).

  6. 9'

    Attempt saved. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Evander.

  7. 10'

    Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).

  8. 10'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Angus Gunn.

  9. 10'

    Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  10. 10'

    Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.

  11. 12'

    Attempt missed. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez.

  12. 13'

    Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 13'

    Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).

  14. 14'

    Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaldo Vieira with a cross.

  15. 15'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kyle Smith.

  16. 17'

    Attempt missed. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ender Echenique with a through ball following a fast break.

  17. 19'

    Attempt blocked. Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousseni Bouda.

  18. 20'

    Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Fernandez with a cross.

  19. 20'

    Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. 20'

    Foul by Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati).

  21. 20'

    Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  22. 22'

    Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.

  23. 22'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Daniel Munie.

  24. 23'

    Attempt missed. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.

  25. 25'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.

  26. 26'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross following a corner.

  27. 27'

    Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  28. 27'

    Foul by Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).

  29. 29'

    Attempt missed. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Evander.

  30. 31'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Beau Leroux.

  31. 32'

    Attempt saved. Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Kévin Denkey.

  32. 33'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander.

  33. 36'

    Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).

  34. 36'

    Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  35. 37'

    Attempt missed. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miles Robinson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

  36. 43'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Bryan Ramírez.

  37. 43'

    Attempt blocked. Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  38. 44'

    Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ender Echenique is caught offside.

  39. 45'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  40. 45'+2'

    Handball by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).

  41. 45'+2'

    First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.

  42. 45'

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes replaces Nick Fernandez.

  43. 45'

    Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.

  44. 46'

    Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Miles Robinson.

  45. 46'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Angus Gunn.

  46. 48'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ousseni Bouda.

  47. 51'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Ronaldo Vieira.

  48. 52'

    Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  49. 52'

    Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).

  50. 53'

    Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.

  51. 55'

    Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Kenji Mboma Dem.

  52. 56'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Preston Judd following a fast break.

  53. 58'

    Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Evander with a through ball.

  54. 58'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Benji Kikanovic.

  55. 60'

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts replaces Vítor Costa.

  56. 60'

    Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  57. 60'

    Foul by Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati).

  58. 62'

    Attempt missed. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Evander.

  59. 64'

    Attempt blocked. Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander.

  60. 64'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Beau Leroux.

  61. 65'

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Beau Leroux.

  62. 66'

    Foul by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).

  63. 66'

    Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  64. 70'

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.

  65. 70'

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Kyle Smith.

  66. 73'

    Attempt missed. Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Ramírez.

  67. 73'

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Ousseni Bouda.

  68. 74'

    Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.

  69. 74'

    Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  70. 74'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.

  71. 75'

    Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  72. 75'

    Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).

  73. 76'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.

  74. 79'

    Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.

  75. 79'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.

  76. 81'

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Dave Romney replaces Ronaldo Vieira.

  77. 81'

    Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Jasinski replaces Benji Kikanovic.

  78. 81'

    Foul by Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes).

  79. 81'

    Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  80. 82'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo.

  81. 84'

    Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  82. 84'

    Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).

  83. 87'

    Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  84. 87'

    Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).

  85. 87'

    Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  86. 88'

    Foul by Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).

  87. 88'

    Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  88. 88'

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.

  89. 88'

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Obinna Nwobodo.

  90. 89'

    Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  91. 89'

    Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).

  92. 89'

    Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  93. 90'

    Attempt missed. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross following a set piece situation.

  94. 90'

    Foul by Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes).

  95. 90'

    Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  96. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  97. 90'+1'

    Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  98. 90'+1'

    Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).

  99. 90'+2'

    Attempt missed. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Skahan.

  100. 90'+3'

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.

  101. 90'+3'

    Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).

  102. 90'+3'

    Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  103. 90'+5'

    Goal! FC Cincinnati 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Barlow following a fast break.

  104. 90'+6'

    Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Tom Barlow.

  105. 90'+7'

    Attempt missed. Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

  106. 90'+7'

    Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Munie is caught offside.

  107. 90'+7'

    Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  108. 90'+7'

    Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).

  109. 90'+8'

    Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2.

  110. —

    Match ends, FC Cincinnati 4, San Jose Earthquakes 2.

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