FC Cincinnati 3-5 Inter Miami
Match summary
Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 in MLS on Wed, 13 May 2026.
Goals — FC Cincinnati: K. Denkey 41' (pen); Bucha 49'; Evander 64' | Inter Miami: Messi 24', 55'; Silvetti 79'; Berterame 84'; Celentano 89' (og).
FC Cincinnati had 46% of the possession and 10 shots (3 on target) against 17 (5) for Inter Miami; corners 1-8, yellow cards 2-3.
In their last 14 meetings FC Cincinnati won 5, Inter Miami won 6 and 3 ended level.
Venue: TQL Stadium. Referee: Alexis Da Silva.
Match timeline
- 6'•Goal Disallowed
- 18'▩BrightHit the woodwork
- 24'MessiGoal0-1
- 38'FrayYellow card
- 40'LujanYellow card
- 41'K. DenkeyPenalty goal1-1
- 49'BuchaAssist: RamírezGoal2-1
- 55'MessiAssist: De PaulGoal2-2
- 60'⇄In EcheniqueOut S. GidiSubstitution
- 62'▩SuarezHit the woodwork
- 64'EvanderAssist: K. DenkeyGoal3-2
- 65'⇄In MuraOut ReguilonSubstitution
- 72'⇄In HagglundOut RobinsonSubstitution
- 73'⇄In NwobodoOut Mboma DemSubstitution
- 73'⇄In ChirilăOut MiazgaSubstitution
- 76'NwobodoYellow card
- 77'BrightYellow card
- 77'⇄In SilvettiOut SuarezSubstitution
- 79'SilvettiAssist: MessiGoal3-3
- 84'BerterameGoal3-4
- 87'⇄In BarlowOut BuchaSubstitution
- 87'⇄In LajharOut ChirilăSubstitution
- 89'▩MessiHit the woodwork
- 89'CelentanoOwn goal4-4
- 90'EvanderYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
K. DenkeyFC Cincinnati · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.81
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
MessiInter Miami · Attacker
- Expected Goals1
- Shots On Target3
- Minutes90
EvanderFC Cincinnati · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.28
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
De PaulInter Miami · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.07
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
RobinsonFC Cincinnati · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes71
MuraInter Miami · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes26
Lineups
Inter Miami 4-3-3FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2
FC Cincinnati
Coach: Pat Noonan
Substitutes
- 88Andrei ChirilăDefender
- 4Nick HagglundDefender5.6
- 5Obinna NwobodoMidfielder5.0
- 55Ayoub LajharMidfielder6.5
- 66Ender EcheniqueAttacker5.4
- 16Tom BarlowAttacker6.5
- 13Evan LouroGoalkeeper
- 27Tah AnungaMidfielder
- 99Ayoub JabbariAttacker
Unavailable players
- Teenage HadebeLeg injury
- Alvas PowellLeg injury
- Kristian FletcherKnee injury
Inter Miami
Coach: Guillermo Hoyos
Substitutes
- 4Facundo MuraDefender6.6
- 24Mateo SilvettiAttacker8.3
- 34Rocco Ríos NovoGoalkeeper
- 37Maximiliano FalcónDefender
- 76Ezequiel Abadia-RedaDefender
- 22David AyalaMidfielder
- 41David RuizMidfielder
- 59Preston PlambeckMidfielder
- 56Dániel PintérAttacker
Unavailable players
- Noah AllenMuscle injury
- Tadeo AllendeKnee injury
Statistics
FC CincinnatiInter Miami
Key statistics
46%Possession54%
1.46Expected Goals2.17
10Total Shots17
3Shots On Target5
2Big Chances Created5
1Corners8
19Fouls13
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves0
395Passes Completed426
All statistics
79Attacks73
4Shots Off Target7
3Shots Blocked5
0Hit Woodwork3
1.88Expected Goals On Target3.44
11Free Kicks19
3Shots Inside The Box15
456Total Passes514
7Shots Outside The Box2
0Big Chances Missed2
0.58Expected Assists2.12
2/9 (22%)Crosses Completed4/19 (21%)
216Passes Own Half280
249Passes Opposition Half253
30/47 (64%)Long Passes Completed30/54 (56%)
16Throw-Ins13
6Key Passes10
73Passes Into Final Third104
82Backward Passes78
11Goal Kicks5
15Interceptions13
2.17Expected Goals Conceded1.46
7/14 (50%)Tackles Won21/32 (66%)
30Clearances11
3Error Led To Goal0
45Duels Won61
12/19 (63%)Aerial Duels Won7/19 (37%)
33/87 (38%)Ground Duels Won54/87 (62%)
11Was Fouled19
9/23 (39%)Successful Dribbles3/8 (38%)
14Was Dribbled Past5
4Final Third Possession Won7
120Possession Lost134
Previous meetings
5 FC Cincinnati3 draws6 Inter Miami
- Inter Miami
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FC CincinnatiMLS
- FC Cincinnati
- Inter Miami
- FC Cincinnati
- Inter Miami
- FC Cincinnati
- Inter Miami
- FC Cincinnati
- FC Cincinnati
- Inter Miami
Match information
- Competition
- MLS
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- TQL Stadium
- Capacity
- 26,000
- Attendance
- 25,513
- Referee
- Alexis Da Silva