Match Report
9 points and 4 places separated them: Cincinnati 9th with 33, SJ Earthquakes 5th with 42. Cincinnati had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.16/2.44 for Cincinnati and 1.77/1.46 for SJ Earthquakes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Cincinnati against 4/15 for SJ Earthquakes.
TQL Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cincinnati: Bryan Ramírez (33'), Tom Barlow (79'), Evander (82'), Ayoub Jabbari (90') · SJ Earthquakes: Daniel Munie (26'), Timo Werner (56')
Key stats
Possession: Cincinnati 60% · SJ Earthquakes 40% · Total shots: 23-12 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 9-6