Match Report
14 points and 8 places separated them: Cincinnati 9th with 32, Vancouver Whitecaps 1st with 46. Cincinnati ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Cincinnati were scoring 2.17 and conceding 2.46, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.21 and 0.96, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
TQL Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,000. Cincinnati led 3-2 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cincinnati: Pavel Bucha (9'), Kévin Denkey (28'), Evander (36'), Pavel Bucha (56') · Vancouver Whitecaps: Jeevan Badwal (12'), Ryan Gauld (24'), Ryan Gauld (58')
Key stats
Possession: Cincinnati 37% · Vancouver Whitecaps 63% · Total shots: 10-19 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 1-3