Luciano Acosta scored a goal for the third consecutive game and Roman Celentano had two saves to help FC Cincinnati beat Orlando City 1-0 on Saturday night. The 23-year-old Celentano has four shutouts this season. Cincinnati (6-2-3), has won three consecutive games following back-to-back losses to the New York Red Bulls and Montreal. Acosta slipped behind the defense on the right side and ran onto a long ball played by DeAndre Yedlin before he cut back to evade a pair of defenders and scored from point-blank range to give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead in the opening minute. Pedro Gallese had two saves ..read more

FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza won't be on the pitch any time soon after the club announced he suffered a broken jaw in an off-field injury. Boupendza will be out six to eight weeks following surgery on his jaw scheduled for Thursday, FC Cincinnati said. "The club hopes for his swift and full recovery, and we look forward to having him back on the field as soon as hes available," Boupendza said. FCC did not provide additional information on Boupendza's injury. Boupendza has been with the club since last June, signing a contract through the 2025 season with options for 2026 and 2027. He ..read more

Luciano Acosto scored, Corey Baird added a goal and an assist and FC Cincinnati beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 Saturday night. Acosta, charging down the left side dropped a pass to Baird near the top of the penalty area who tapped a one-touch pass back to Acosta for a first-timer that slipped inside the far post into the side net to make it 1-0 in the 42nd minute. The 29-year-old Acosta, who had career highs with 31 points and 17 goals last season, has five goals and five assists this season for Cincinnati (5-2-3). Baird doubled the advantage when he slipped behind the defense, ran onto a throug ..read more

Luca Orellano scored the first goal of his career with an assist from Luciano Acosta and Acosta added the go-ahead score two minutes later as FC Cincinnati rallied for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Thiago Almada used an assist from Edwin Mosquero in the 59th minute to find the net for the second time this season and give Atlanta United (3-3-2) the lead. Mosquero, making his first start of the campaign, set up Almada's right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Orellano, a 24-year-old rookie forward, took a pass from Acost ..read more

Josef Martnez scored in the first half and picked up an assist on Ariel Lassiter's match winner in the second as CF Montreal held off FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday night. It was a scoreless first half until Martnez found the net in the fourth minute of stoppage time for Montreal (3-3-1). Raheem Edwards picked up an assist when Martnez sent a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner of the net. Martnez subbed in for an injured Matas Cccaro in the 26th minute before scoring for a second time this season. It was his seventh career goal against Cincinnati (3-2-3). Yuy ..read more

Dante Vanzeir had a goal and an assist to spark the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati on Saturday, handing the defending Supporters' Shield winners their first loss of the season while moving into the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Cincinnati (3-1-3) took an early lead when Yuya Korbo used an assist from Luciano Acosta in the 3rd minute to send a header to the bottom left corner of the net from the left side of the 6-yard box. It was his second goal of the season. The Red Bulls (4-1-2) pulled even in the 19th minute when Frankie Amaya took a pass from Vanzeir outside ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Aaron Boupendza scored in the second minute of stoppage time and FC Cincinnati rallied for a 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC on Saturday night. Boupendza's second goal of the season came when he right footed a shot down the middle from the center of the box with an assist from DeAndre Yedlin. Charlotte's Kerwin Vargas drew a yellow card in the 90th minute for a foul on Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, setting up a free kick in the defensive half. Neither team scored until Djibril Diani netted the first goal of his career on a penalty kick in the 60th minute. Diani's PK ca ..read more

Luciano Acosta scored a goal to give Cincinnati a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Saturday night. Cincinnati (3-0-2), winner of the Supporters' Shield last season, is undefeated against NYCFC (1-4-0) in their last six matches. Acosta, who started the 200th MLS match of his career, fired his right-footed shot from just inside the 18-yard box to the bottom left corner of the net, which beat diving goalkeeper Matthew Freese. Corey Baird had the assist. It was the first goal of the season for Acosta, the reigning MVP. It was Cincinnati's first home goal of the season. Kipp Keller had an appar ..read more

Luciano Acosta notched an assist and his first goal of the season to spark FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday. Roman Celantano had three saves for Cincinnati (2-0-2) and league rookie Henrich Ravas saved one shot for New England to keep the match scoreless at halftime. Cincinnati struck quickly in the second half. Yuya Kubo gave the defending Supporters' Shield winners a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 52nd minute, using a crossing pass from reigning league MVP Acosta off a corner kick to notch his first of the season. Acosta found the net two minutes later, s ..read more

FC Cincinnati suspended a reporter's credentials for two weeks, citing a failure "to act in accordance with the standards and practices" of reporting and MLS guidelines. A statement published Thursday night on the club's website announced the suspension. The suspended reporter, Laurel Pfahler, who is the reporter behind the publication Queen City Press, said in a statement response on X, formerly Twitter, that she strongly disagrees with the suspension, saying she never "violated any journalism ethics or MLS guidelines." She called the suspension an act of "bullying." Pfahler first wrote about ..read more