Welcome to Cincinnati.com's live coverage of the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference matchup between sixth-place FC Cincinnati and Vancouver Whitecaps of the Western Conference. Refresh this page throughout the match for live updates and analysis, and follow Enquirer FC Cincinnati reporters Pat Brennan (@PBrennanENQ) and Sara Tidwell (@saramtidwell) on Twitter for further updates.
In-game updates:
• 23rd minute – GOAL, FC Cincinnati (2-1): Brandon Vazquez snuck in behind and slid his 10th goal of the year home to put FCC back in front.
• 5th minute – GOAL, Vancouver Whitecaps (1-1): Ryan Gauld.
• 3rd minute – GOAL, FC Cincinnati (1-0): Alvaro Barreal coolly slotted home his third league goal of the campaign. The score was Barreal's across all competitions.
• Match underway at about 8:08 p.m.
Pre-match updates:
• FC Cincinnati starting XI: Roman Celentano (GK), John Nelson, Tyler Blackett, Geoff Cameron (captain), Nick Hagglund, Ray Gaddis, Obinna Nwobodo, Yuya Kubo, Alvaro Barreal, Brandon Vazquez, Brenner Souza da Silva.
• FC Cincinnati bench: Zico Bailey, Nick Markanich, Haris Medunjanin, Ian Murphy, Quimi Ordonez, Harrison Robledo, Sergio Santos, Kenneth Vermeer (GK).
• Vancouver starting XI: Cody Cropper (GK), Triston Blackmon, Erik Godoy, Javain Brown, Florian Jungwirth, Ryan Gauld, Ryan Rapaso, Russell Telbert (captain), Pedro Vitte, Lucas Cavallini, Cristian Dajome.
• Vancouver bench: Caio Alexandre, Brian White, Jake Newerski, Michael Baldisimo, Chris Lee, Isaac Boehmer (GK), Matteo Campagna, Tosaint Ricketts.
