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Arias goes close for FCC (7′)
Not only is FC Cincinnati already looking more lively than it did at any point last weekend against DC United, but Santiago Arias whistled a shot about a foot wide. We’re scoreless for now but the match is wide open and fast-paced.
Underway (1′)
A win and FC Cincinnati will go 10 points clear of New England in the east. A loss a the Revolution pulled to within four points.
FC Cincinnati, New England starting lineups
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FC Cincinnati starting XI: Roman Celentano (GK), Nick Hagglund, Santiago Arias, Yerson Mosquera, Ray Gaddis, Alvaro Barreal, Obinna Nwobodo, Yuya Kubo, Marco Angulo, Luciano Acosta (captain), Dominique Badji.
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Cincinnati bench: Alec Kann (GK), Alvas Powell, Joey Akpunonu, Sergio Santos, Malik Pinto, Quimi Ordonez, Isaiah Foster, London Aghedo, Bret Halsey.
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New England starting XI: Djorde Petrovic (GK), Dave Romney, Brandon Bye, Ryan Spaulding, Andrew Farrell, Matt Polster, Carles Gil (captain), Emmanuel Boateng, Latif Blessing, Gustavo Bou, Bobby Wood
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New England bench: Omar Gonzalez, Giacomo Vriani, Justin Rennicks, Joshua Balma, Jack Panayatou, Earl Edwards Jr., Ben Sweat, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Damian Rivera.
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Pre-match happenings
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