New York loses to Cincinnati in the opening round of 16 MLS

Unsuccessful playoff start for ÖFB legionnaires Hannes Wolf and the New York City FC.

25-year-old Styrian and his club are controlled by FC Cincinnati A close but deserved 1-0 away win and they suffered their first loss in the first match of the Round of 16 of the Eastern Conference.

At the start, the hosts took control and had a clear advantage in terms of possession, although they were able to create almost no danger in the first half.

So after a rather poor first half the score is still 0-0. However, Cincinnatti started the second half explosively: Asad took advantage of a cross from Acosta and took it in to make it 1-0 for the home team (51′).

New York can no longer avoid the issue

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The game then went a bit slow, with the hosts asking for a penalty after an alleged foul in the penalty area (61′), just a few seconds later Orellano only hit the left post for the hosts.

However, despite a long injury period including a red card for Tayvon Simon from New York (90 + 9th), nothing changes in the result. This is how Wolf has to deal with it New York at the end give him a close blow. Wolf was in the starting lineup from the start and was substituted in the 62nd minute.

They are now 0-1 behind in the best-of-seven series. Game two of the round of 16 takes place next Saturday in New York (from 10pm/LAOID-Ticoir >>>).

The parallel game between Seattle Saunders and Houston Dynamo finishes 5-4 on penalties.

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