and amonson they can interchange while Matan will play as a wing back tonight now sh's developed into a really strong goalkeeper three clean sheets on the year already four wins away from home in 2024 but the strength of this team is back to front catano four clean sheets Lucho versus cooo crew versus FC Cincinnati what a game on the way tonight underway at lower.com field the Columbus Crew play continues through advantage and now nagby can find coo who will turn and clip it towards Russell row or Russy just missed think soccer history because they just over rotate you and find the half of space that can open up the game this is coo Hernandez pulling off Ian Murphy then delivering a ball to the back post where Diego Rossi still looking for his first goal in Major League Soccer just off that near post if cooo is going to go up over the wall sano's got to trust his wall it is cooo and sentano did trust the wall he's trying to spin away from Matan he have to go back to Murphy meaza towards aosta luano aosta in towards Kubo great ball big save Schult the flag stayed down on what was the final moment of the first half a wonderful chance FC Cincinnati batan isolated with Murphy back to coo morera first time ball into the box Rossy heading it off the crossbar sentano did not get a touch and for the second time tonight he will not have to wait 2 minutes to come back on the field because this treatment is taking place out of play but while it is taking place kumus is temporarily playing down a man as miiaa Springs orano great ball orano behind Russell row and saved by schy on a narrow angleo Gonzalez Jr has a quick chat before this corner now a Costa floating this Kubo will take it first time he hit it pretty well Alex Matan [Music] into to Morris Morris will hit it oh inches away struck with such power now with Kelsey coming in now he's going to have a real reference point to play off of substitution for FC Cincinnati Valenzuela a great example 14 goals in about 70 professional matches played and started in the Champions League or asano sends it in Keo Gonzalez JR says it's just incidental contact as the ball dropped in a very dangerous spot the heat map is presented by Celsius official energy drink partner of MLS here's a Costa cutting inside for Cincinnati now Valenzuela Valenzuela and right at [Applause] shty Valenzuela for Kubo Nifty ball from Kuba bua leaves aosta still a Costa clipping it Kelsey it's how Legends are made the 19-year-old in his second match for Cincinnati they've kept the ball they've rotated Columbus defensively they've been patient in the final third and when you're patient and you have the reigning MLS MVP he can pull something L of nothing great little bit of skill here for Lucha Costa but then to have the touch and the vision to deliver it back post into their man Kelvin Kelce for the first time NFC Cincinnati it is 1 nil on the road where Pat Nan and the players have never won before the second match for the club and it's 1 the visitors now tried to get it to Russell r broken up by meaza this is Russy the catano and his tiptoe reaching out with his entire 6' 3 in frame and you've got that with the number nine up front that can play with his back to goal Keli goes wide to Valenzuela now Luca orano Huka into aosta is this a second oh aosta that is so good from the MVP patience lead doubl for Cincinnati 15 minutes away from getting the monkey off their back here in Columbus 2 N better with a reference point with a guy up front that can occupy the center backs over 60% of the goals since 2023 have been number 10 Luciano aosta the reigning MVP the legend for Cincinnati as they're up 2-n at lower.com field here in Columbus and so there's this weird phenomenon whenever you're in conaf Champions Cup play trying to balance both and this team's done a very good job of keeping it full throttle and going for it but [Applause] tonight kamacho over orano Murphy that's right to coo oh look at that skill from from cooo and Ramirez right at sentano so far to plan for Cincinnati but still time for a Columbus team that is never out of it play continues Rossi Ramirez back towards Rossi makes it way to Zoni into Murphy only as far as Arin game on in Columbus offside as well from Diego Rossi when that ball was whipped in from arston does he play a part in front of C he will just try to hold on to it nagby and zawatski there that's a throw for Cincinnati is that enough for Cincinnati it is it's over [Music] oh