- Luciano Acosta - 61'
- Ronald Hernández - 70'
Atlanta United ties Cincinnati 1-1, winless in 9 straight
CINCINNATI -- — Ronald Hernández scored his first MLS goal to help Atlanta play FC Cincinnati to a 1-1 draw Wednesday night in United interim coach Rob Valentino's first game.
Atlanta (2-4-8) has a franchise-record nine-game winless streak. It fired Gabriel Heinze on Sunday, a day after a 1-0 loss to New England.
United hasn't lost back-to-back games since losing three straight in October 2020.
The 23-year-old Hernández, a defender who played five minutes in his only other MLS appearance, put away a cross by Brooks Lennon — that appeared to have been redirected by Manchop Choi — with a one-touch finish inside the near post to cap the scoring in the 70th minute.
Luciano Acosta, on a breakaway, cut back to evade a defender near the penalty spot and the curled in a side-netter to give Cincinnati (3-6-4) a 1-0 lead in the 61st.
Kenneth Vermeer had a career-high eight saves for Cincinnati.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Tori Penso
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Miami CF | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +16 | 31 |
FC Cincinnati | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 30 |
New York City FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 23 |
New York Red Bulls | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +4 | 23 |
Toronto FC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 22 |
Charlotte FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 21 |
Columbus Crew | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +6 | 21 |
Philadelphia Union | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 17 |
D.C. United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
Orlando City SC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
Nashville SC | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 15 |
Atlanta United FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 13 |
CF Montréal | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 12 |
Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 10 |
New England Revolution | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -16 | 7 |