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FC Cincinnati vs San Jose Earthquakes – Lineups & Match Details

FC Cincinnati beat San Jose Earthquakes 4-2. Goals: D. Munie (26'), Bryan Josías Ramírez León (34'), T. Werner (57'), T. Barlow (79'), Evander (82'), A. Jabbari (90').

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 1 August 2026

FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Referee: V. Rivas

Lineups

FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati
R. Celentano18R. CelentanoG
K. Smith24K. SmithD
M. Robinson12M. RobinsonD
S. Gidi11S. GidiD
E. Echenique66E. EcheniqueM
P. Bucha20P. BuchaM
O. Nwobodo5O. NwobodoM
B. J. Ramirez Leon29B. J. Ramirez LeonM
Evander10EvanderF
K. Mboma17K. MbomaF
K. Denkey9K. DenkeyF

Substitutes

13E. LouroG
4N. HagglundD
15T. HadebeD
27T. AnungaM
99A. JabbariF
14K. FletcherF
2A. PowellD
16T. BarlowF
88A. ChirilaD
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
A. Gunn1A. GunnG
Vitor Costa87Vitor CostaD
R. Roberts18R. RobertsD
D. Munie5D. MunieD
B. Kikanovic28B. KikanovicD
B. Leroux34B. LerouxM
R. Vieira14R. VieiraM
N. Fernandez20N. FernandezM
T. Werner11T. WernerF
P. Judd19P. JuddF
O. Bouda7O. BoudaF

Substitutes

31F. MontaliG
4D. RomneyD
3P. MarieD
16J. SkahanM
17J. JasinskiD
9L. JovanovicF
2J. RickettsD
6I. HarkesM
79D. JohnsonF

Match Events

20'Y

K. Smith

26'G

D. Munie

Assist: T. Werner

34'G

Bryan Josías Ramírez León

Assist: Evander

46'S

N. Fernandez

Substitution 1

57'G

T. Werner

Assist: P. Judd

60'S

Vítor Costa

Substitution 2

70'S

K. Mboma Dem

Substitution 1

70'S

K. Smith

Substitution 2

73'S

O. Bouda

Substitution 3

79'G

T. Barlow

Assist: Evander

81'S

B. Kikanovic

Substitution 4

81'S

R. Vieira

Substitution 5

82'G

Evander

Assist: O. Nwobodo

87'Y

P. Bucha

88'S

E. Echenique

Substitution 3

88'S

O. Nwobodo

Substitution 4

89'Y

M. Robinson

90'+3S

K. Denkey

Substitution 5

90'+6G

A. Jabbari

Assist: T. Barlow

Match preview

FC Cincinnati host San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, 1 August 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. FC Cincinnati go into the match 6th in the table; San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Cincinnati have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. San Jose Earthquakes have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 16 Jun 2024: FC Cincinnati 4-2 San Jose Earthquakes; 10 Sept 2022: FC Cincinnati 6-0 San Jose Earthquakes; 5 May 2019: FC Cincinnati 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Cincinnati beat San Jose Earthquakes 4-2. FC Cincinnati scored through Bryan Josías Ramírez León 34', T. Barlow 79', Evander 82', A. Jabbari 90'. San Jose Earthquakes replied with D. Munie 26', T. Werner 57'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Verdict

The win nudges FC Cincinnati forward and leaves San Jose Earthquakes with work to do. FC Cincinnati sat 6th and San Jose Earthquakes 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.