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Cincinnati beats D.C. United 2-1 in rescheduled MLS match
FC Cincinnati beat D.C. United 2-1 in a rescheduled MLS match in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
David Douděra scored his first MLS goal to open the scoring, and Teenage Hadebe scored his first goal for Cincinnati to put the hosts ahead again after Kimito Nono had equalized for D.C. United.
The win moved Cincinnati into ninth place in the Eastern Conference, keeping its bid for a fifth straight playoff appearance alive.
D.C. United, which has not made the playoffs since 2019, is 13th in the standings.
The match had been postponed from September 5 because heavy rain raised concerns about the pitch and player safety.
The teams meet again on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
FC Cincinnati beat D.C. United 2-1 in a rescheduled MLS match in Cincinnati.
David Douděra scored his first MLS goal in the 14th minute, and Teenage Hadebe scored his first goal for Cincinnati in the 55th.
D.C. United defender Kimito Nono equalized in the 38th minute.
The match had been postponed from September 5 because of heavy rain and concerns about pitch conditions and player safety.
Cincinnati moved into ninth place in the Eastern Conference, while D.C. United remained 13th.
- Who
- FC Cincinnati beat D.C. United.
- What
- Cincinnati won 2-1 in a rescheduled MLS match.
- When
- Wednesday night, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.
- Why
- The match had been postponed because of weather and concerns about pitch conditions and player safety.
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The match was originally scheduled but postponed because of heavy rain and concerns about pitch conditions and player safety.
David Douděra scored to give Cincinnati the lead.
Kimito Nono equalized for D.C. United.
Teenage Hadebe scored to put Cincinnati ahead.
Cincinnati beat D.C. United 2-1 in the rescheduled match.
- Final score
- FC Cincinnati 2, D.C. United 1
- Cincinnati scorer
- David Douděra, 14th minute
- Cincinnati scorer
- Teenage Hadebe, 55th minute
- D.C. United scorer
- Kimito Nono, 38th minute
- Venue
- TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
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