| | First Half starts. |
| 2' | | Alexander Callens - New York City FC - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 2' | | Fouled by Raymon Gaddis - FC Cincinnati |
| 3' | | Fouled by Malte Amundsen - New York City FC |
| 3' | | Álvaro Barreal - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in defence. |
| 6' | | Shot blocked. Talles Magno - New York City FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. |
| 7' | | Shot blocked. Tayvon Gray - New York City FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Santiago Rodríguez. |
| 7' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Matt Miazga. |
| 8' | | Missed chance. Talles Magno - New York City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez with a cross after corner. |
| 10' | | Missed chance. Santiago Rodríguez - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. |
| 11' | | Alexander Callens - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 11' | | Fouled by Brandon Vázquez - FC Cincinnati |
| 11' | | New attacking attempt. Talles Magno - New York City FC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez. |
| 12' | | Hand ball by Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC |
| 13' | | Shot blocked. Talles Magno - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Pereira. |
| 16' | | Offside - FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo with a pass, however Brandon Vázquez is in offside. |
| 18' | | Fouled by Santiago Rodríguez - New York City FC |
| 18' | | Nick Hagglund - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in defence. |
| 22' | | Own Goal by Thiago Martins, New York City FC. New York City FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. |
| 23' | | New attacking attempt. Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez. |
| 23' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano. |
| 24' | | New attacking attempt. Talles Magno - New York City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez with a cross. |
| 24' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano. |
| 25' | | Missed chance. Malte Amundsen - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left after corner. |
| 25' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis. |
| 26' | | New attacking attempt. Alexander Callens - New York City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Nicolás Acevedo. |
| 27' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis. |
| 28' | | Shot blocked. Tayvon Gray - New York City FC - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez. |
| 28' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo. |
| 28' | | New attacking attempt. Santiago Rodríguez - New York City FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Gabriel Pereira with a cross. |
| 34' | | Fouled by Ian Murphy - FC Cincinnati |
| 34' | | Gabriel Pereira - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 34' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy. |
| 35' | | Missed chance. Alexander Callens - New York City FC - with an attempt from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Gabriel Pereira with a cross after corner. |
| 35' | | Missed chance. Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Santiago Rodríguez. |
| 38' | | Missed chance. Álvaro Barreal - FC Cincinnati - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Brandon Vázquez. |
| 39' | | Fouled by Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC |
| 39' | | Álvaro Barreal - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in defence. |
| 41' | | Goal! New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Gabriel Pereira - New York City FC - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box to the right corner. Assist - Tayvon Gray with a cross. |
| 43' | | Gabriel Pereira - New York City FC - receive yellow card for excessive celebration. |
| 43' | | Fouled by Obinna Nwobodo - FC Cincinnati |
| 43' | | Santiago Rodríguez - New York City FC - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 45' | | New attacking attempt. Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Santiago Rodríguez. |
| 45+1' | | New attacking attempt. Gabriel Pereira - New York City FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Tayvon Gray. |
| 45+1' | | First Half ended - New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. |
| 45' | | Substitution - FC Cincinnati. Brenner for Dominique Badji. |
| 47' | | Corner - FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Thiago Martins. |
| 49' | | Fouled by Brandon Vázquez - FC Cincinnati |
| 48' | | Tayvon Gray - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 51' | | Missed chance. Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Alexander Callens with a head. |
| 55' | | Offside - FC Cincinnati. Roman Celentano with a pass, however Brenner is in offside. |
| 55' | | Fouled by Obinna Nwobodo - FC Cincinnati |
| 55' | | Maxime Chanot - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 56' | | Brenner - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in defence. |
| 56' | | Fouled by Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC |
| 58' | | Shot blocked. Santiago Rodríguez - New York City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez. |
| 59' | | Fouled by Obinna Nwobodo - FC Cincinnati |
| 59' | | Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC - won a free kick in attack. |
| 63' | | Offside - New York City FC. Malte Amundsen with a pass, however Talles Magno is in offside. |
| 63' | | Fouled by Obinna Nwobodo - FC Cincinnati |
| 63' | | Maximiliano Moralez - New York City FC - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 64' | | Obinna Nwobodo - FC Cincinnati - receive yellow card. |
| 65' | | Substitution - FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos for Brandon Vázquez. |
| 65' | | Substitution - FC Cincinnati. Júnior Moreno for John Nelson. |
| 68' | | Fouled by Yuya Kubo - FC Cincinnati |
| 68' | | Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 68' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund. |
| 69' | | Missed chance. Maxime Chanot - New York City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez with a cross after corner. |
| 69' | | Fouled by Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC |
| 69' | | Sergio Santos - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in defence. |
| 69' | | Substitution - New York City FC. Héber for Santiago Rodríguez. |
| 72' | | Héber - New York City FC - hits the bar with a shot with left foot from outside the box. Assist - Gabriel Pereira. |
| 72' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano. |
| 73' | | Corner - New York City FC. Conceded by Júnior Moreno. |
| 73' | | Missed chance. Héber - New York City FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Maximiliano Moralez with a cross after corner. |
| 74' | | Substitution - New York City FC. Thiago Andrade for Malte Amundsen. |
| 75' | | Fouled by Thiago Martins - New York City FC |
| 75' | | Sergio Santos - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in attack. |
| 76' | | Thiago Martins - New York City FC - receive red card. |
| 77' | | VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Cincinnati. |
| 80' | | New attacking attempt. Álvaro Barreal - FC Cincinnati - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. |
| 80' | | Missed chance. Júnior Moreno - FC Cincinnati - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left . |
| 81' | | Substitution - New York City FC. Andres Jasson for Gabriel Pereira. |
| 83' | | Fouled by Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC |
| 83' | | Sergio Santos - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 83' | | Nicolás Acevedo - New York City FC - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 84' | | Substitution - FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita for Yuya Kubo. |
| 85' | | Shot blocked. Álvaro Barreal - FC Cincinnati - shot with left foot from long distance on the right is blocked. Assist - Raymon Gaddis. |
| 85' | | Hand ball by Sergio Santos - FC Cincinnati |
| 86' | | Andres Jasson - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 86' | | Fouled by Ronald Matarrita - FC Cincinnati |
| 87' | | Corner - FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Alexander Callens. |
| 89' | | Fouled by Júnior Moreno - FC Cincinnati |
| 89' | | Tayvon Gray - New York City FC - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+3' | | Fouled by Maxime Chanot - New York City FC |
| 90+3' | | Sergio Santos - FC Cincinnati - won a free kick in attack. |
| 90+3' | | Maxime Chanot - New York City FC - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 90+4' | | Offside - FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo with a pass, however Matt Miazga is in offside. |
| 90+5' | | Second Half ended - New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - New York City FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. |