Overview
- Kelvin Yeboah headed in the winner in the 66th minute after Tomás Chancalay’s free kick caromed off the post.
- Drake Callender made four key saves, including a leaping stop on Obinna Nwobodo in the 71st minute, to preserve the clean sheet.
- An extended head-injury evaluation for Michael Boxall led to 11 minutes of stoppage time, and he was replaced by Devin Padelford in the 77th minute.
- Kickoff temperature was 20 degrees, the coldest MLS match in FC Cincinnati’s history.
- Minnesota improved to 1-1-0 (4 points) and Cincinnati fell to 1-0-1 (3 points) after a congested 11-day stretch that included a 13-0 Champions Cup aggregate; James Rodríguez has yet to debut for the Loons.