FC Cincinnati Nigerian midfielder, Obinna Nwobodo, has been in the news, for the umpteenth time for good reasons, following his man-of-the-match performance for the MLS side against Orlando City last Friday, PlayPlay.ng reports.
Cintinnati pipped Orlando City 1-0 at the TQL Stadium, Cintinnati, Ohio on Friday June 24, and Nwobodo emerged the official man-of-the-match – his second standout player award in eight games.
Recall that Nwobodo, a former Flying Eagles and Enugu Rangers midfielder, won the man-of-the match award in Cintinnati’s previous home match against New England Revolution.
The 25 year old who joined Cincinnati in April from Turkish side Goztepe, has played eight MLS games for the Pat Noonan’s side so far and bagged two man-of-the-match awards.
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Alex Stec, Director of Player Content Marketing, FC Cintinnati, on Tuesday tweeted the statistics of Nwobodo’s heroic showing in the win against Orlando City along with video clips showing the defensive midfielder’s great impact in the game.
“Obi [Obinna Nwobodo] led the team with 5 duels won, 4 tackles & 56 accurate passes (good for 92% passing accuracy– Haris beat him by 1%) + he won possession 9 x in #CINvORL. Feel like I’m repeating myself from last weekend…,” the Tweet reads.
This tackle from Obi… 👏 I mean, the man's unreal. pic.twitter.com/41lrCP4MlQ
— Alex Stec (@Alex_Stec_) June 28, 2022
“All the little things that go into this goal are so impressive. Watch this play 5 times & you’ll see something new every time. Shape, pressure, Haris & Obi forcing TO, Brenner’s patience & movement, Brandon making himself available, Lucho creating space to shoot & following it…”, reads the description of the second video clip tweeted by Stec.
All the little things that go into this goal are so impressive. Watch this play 5 times & you'll see something new every time. Shape, pressure, Haris & Obi forcing TO, Brenner's patience & movement, Brandon making himself available, Lucho creating space to shoot & following it… pic.twitter.com/WE9MPkaQtP
— Alex Stec (@Alex_Stec_) June 28, 2022
Cincinnati are currently 14th in the overall 28-team MLS table on 23 points from 16 matches, with one game in hand. They are seventh in the log of the 14-team MSL Eastern Conference.
The seven top teams from each of the MLS Eastern and Western Conferences make up the 14 to compete in the post regular season tournament, the MLS Cup Playoffs, to decide the the season’s champion .
Up next for Nwobodo and his Cincinnati teammates is another home match against defending champions, New York City FC, on Thursday, June 30.
By Nnamdi Ezekute
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