SAN DIEGO (Saturday, May 16, 2026) – San Diego FC (SDFC) earned another point in the Western Conference Standings with a wild finish to a 3-3 tie against FC Cincinnati at Snapdragon Stadium. Forward Marcus Ingvartsen had a brace and Amahl Pellegrino also found the net in the Club’s second to last match before the summer break in front of 24,984 fans at Snapdragon Stadium.
Mboma Dem gave Cincinnati an early lead in the 11th minute. SDFC responded in the 32nd minute when Ingvartsen tied the match with a right footed shot from the right side of the box ending the half 1-1.
In the second half, Tom Barlow doubled the lead for Cincinnati in the 50th minute with a right footed shot from the center of the box. SDFC’s Pellegrino tied the match in the 66th minute with a right-footed shot from outside of the box. Ingvartsen scored his second goal of the night in second-half stoppage time, giving SDFC the lead 3-2 in the 90’+6’ minute. The lead was short-lived as Tom Barlow scored his second goal of the night to equalize the match 3-3 in the final play of the match after receiving a through box from Ayoub Jabbari.
Up next, SDFC (4-5-5, 17 pts.) remains in San Diego to face the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a Western Conference Final rematch, and the Club’s last match before the summer break, on Saturday, May 23 at Snapdragon Stadium with kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT. Tickets for Saturday’s match are available at
SanDiegoFC.com/Tickets.
Goal Scoring Plays:
CIN – 1-0 – Kenji Mboma Dem (Evander) 11th minute: Mboma Dem sent a low left-footed shot past Duran Ferree to open the scoring. He finished a break away from the left side, scoring off a pass by Da Silva Ferreira.
SD – 1-1 – Marcus Ingvartsen (Kieran Sergeant, Onni Valakari) 32nd minute: Ingvartsen buried a left-footed volley to tie the match as he sprinted into the penalty box and reached a rolling cross from Kieran Sargeant from left to right.
CIN – 1-2 – Tom Barlow (Evander) 50th Minute: Barlow tapped in a corner kick from near the goal line to give the visitors the lead. Evander recorded his second assist of the night, finding Barlow on a free kick on the scoring play.
SD – 2-2 – Amahl Pellegrino (Pedro Soma, Christopher McVey) 66th minute: After receiving a pass from midfielder Pedro Soma, Amahl Pellegrino buried a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom corner past Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano.
SD – 3-2 – Marcus Ingvartsen (Anisse Saidi), 96th minute: Late in the match after a turnover in midfield, substitute midfielder Anisse Saidi played a through ball into the path of Ingvartsen inside the box, who fired a right-footed shot into the top left corner of the net for his second goal of the night.
CIN – 3-3 – Tom Barlow (Ayoub Jabbari, Samuel Gidi), 98th minute: Off the ensuing restart, midfielder Samuel Gidi played a long ball from midfield into the box that substitute forward Ayoub Jabbari headed down into the path of Barlow, who slotted home for the second time into the bottom right corner.
Postgame Notes:
· With tonight’s 3-3 draw against FC Cincinnati, SDFC earned MLS Regular Season points for the fourth consecutive match.
· SDFC is 1-0-3 in that span, outscoring opponents 11-6.
· SDFC has now scored 22 goals at home this season.
· SDFC now has a 4-5-5 2026 MLS Regular Season record with 17 points.
· SDFC is 2-2-3 against Eastern Conference teams.
· SDFC now holds a 23-14-11 all-time MLS Regular Season record.
· SDFC is 3-2-3 at home in the 2026 MLS Regular Season.
· SDFC completed 715 passes compared to Cincinnati’s 388 tonight.
· SDFC outpossessed FC Cincinnati 59 to 41 percent.
· SDFC is now 6-7-5 across all competitions in 2026 (MLS Regular Season 4-5-5, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-2).
· SDFC has now earned points in its last four MLS Regular Season matches, earning six of 10 points in the Western Conference during that span.
· Defender Kieran Sargeant registered his first career MLS assist, contributing on Ingvartsen’s goal.
· Sargeant also made his fifth start for SDFC, and his seventh appearance this season.
· Forward Marcus Ingvartsen scored his team-leading 10th and 11th goal of the MLS season tonight. He now has 15 goals for the Club across all competitions.
· Ingvartsen now also has 15 goal contributions (11 goals, 4 assists).
· Ingvartsen is second in the league in goal contributions behind Lionel Messi (16 goal contributions).
· Ingvartsen has had five goal contributions in his last two matches, three against Austin FC on May 13 and two tonight.
· Ingvartsen has scored seven goals in the last seven MLS matches.
· Ingvartsen’s second goal is the 114th goal in club history.
· Valakari and Dreyer are the only players to play in all 48 of SDFC’s Regular Season and five post-season matches for a total of 53 MLS career appearances each.
· Aníbal Godoy made his 50th start for SDFC across all competitions tonight.
· Midfielder Alejandro Alvarado Jr. made his fifth appearance for SDFC this season, coming on as a substitute for Pellegrino in the 78th minute.
· Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos appeared in the 20-man roster tonight for the first time since suffering an injury against LAFC on May 2.
Match Information
2026 MLS Regular Season
San Diego FC vs. FC Cincinnati
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
CIN (0-1) – Kenji Mboma Dem (Assisted by Evander, 11’)
SD (1-1) – Marcus Ingvartsen (Assisted by Kieran Sargeant, Onni Valakari, 32’)
CIN (1-2) – Tom Barlow (Assisted by Evander, 50’)
SD (2-2) – Amahl Pellegrino (Assisted by Pedro Soma, Chris McVey 66’)
SD (3-2) – Marcus Ingvartsen – 2 (Assisted by Anisse Saidi, 90 +6’)
CIN (3-3) – Tom Barlow – 2 (Assisted by Ayoub Jabbari, Samuel Gidi, 90 + 8’)
Misconduct Summary:
CIN – Miles Robinson (caution, 24’)
SD – David Vazquez (caution, 54’)
CIN – Evander (caution, 87’)
CIN – Tom Barlow (caution, 90’)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC:GK Duran Ferree; D Luca Bombino, D Manu Duah, D Christopher McVey, D Kieran Sargeant (D Oscar Verhoeven, 46’); M Aníbal Godoy (Pedro Soma, 46’) –C–, M Onni Valakari (F Anisse Saidi, 90 +1’), M David Vazquez (F Alex Mighten, 69’); F Amahl Pellegrino (M Alejandro Alvarado Jr., 78’), F Marcus Ingvartsen, F Anders Dreyer
Substitutes Not Used: GK CJ Dos Santos; D Ian Pilcher, F Lewis Morgan, F Bryan Zamble
TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 3
FC CINCINNATI: GK Roman Celentano; D Nick Hagglund (M Obinna Nwobodo, 73’), D Miles Robinson (Kyle Smith, 46’), D Matt Miazga; M Evander –C–, M Samuel Gidi, M Brian Anunga, M Kenji Mboma Dem (F Bryan Ramirez, 73’), M Pavel Bucha; F Kevin Denkey (F Ayoub Jabbari, 90 +1’), F Gerardo Valenzuela (Tom Barlow, 46’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Evan Louro; D Gilberto Flores, D Ayoub Lajhar, F Ender Echenique
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 2
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Kieso, Eduardo Jeff
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Ramy Touchan
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Weather: 66-degrees, cloudy
Attendance: 24,984
