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It wasn’t Cincinnati’s day.

This evening we walked down to Second Place to watch the March Madness Elite Eight game between Xavier and Gonzaga. It didn’t end so well for Xavier. But just like Michigan, Xavier had a great run that far surpassed expectations. At halftime of the Xavier game, the second season of FC Cincinnati officially kicked off away to the Charleston Battery…

And that game didn’t end well for Cincinnati either. FC Cincy dropped the first game of their USL season 2-1 to the Battery. Hopefully, they’ll be able to grab their first points of the season next Saturday away to Pittsburgh. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on March 25, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Northside, Odd & Ends, Sports

Tagged 2017, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, March, Northside, Ohio, Second Place, Shaken not stirred, Xavier Basketball

Posted by Thadd F. on March 25, 2017

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Look what arrived in the mail today!

Our FC Cincinnati inaugural season commemorative hardcover book arrived in the mail! It’s an awesome book that recounts the first season of FC|C soccer in the Queen City in incredibly vivid detail. I can’t wait to get it signed by the remaining inaugural FC|C squad at an upcoming season ticket holder event just as soon as it’s announced! Taken with Instagram. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on February 4, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Northside, Sports

Tagged 2017, Cincinnati, Commemorative hardcover book, FC Cincinnati, February, Inaugural season, Northside, Ohio, Taken with Instagram

Posted by Thadd F. on February 4, 2017

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Seen and noted.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber was in town today for a whirlwind day tour of Cincinnati to see the city and learn more about the hype surrounding FC Cincinnati…

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The most noteworthy part of the whole visit was a town hall meeting held at OtR’s Woodward Theatre emceed by ESPN commentator and analyst Taylor Twellman. We watched the town hall meeting on FC Cincinnati’s YouTube channel. It seemed that MLS and Don Garber were definitely impressed and taking note of the movement that is happening in Cincinnati. And that Cincinnati is very much being short-listed and strongly considered for future MLS expansion. ORANGE AND BLUE PRESS had a great post with photos about Don Garber’s visit to Cincinnati.

All I know is it was an incredible inaugural first season and we can’t wait to see what happens in 2017!

Taken with Instagram.

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by Thadd F. on November 29, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, FC Cincinnati

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Don Garber, Downtown, FC Montreal, MLS, November, Ohio, Over-the-Rhine, Seen and noted, Taken with Instagram, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on November 29, 2016

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FC Cincinnati USL Playoff Edition.

This afternoon was FC Cincinnati’s first USL playoff game…

FC|C was the third seed in the USL Eastern Conference. They were taking on the six seeded Charleston Battery. We were hoping for the best but apprehensive because during the regular season FC|C lost away to the Battery 1-0 and drew at Nippert 1-1…

Before the match, I was interviewed by Fox19 news. We DVR’d the news and I made the cut. I’ll try to get a video posted of my little interview soon…

Here we go…

At the half, it was all knotted at 1-1 after FC|C’s Eric Stevenson launched a thirty yard rocket into the the upper right corner of the Charleston net in the 19th minute. The wunder strike earned Stevenson the 3 spot on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 plays.

Charlotte tied the game on a very soft goal in the 40th minute. At halftime, we moved down closer to the goal FC|C would be attacking…

We were waiting for the second FC|C goal that never materialized. Instead, it was Charleston who took the lead 2-1 in the 65th minute…

And in typical FC Cincinnati fashion, they set an new attendance record for a USL post season match. 30,187 showed up to see FC|C’s first posteseason match…

And that’s the way the match would end 2-1 to the Battery…

It was an incredible inaugural season that ended much too abruptly. A disappointing way for the season to end but FC Cincinnati’s first season definitely exceeded all expectations. I would have never guessed when it was first announced that Cincinnati was getting a USL soccer team that they would finish third in the Eastern Conference, make the playoffs as the three seed and set the USL single game attendance record not once, twice but three times, broke the USL single season attendance record and the single game attendance for a soccer game in the state of Ohio during their friendly against Crystal Palace. They averaged over 17,000 people per home game. And Ugo Okoli won the USL’s Golden Boot award. It was simply just an amazing first season. We made to every match FC|C played in Cincinnati. We’ve already renewed our season tickets, and we can’t wait for the second season of FC Cincinnati soccer because this season was a blast! And I have the distinct feeling it’s only going to keep getting better and better. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on October 2, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Posted by Thadd F. on October 2, 2016

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FC Cincinnati versus Orlando City B.

This evening we went to watch FC Cincinnati take on Orlando City B at Nippert…

At halftime, it was still nil-nil…

SPRINKLES!

1-0 to FC Cincinnati!

And FC Cincinnati reset the USL single game attendance record again for the third time this season…

And that’s the way the match end, 1-0 to FC Cincinnati…

And…

With today’s win, FC Cincinnati clinched a home match in the first round of the USL playoffs…

FC|C’s home playoff match will be played on Sunday, October 2nd. Get your playoff tickets now! We’ll see you there! 🙂

Click to see all the photos I took at FC Cincinnati versus Orlando City B.

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by Thadd F. on September 17, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Orlando City B, September, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on September 17, 2016

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FC Cincinnati versus St. Louis FC.

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FC Cincinnati defeated St. Louis FC 2-1 in front of 17,415 at Nippert Stadium. Ugo Okoli netted both FC Cincy goals – one in the 84th minute and another on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time. FC|C had the better run of play through the entire match and really deserved this win. It was a great game and terrific way to wind down a wonderful Labor Day weekend. 🙂

Click to see all the photos I took at tonight’s match.

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by Thadd F. on September 5, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, September, Soccer, St. Louis FC, University of CIncinnati, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on September 5, 2016

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FC Cincinnati versus Rochester Rhinos.

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FC Cincinnati played Rochester Rhinos to a 1-1 draw in front of 14,157. It was the 13th straight USL match with over 10,000 fans for FC Cincinnati. 🙂

Click to see all the photos I took at tonight’s match.

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by Thadd F. on August 24, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Ohio, Rochester Rhinos, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on August 24, 2016

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Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati!

A year ago today, it was announced that Cincinnati was getting a professional soccer team. Later that evening, we got to meet FC|C head coach and US soccer legend John Harkes. And the rest is history. It’s been a pretty amazing year of soccer in the Cincinnati. FC|C currently sit third in the USL eastern conference. They hold the single game USL attendance record at 23,375, and the single game attendance record in the state of Ohio for their match versus Crystal Palace at 35,061. And they continue to raise the bar on the USL season attendance record. We love it! It’s an exciting time to live in the Queen City. Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati! We couldn’t be happier to have a professional soccer team that we love in our hometown. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Happy birthday, Ohio, Soccer, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016

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FC Cincinnati versus Charleston Battery.

This evening we hopped on the Metro 17 bus over to UC to watch FC Cincinnati take on fourth placed Charleston Battery at Nippert Stadium…

SPRINKLES!

At halftime, it was still nil-nil. SPRINKLES!!

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The match ended 1-1, and we missed both goals.

FC Cincinnati’s next match is away to last place FC Montreal at 2pm on Wednesday, August 3rd. The match was listed to start at 7pm but was moved to 2pm because of Montreal’s MLS friendly against AS Roma. FC Cincy’s next home match isn’t until Wednesday, August 24th when they take on Rochester Rhinos at Nippert Stadium.
It’s the only home match in the month of August. We’ll see you there! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 30, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, Charleston Battery, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on July 30, 2016

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FC Cincinnati versus Louisville City FC.

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Yesterday, FC Cincinnati handed first placed Louisville City FC just their second loss of the season, ending Louisville’s 17-game undefeated streak. FC|C shutout LouCity 2-0 in front of 20,151 to hoist the inaugural River Cities Cup. It was FC Cincy’s 11th straight USL match with over 10,000 fans. And FC|C’s third match this season with over 20,000 fans.

Click to see all the photo we took at CINvLOU.