Tonight, FC Cincinnati lost 2-1 to New York Red Bulls 2 in front of 16,127…
FC|C broke the all-time USL single season attendance record with 164,109. And they have FIVE home matches to go!
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FC Cincinnati versus New York Red Bulls 2.
Posted by Thadd F. on July 20, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: FC Cincinnati versus Crystal Palace.
This afternoon we hopped on the Metro 17 bus over to University of Cincinnati for what we fully expected to be the single biggest soccer event the state of Ohio has ever seen. Our beloved FC Cincinnati were playing host to South London’s Crystal Palace of the English Premier League. Palace was founded all the way back in 1905, and just a few months ago played in the 2016 FA Cup Final, finishing as runners-up in competition to Manchester United…
We stopped at the St. Clair for pregame drinks, as usual. But it filled up much quicker than most Saturdays…
The St. Clair got too crowded so we joined the festivities out on U Square where there was quite the pregame party going on just outside the St. Clair…
And then we headed over to Nippert…
Here come the teams…
Such atmosphere…
Crystal Palace manager, Alan Pardew…
The Bailey revealed their tifo for the match…
FC Cincinnati manager, John Harkes on the left and Palace manager Alan Pardew on the right, and behind them it said “Dance Dance Dance Harkes vs. Pardew”
And eight minutes into the match, it was 1-0 Crystal Palace…
Genifer commented that she was surprised it took Palace that long to score.
We were really wondering coming in if the scoreline was going to get ugly…
But despite giving up the early goal, FC Cincinnati were really holding their own…
At the end of the first half, it was 1-0 to Crystal Palace…
For the second half, I actually put my camera down and just enjoyed the match and the incredible atmosphere. You know… For the most part. 2-0 to Crystal Palace…
And then tonight’s attendance was revealed…
35,061! The largest crowd to ever see a soccer match in the state of Ohio. And FC Cincinnati’s first ever sell out! A snippet from FC Cincinnati’s President & General Manager, Jeff Berding’s weekly email stated:
“London’s The Telegraph noted that we posted the highest attendance for a soccer match in America over the weekend. The 35,061 was higher than every other Major League Soccer match with the next best nearly 10,000 shy. Of our major league efforts, they stated, “With each passing week, their credibility goes through the roof.”
Alan Pardew expressed his gratitude by saying, “The atmosphere was phenomenal. Hats off to everybody who turned up.” He even went so far as to call it a championship environment.
And that’s how the match would end, 2-0 to Crystal Palace…
It was a very respectable scoreline for FC Cincinnati…
Afterwards, we hopped back on the 17 and headed back to Northside…
We completely forgot about the post match fireworks, which from the photos I’ve seen looked pretty spectacular. Both the FC|C and Palace players stayed on the field to watch the show.
FC Cincinnati are currently in third place in the USL’s Eastern Conference. This week FC|C will host second place New York Red Bulls 2 at Nippert on Wednesday at 7pm. The match is also ESPN3’s USL Stream of the Week. And then on Saturday, they host first place Louisville City at 4pm in a match which will determine the winner of the first annual River Cities Cup.
On Saturday July 30th, FC|C will host fourth placed Charleston Battery at 7pm. These three matches will determine whether FC Cincinnati will get the opportunity to host postseason games at the friendly confines of Nippert Stadium.
FC|C is well on their way to hitting their goal for a crowd of 15,000 for Wednesday’s match and hoping for 25,000 for Saturday’s White Out against Louisville.
We hope to see you there! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on July 16, 2016
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Gearing up for Crystal Palace.
I stopped by the FC Cincinnati store on Fourth Street this afternoon…
To pick us up two of the commemorative FC|C versus Crystal Palace t-shirts…
Last week, I picked each of us up one of the commemorative scarves. I just want all the souvenirs I can get from this match, the single biggest soccer match in the history of Cincinnati. It’s pretty amazing to think we have an English Premier League team training and playing in Cincinnati this week! And apparently I’m not alone in my excitement, there have already been 30,000+ tickets sold for this match!
But FC Cincinnati’s match is just one of nine international club friendlies that USL clubs have scheduled this year.
If you can’t make it to Nippert for THE match, FC|C v. CPFC Friendly is going to be Streamed Live on Facebook!
Posted by Thadd F. on July 14, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus Bethlehem Steel FC.
We tried something new for today’s FC Cincinnati match. We caught Cincinnati Metro‘s 17 bus from Northside to Clifton. And holy cow, did it ever make getting over to the match so incredibly easy…
We stopped the St. Clair like we always do before the match to watch the end of the Euro quarterfinal match between Germany and Italy. It went to extra time, and then penalties. And that was one of the more insane penalty shootouts that I’ve ever seen. It seemed like no one wanted to score. But the Germans survived to claim their spot in the semifinals…
With the shootout going so long and the FC|C match starting earlier than normal, we missed the teams walking out onto the pitch, national anthem and The Bailey’s tifo…
At the half, it was 0-0…
SPRINKLES!!!
GOAL! 1-0 FC Cincinnati! Jimmy McLaughlin!
Monkey leash backpack. Monkey leash backpack. Monkey leash backpack…
And that’s the way it would end 1-0 to FC Cincinnati!
FC Cincinnati extended their undefeated streak out to eleven straight games. They are 7-0-4 dating back to April. FC|C’s next home match is a friendly on July 16th as they play host to Crystal Palace of the English Premier League. This is going to be THE event of the summer. We have our tickets. And we can’t wait. Hope to see you at Nippert! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on July 2, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus Toronto FC II.
Before today’s match there was raucous atmosphere on South Market Street…
After a little pregaming at The St. Clair, we headed down into Nippert Stadium…
Tonight, FC Cincinnati was playing Toronto FC II…
FC|C’s current EIGHT match undefeated streak in USL started in Toronto back in near the end of April. We were very hopeful that FC Cincy could keep their streak going against them this evening…
This must be the only couple in Cincinnati that can perform the Canadian National Anthem. The same couple sang O Canada before last week’s match against FC Montreal…
And then The Bailey rolled out their tifo for tonight’s match…
And it was poignant perfection…
Here we go…
GOOOOAL! Tworonto. 
At halftime, it was 1-0 FC II over FC Cincinnati…
GOOOOAL! FC Cincinnati! 1-1!
GOOOOAL!! FC Cincinnati! 2-1!
And that’s the way this one would finish 2-1 to FC Cincinnati!
FC Cincinnati takes their NINE match undefeated streak on the road next weekend to River City Cup (Dirty River Derby) rivals, Louisville City FC. Louisville City is current on a twelve match undefeated run in USL. It’s the longest current streak in USL. FC|C’s streak is the second longest current streak in USL. The last team FC Cincinnati lost to… Louisville City FC back in the middle of April. This match is going to be huge! Kick-off is at 7:30 with the match streaming live through YouTube. And it may or may not be the ESPN3 USL match of the week simulacast on Star 64. 😀
Posted by Thadd F. on June 18, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus FC Montreal.
Tonight, FC Cincinnati was playing host to one-win FC Montreal. FC Cincy was looking to continue on their SEVEN match undefeated run in the USL. When we got out of our Uber, Rhinegeist and The Pride were having a pregame party along South Market Street…
But we always stop into The St. Clair before every match. They have an amazing happy hour before every home FC|C match…
And then we head over to Nippert Stadium…
SPRINKLES!
O Canada…
SPRINKLES!
Here we go…
The game paused for a hydration break…
The USMNT took a 1-0 lead over Paraguay…
And FC Cincinnati was awarded a penalty!
GOOOOOAL! FC Cincinnati! Sean Okoli converted the spot kick for FC|C!
And at halftime, it was 1-0 to FC|C…
And the second half is underway…
GOOOOOAL!! FC CINCINNATI! 2-0! Okoli again!
There were six minutes of time to be added on…
The USMNT won…
And there’s the whistle for full-time! 2-1 to FC|C!
FC Cincinnati runs their undefeated streak in the USL out to EIGHT matches! And Sean Okoli was named to the USL Team of the Week. FC Cincinnati will be back at home this Saturday, June 18th as they welcome some more of those Canadians into Nippert Stadium. Struggling Toronto FC II will be in town. I hope The Bailey can find a clever way to poke fun at the team from “We The North” and that there aren’t any Drake sightings at Nippert. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on June 11, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus Richmond Kickers.
This evening we hopped an Uber up to UC’s Nippert Stadium to watch our FC Cincinnati take on the Richmond Kickers…
Just before the match, the skies started to look pretty ominous…
It started pouring as the teams came out onto the pitch…
A little disappointing… no tifo from The Bailey for tonight’s match.
Oops. Richmond kick-off guys…
And 30 seconds into the match, it was delayed for lightning…
There was a rainbow over Nippert…
Finally, the teams made their way back to the pitch to warm up for the restart…
And after about an hour, we were back underway…
GOOOOOAL! FC Cincinnati!
My man, Sprinkles was waiting in the wings for halftime…
And at halftime, it was still 1-0 to FC Cincinnati…
The second half gets underway…
We must have missed the attendance when it was announced at the match. But tonight’s titanic struggle was played before a crowd of 11,278! Another really great crowd!
The Kickers keeper came up for the last minute corner in the dying moments of regulation…
And Mitch said no! Amazing save by Mitch Hildebrandt! There were three minutes of time to be added on…
And wouldn’t you know it in the fourth minute of three minutes of time added on, the Kickers netted the equalizer. And that was the ballgame. It ended 1-1. FC|C snatched a draw out of the jaws of victory…
FC Cincy is still on a SEVEN match undefeated run in USL competition. And the boys will be back at home next weekend as they host FC Montreal at Nippert Stadium. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on June 4, 2016
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FC Cincinnnati versus Harrisburg City Islanders.
We went to see FC Cincinnati take on Harrisburg City Islanders at Nippert Stadium….
The Bailey unfurled their tifo for today’s match…
GOOOOOAL! Cincinnati! 1-0!
At half, it was still 1-0 to FC|C…
Sprinkles the donut was back again at halftime!
FC|C’s Harrison Delbridge took a pretty vicious elbow to the face…
And the guilty Harrisburg player was sent off as a result…
Tonight’s attendance…
16,097! Another really great crowd! And then Cincinnati was awarded a penalty!
GOOOOAL! Cincinnati! 2-0!!
And the match would end 2-0 to FC Cincy!
FC Cincinnati keeper Mitch Hildenbrandt celebrates with The Bailey after every win…
FC|C moves to 6-2-2 on the season. They are now on a seven match streak without a loss. And they went undefeated in the month of May. Going back to the April 24th win at Toronto FC II, they’ve posted a 5-0-2 record and they’ve outscored their opponents 12-5 including two straight league shutouts. In other words, FC Cincinnati is really on a roll right now! On Wednesday, FC|C travels to St. Pete, Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the third round of the US Open Cup. And then they’re back home on Saturday, June 4th to host the Richmond Kickers. See you there! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on May 28, 2016
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US Open Cup: FC Cincinnati versus Indy Eleven NPSL.
The US Open Cup. It’s the oldest ongoing soccer competition in American soccer, and the third-longest-running in the world. Currently it’s in its 103rd edition. Contested by more than 90 clubs from the three professional leagues sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, including Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League and United Soccer League, as well as amateur clubs in the earlier rounds of the tournament. It’s a chance for the smaller clubs to take their shot at the big boys through a single-elimination knock-out tournament. Tonight, FC Cincinnati played it’s first US Open Cup match hosting Indy Eleven NPSL at Nippert Stadium…
The supporters groups started to file into The Bailey…
Here we go…
Penalty!
GOOOOOAL!!! 1-0 FC Cincinnati!
Indy Eleven NPSL pulled one back to level the game at one all…
After the goal, Indy supporters set off one of the biggest smoke bombs I’ve ever seen…
At half, it was still 1-1…
I guess that sprinkle donut is going to be a regular fixture at halftime…
The second half was about to start…
FC Cincinnati had a free kick in a dangerous spot just outside the box…
But couldn’t capitalize.
GOOOOOAL!!! Finally. 2-1 FC Cincinnati!
FC Cincinnati had a third goal disallowed for some reason. The match ended 2-1 to FC Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati really should have had at least 4 or 5 goals if they could have taken more of their chances. There were a bunch of great team moves that they just couldn’t finish and put in the back of the net. But the important thing is they won. And advance to the next round of the tournament…
FC Cincinnati moves on to the next round of the US Open Cup where they’ll face the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL on June 1 at 7:30pm. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on May 18, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Tonight, we went up to Nippert Stadium with Cleve & Alyssa to take in FC Cincinnati’s fourth home match of the season. FC Cincinnati was playing host to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and they were having on Orange Out for tonight’s unveiling of FC|C’s new predominantly orange alternate third kit…
FC Cincinnati named some of the Bengal’s star players honorary captains for the match to further the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh sport rivalry…
This is one of my favorite parts of every match, where the teams come out of the tunnel and onto the pitch…
The Bailey unveiled their tifo for today’s match…
Elvis. “You ain’t nothing but a river dog.” Quality stuff.
Kickoff! Here we go…
The Bailey sat for the 16th minute in honor of the 16 Real Madrid fans who were murdered in Iraq by ISIS this week. The 16th minute of today’s match was also a moment of silence throughout the entire stadium…
Goosebumps.
GOOOOOOAL! CINCINNATI!
That Sprinkle donut was back again at halftime…
And the moment everyone was waiting for, tonight’s match attendance. It was announced before the match that over 20,000 tickets had been sold…
For the second time, FC Cincinnati set a new USL single game attendance record!
And at full-time, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 0!
Another great match in a truly amazing atmosphere! FC Cincinnati broke their own USL attendance record. They had more people at their match than all but one MLS match including the Columbus Crew, who they outdrew by over 7000 supporters. FC|C is averaging 17,462 in attendance through 4 games, and the Crew is averaging 16,383 through 4 games. And on top of all that, FC|C moved into a tie for second place in the USL’s Eastern Conference! There’s something pretty incredible happening right now in Cincinnati! And we’re thrilled to be right in the middle of it! 🙂 #23375
FC Cincinnati’s next home match is on Wednesday, May 18th versus Indy Eleven of NPSL in the US Open Cup. Kickoff is at 7pm. See you there!
Posted by Thadd F. on May 14, 2016
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