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FC Cincinnati versus Atlanta FC 2.

IT’S FC CINCINNATI MATCH DAY THREE! FC Cincinnati was playing host to USL new boys Atlanta FC 2. We arrived at Nippert about 15 minutes into the start of FC|C’s match against AFC2 due to watching the running of the Kentucky Derby at Mac’s Pizza Pub…

But that’s okay, it had been raining all day anyway. But by the time we headed over to Nippert Stadium, the rain had just about stopped…

It was still 0-0 when we got to Nippert. So we really didn’t miss much of anything…

We had just reached our seats when FC Cincinnati opened the scoring…

2-0 FC CINCINNATI!

And FC|C restored their two-goal lead, 3-1…

At halftime, the score was 3-1 FC Cincinnati! That means it’s time for SPRINKLES!

Here we go…

FC Cincinnati added a fourth! 4-2!

And the match would end with victorious on the night with a massive 4-2 win!

What a great end to Cinco de Derby day! 😀⚽️❤️

UPDATE: With tonight’s win, FC Cincinnati leapfrogged Louisville City to sit all alone atop the USL Eastern Conference in first place. And ICYMI, Kenney Walker’s superb long-range effort midweek against Ottawa Fury finished number one on SportsCenter’s Top 10.

His goal also finished with the USL Goal of the Week honors for USL Week 7…

As if there was ever any doubt.

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by Thadd F. on May 5, 2018 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2018, Atlanta FC2, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, May, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, Uptown, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on May 5, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/05/05/fc-cincinnati-versus-atlanta-fc-2/

FC Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

IT’S FC CINCINNATI MATCH DAY TWO! FC|C was hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds…

The match ended in a 2-2 draw in front of a crowd of 24,505. It was a good game. Back and forth with FC|C coming back to tie the match twice. I took a bunch more photos at tonight’s match. Click to see all the photos I took at FC Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds. 😀⚽️❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 21, 2018 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2018, April, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, Uptown, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on April 21, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/04/21/fc-cincinnati-versus-pittsburgh-riverhounds-3/

FC Cincinnati versus Louisville City FC.

IT’S FC CINCINNATI MATCH DAY ONE! Today was the FC Cincinnati 2018 home opener!

FC|C was playing defending USL Champs and heated rivals, Louisville City FC…

Turns out one our favorite former FC|C players, Pat McMahon now plays for LCFC…

He’s fourth from the left with the beard. The Bailey’s Streamergate tifo…

It was pretty cold at tonight’s match. FC|C lost 1-0 on a goal scored in the 13th minute. Other than that, all you could really do was focus on how cold you were. We left around the 90th-minute mark. I took a bunch of photos at the match. Click here to see all the photos I took at FC Cincy Match Day ONE! 😀⚽️❄️❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 7, 2018 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2018, April, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Home Opener, Louisville City, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, Uptown, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on April 7, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/04/07/fc-cincinnati-versus-louisville-city-fc-3/

My last physical therapy.

Today was my final session physical therapy for my right hip…

The physical therapy has made such a huge difference. My hip feels so much better than it has in a really long time. And the best part is my hip doesn’t hurt anymore. I can’t wait to start the process all over again with my left hip. 😀🏥❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 4, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Uptown

Tagged 2018, April, Cincinnati, Ohio, Physical Therapy, Surgery, The Christ Hospital, Total Hip Replacement, Uptown

Posted by Thadd F. on April 4, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/04/04/my-last-physical-therapy/

Almost finished.

I thought today was my last physical therapy appointment. I was so excited to be finished with this round of physical therapy. But it turns out that I still have two more sessions until I’m finished next week. Usually, I can see downtown when I look out the window while I’m doing my therapy but today it was so foggy you wouldn’t even know that downtown was just down the hill…

I’ll get to admire this view just two more times and then I won’t get to see it again until the beginning of July. 😀🌁❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 28, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Uptown

Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Foggy, Look up in the sky, March, Mount Auburn, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Physical Therapy, Seen and noted, The Christ Hospital, Uptown

Posted by Thadd F. on March 28, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/03/28/almost-finished/

Habañero Burrito Monday!

On our way home from my physical therapy, we stopped in Clifton Gaslight District to pick up some delicious Habanero burritos because it was $5 Burrito Monday and we haven’t had $5 Burritos in a little while…

How adorable is this bottle opener they had at Habanero?

YUM! And for the first time, we both actually managed to finish our burritos. You can’t beat $5 Burrito Mondays. 😀🌯❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 26, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Uptown

Tagged 2018, Burrito Mondays, Cincinnati, Clifton Gaslight, Habañero, Home Sweet Home, March, Northside, Ohio, Uptown, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 26, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/03/26/habanero-burrito-monday-6/

Preseason FC Cincinnati soccer.

FC Cincinnati finally returned to Nippert Stadium this afternoon in preseason form. FC Cincy was playing host to the USL’s Sacramento Republic FC. Did I mention it was at Nippert Stadium? Last Saturday, FC|C played host to Nashville SC at University of Cincinnati’s Gettler Stadium. Gettler Stadium is the home for both the UC men’s and women’s soccer teams, as well as the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams. We had tickets to last week’s friendly but skipped it and adopted a dog instead. With today’s friendly being played in the friendly confines of beautiful Nippert Stadium, how could we stay away? FC Cincinnati soccer is back at Nippert! Let’s go!

In what has become a prematch tradition dating back to the beginning of last season, we stopped at Mac’s Pizza Pub in Clifton before the match to get some lunch and watch UC’s basketball game against Memphis in the semi-finals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. Mac’s was packed full of Bearcat fans cheering on their basketball team. I don’t really care for the Bearcats basketball program much at all but the atmosphere was pretty infectious, the food was just great as always and the draft beers were only $1 during the Bearcats basketball game…

Just look at that monster of a burger…

After the Bearcat’s punched their ticket to the championship game, we walked over to Nippert Stadium for FC|C preseason soccer…

We spent the first half standing in the sun behind The Bailey. It felt really nice when you were in the sun…

We spent the second half of the match watching from behind our season ticket seats. And it was pretty darn chilly when you weren’t in the sun. FC CINCINNATI GOAL!!!

Both Genifer and I missed FC Cincy’s goal. And there wasn’t any video so no replay…

Bummer. Did I mention it was pretty chilly when you weren’t in the sun?

And the match ended 2-1 to Sacramento…

It was really great to be back at Nippert watching some FC Cincinnati soccer again.The team looked pretty good. With FC|C signing 17 new players in the offseason and with only 9 returning players, I imagine there are still so kinks to be worked out trying to get the team to gel. We can’t wait for FC Cincinnati’s home opener on April 7th at 7pm against Lousiville City FC. Hopefully, it’ll be a little bit warmer in a few weeks. But I’m not going to hold my breath. 😀⚽️🔶🔷❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 10, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Odd & Ends, Sports, Uptown

Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, March, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Preseason, Sacramento Republic FC, Soccer, Uptown, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on March 10, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/03/10/preseason-fc-cincinnati-soccer/

Physical therapy.

I’ve been going to physical therapy for my hip twice a week at The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center…

It hasn’t been bad. Every session gets a little bit harder but in baby steps. I’ve heard people describe their physical therapy as physical torture. But mine seems to be really helping. I’ve already moved from two crutches to one crutch to a cane. And I can walk around the house unassisted without any additional support. I can take stairs one at a time again instead of having to put both feet on each and every stair. I can see progress being made. And it hasn’t been that bad at all. It’s a bit sore afterward. But the next day, it feels better than ever. I hope it stays that way. 😀🏥❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 1, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Uptown

Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, March, Mount Auburn, Ohio, Physical Therapy, The Christ Hospital, Total Hip Replacement, Uptown

Posted by Thadd F. on March 1, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/03/01/physical-therapy/

Clifton Gaslight District.

On the way home from workthis evening, I stopped in Clifton’s Gaslight District to pick us up some dinner. The Metro 17 bus stop in Clifton is right in front of Clifton’s beautiful Esquire Theatre…

Across the street from the Esquire Theatre is our very favorite Chinese restaurant, Clifton’s China Kitchen,,,

I picked us up a big bag of delicious Chinese food for dinner. Genifer got Szechuan Chicken, I got Kung Pao Chicken and we shared some of their delicious potstickers…

Next door to China Kitchen, I noticed these guys in the window of a jewelry store…

Clifton’s Gaslight District is just a really neat little area…

😀🍜❤️

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by Thadd F. on January 25, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Uptown

Tagged 2018, China Kitchen, Cincinnati, Clifton Gaslight, January, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on January 25, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/01/25/clifton-gaslight-district/

Habañero Burrito Monday!

I stopped in Clifton’s Gaslight District on the way home from work to pick us up a couple of $5 burritos from Habanero. Because it was $5 Burrito Monday! And we haven’t had Burrito Monday in a while…