In case you missed it, FC Cincinnati President & General Manager Jeff Berding sent out a thank you email after FC|C’s 4-0 home opener win over St. Louis…
It was such an amazing night! One of the best nights of FC Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium for sure. I love this team and how our city has embraced them. And how this team reciprocates that love back to the city. It’s something very special. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on April 18, 2017
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IT’S FC CINCINNATI MATCH DAY ONE! Today was the home opener of FC Cincinnati’s 2017 USL season…
FC Cincinnati started their season with three matches on the road. Out of those three matches, they picked up three points for a win but unfortunately picked up two losses. This evening FC|C looked to right the ship as they played host to first-place St. Louis FC. St. Louis had given up five goals in their first four matches of the season. On paper, it looked like a very tough matchup. But first things first, check out this sweet FC Cincy MG we saw on our way into Nippert…
Okay, onto Nippert…
The Bailey started to unfurl their tifo for today’s match…
We couldn’t quite make out what the bottom part said…
But the power stack was smoking and that was a really nice touch…
HERE WE GO…
In the 35th minute, Djiby Fall scored the first goal of the year at Nippert Stadium…
Two minutes of time added on…
Just seconds before halftime, Djiby netted his second in the 45th+2 minute…
And at halftime, it was 2-0 FC Cincinnati…
SPRINKLES!
And in the 47th minute, Djiby completed his hat-trick…
St. Louis FC’s coach was all bent out of shape and all riled up about something and had to be restrained by the fourth official…
FC Cincy’s coach, Alan Kock didn’t take kindly to whatever was said and had to be held back as well…
Djiby, the man of the hour…
He wasn’t done, as he netted his fourth! DJIBY! Have yourself a game, young man!
23, 144! Not only was today’s attendance a new USL home opener record, it was also the 10 largest North American soccer attendance of the weekend…
And it was over 10,000 more people than the Columbus Crew drew for their Saturday MLS match against Toronto FC up the road at Mapfre Stadium up in Columbus.
All eye were on the man in the middle for the full-time whistle…
AND THERE IT IS, FULL-TIME! 4-0 FC CINCINNATI!
WOW! Now that’s how you do a home opener. What an incredible match! Just a little bit of perspective… last season, Sean Okoli was only FC Cincy player with multiple goal games. He scored a brace (2), three times. Djiby Fall had 4 this evening! And he’s now reigning USL player of the week and the leading scorer in all of USL. FC Cincy’s next match is this Wednesday, April 19th as they welcome the Tampa Bay Rowdies to Nippert Stadium. See you there! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on April 15, 2017
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Our FC Cincinnati 2017 season tickets arrived in the mail today!
And they showed up with a new 2017 FC|C scarf! We’re so excited and can’t wait for the first home game on April 15th at Nippert Stadium! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on March 30, 2017
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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. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on March 25, 2017
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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. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on February 4, 2017
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This evening we went to watch FC Cincinnati take on Orlando City B at Nippert…
At halftime, it was still nil-nil…
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.
Posted by Thadd F. on September 17, 2016
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We had delusions of grandeur that we were going to get up this morning and make it to one of the many, many amazing brunch options in Northside. But we started puttering and then football came on, and we decided just to grill up some burgers instead…
Later, we watched FC Cincinnati pick up a very important three points in their match away to Wilmington Hammerheads. But apparently, Orlando City B came away with the 2-0 win…
It was a great day of football, all of our teams won (except for the Cowboys) and I’m leading in five of my six fantasy football leagues. Taken with Instagram. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on September 11, 2016
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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. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on September 5, 2016
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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. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 24, 2016
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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. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016
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