Happy North London Derby day! COME ON YOU GUNNERS! Beat those spuds.
Taken with Instagram. 🙂
UPDATE: The match ended in a 1-1 draw. 
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Happy North London Derby day!
Posted by Thadd F. on November 6, 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…
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.Â
Posted by Thadd F. on September 17, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus St. Louis FC.
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 versus Rochester Rhinos.
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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Columbus Crew versus New York City FC.
Today, we went up to Columbus to watch the Crew SC take New York City Football Club. We got these tickets back in April with the hope of getting to see NYCFC’s big trio of international superstars… David Villa, Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard. We made our way up to the Comfort Suites which is just a short walk away from the Crew’s MAPFRE Stadium. We waited for a break in the rain and made our way over to the Stadium. As soon as we got to MAPFRE, the match was delayed due to severe weather. But after about a forty-five minute delay, the match was about to kick-off…
Our seats for the match were great. It was a pretty incredible match that ended in a 3-3 draw. David Villa, Pirlo and Lampard all started and played the whole match! Lampard had NYCFC’s first goal, and David Villa netted a brace including a penalty in the 90+2′. And then Crew’s Ethan Finlay netted his second goal, an equalizer in the 90+5′! There were four goals scored in the final 10 minutes plus stoppage time! Like I said, it was a pretty incredible match. And we managed to get some pretty decent photos of the match including some great close-ups of some a lot of the players including NYCFC’s big three. After the match we got Pepperoni Rolls from The Pizza Joint. Those things alone are worth the drive to Columbus. YUM! And then Sunday morning we drove in the rain all the way back to Cincinnati. 🙂
Click to see all the photos we took at Crew SC versus New York City Football Club.
Posted by Thadd F. on August 13, 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. 🙂
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!!
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! 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on July 30, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus Louisville City FC.
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.
Posted by Thadd F. on July 23, 2016
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FC Cincinnati versus New York Red Bulls 2.
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!
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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