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FC Cincinnati 2 Undone by Quick NYCFC II Start in Queens

July 2, 2022 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
FC Cincinnati 2 News Release


QUEENS, N.Y. - FC Cincinnati 2 lost to New York City FC II, 5-1, Saturday night at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University.

The Orange and Blue fall to 3-10-0 (9 points) in MLS NEXT Pro competition. NYCFC II move into second place in the Eastern Conference at 25 points (7-4-3).

The hosts scored four times in the game's opening 20 minutes to quickly put FCC 2 in a road deficit.

Andrew Akindele scored his third goal of the season, matched with Avionne Flanagan and Nick Markanich for the most on the team, in the 56th minute. Flanagan played a cross towards Akindele which the NYCFC II defense could not properly handle which allowed a tap-in finish for Akindele.

FCC 2 return home to face Chicago Fire FC II on Saturday, July 10. Kickoff from NKU Soccer Stadium in Highland Heights, Kentucky is set for 6 p.m.

FC CINCINNATI 2 GAME REPORT

FC Cincinnati 2 at New York City FC II

Date: July 2, 2022

Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season

Venue: Belson Stadium

Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET

Weather: 83 degrees, clear

SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-F

NYC: 4-1-5

CIN: 0-1-1

NYC - John Denis (Youssoufi) 3', John Denis 5', Piero Elias (Jimenez) 16', Jonathan Jimenez (Youssoufi) 18', Julian Gomez 71'

CIN - Andrew Akindele 56'

LINEUPS

CIN: Beckham Sunderland, Ashton Kamdem, David Garcia, Kai Thomas, Morgan Marshall, Bryan Sánchez, Musa Ramathan (Daniel Samways 46'), Daniel Martin, Avionne Flanagan, Daniel Martin (Nicque Daley 76'), Max Miller (Mario Penagos 88') Ousman Touray (Andrew Akindele 46')

Substitutes not used: Nico Campuzano

Head Coach: Tyrone Marshall

NYC: Alex Rando, Brian Flores (Kelvin Da Costa 89'), Nicholas Benalcazar, Kamram Acito (Klevis Haxhari 46'), Stephen Turnbull (Diego Rossi 80'), Piero Elias, Samuel Owusu, John Denis (Dren Dobruna 80'), Julian Gomez, Jonathan Jimenez (Andrew Maia 64'), El Mahdi Youssoufi

Substitutes not used: Alexander Yagudayev

Head Coach: Matt Pilkington

STATS SUMMARY: NYC/CIN

Shots: 28 / 6

Shots on Goal: 10 / 3

Saves: 2 / 5

Corner Kicks: 7 / 4

Fouls: 13 / 8

Offside: 0 / 0

Possession: 58.3 / 41.7

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

CIN - Max Miller (Yellow Card) 70'

CIN - Bryan Sánchez (Yellow Card) 78'

NYC - Klevis Haxhari (Yellow Card) 88'

OFFICIALS

Referee: Kenneth Rojas

Ast. Referees: Amilcar Sicaju, Joe Franks

Fourth Official: Ernie Constantine

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