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FC Cincinnati Eastern Conference Semifinal Ticket Information

October 22, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Cincinnati News Release


CINCINNATI - After advancing through the first round of the USL Cup Playoffs, FC Cincinnati will now host New York Red Bulls II in the Eastern Conference Semifinal on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. at Nippert Stadium.

Tickets for FC Cincinnati's Eastern Conference Semifinal will start at $10 and will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. TOMORROW, Tuesday, Oct. 23. They will be available at fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling 513-977-5425 (KICK).

Season Ticket Members are in the midst of an exclusive window to reserve their season seats, which lasts until 9 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 23. Season Ticket Member seats not reserved by that time will be dropped for the game and will be opened up for sale to the general public an hour later. STMs can also add additional seats to their account during this window.

Additionally, Season Ticket Members who opted into to an automatic purchase for the next round of the playoffs have until 5 p.m. TODAY, Monday, Oct. 22, to opt out. Season Ticket Members who remain opted in will see their credit cards on file charged and the purchase processed on Tuesday morning.

Cincinnati and New York met twice during the 2018 regular season with FCC coming out on top both times by identical 2-1 score lines. On June 2 - the start of the team's record 23-game regular-season undefeated streak - FC Cincinnati came back after going down 1-0 to score twice and take the 2-1 win on the road at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Later on July 21, Forrest Lasso and Paddy Barrett's headed goals in the first half lifted FCC over the Red Bulls and onward to the 2-1 win at Nippert Stadium.

FCC advanced to Saturday's semifinal round after a thrilling game on Saturday night. After a scoreless game through 90 minutes, Cincinnati and Nashville SC played a 30-minute extra-time session.

Corben Bone staked the Orange and Blue to a 1-0 lead in the 95th minute, and FCC seemingly had the game in hand until Nashville defender Bradley Bourgeois saw his shot in a scramble deflected up and over an outstretched Spencer Richey to level the score at 1-1 in the 115th minute.

Still tied at 1-1 after extra time, the teams advanced to penalty kicks. Both teams made their first five attempts and they moved to sudden-death rounds. Nashville, shooting first, saw their sixth shooter - defender Justin Davis - sky his attempt over Richey's crossbar. Kenney Walker then stepped up and converted his attempt, going opposite of Nashville goalkeeper Matt Pickens, to send FC Cincinnati through to the semifinal round.

This marks the first time FC Cincinnati has advanced to the second round of the USL Cup Playoffs, having suffered first-round losses in each of its first two seasons.

The top overall seed in the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs, FC Cincinnati has earned the right to host every round it plays at home at Nippert Stadium, up to and including the USL Cup Championship. Should FCC continue to advance, all games will be played at Nippert Stadium:

Eastern Conference Semifinal: Saturday, Oct. 27 | 4 p.m.

Eastern Conference Championship: Friday, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m.

USL Cup: Thursday, Nov. 8 | 8 p.m. | ESPN2

For up-to-the-minute information about FC Cincinnati, visit the team's official website at fccincinnati.com, or follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @FCCincinnati. For more information about FC Cincinnati tickets, call 513-977-KICK (5425) or visit fccincinnati.com/tickets.

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