USL FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Travels to Toronto FC II Sunday

Published on April 21, 2016 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Cincinnati News Release


FC Cincinnati will trek to Toronto FC II for a Sunday match at 4:00 p.m.

The club looks to improve on its 2-2-0 record.

FCC is currently tied for sixth in the USL Eastern Conference standings with six points.

Also in sixth is Charlotte Independence and Bethlehem Steel FC.

TRENDS

FCC does not seem to be lacking in offense, scoring two goals apiece in three straight games.

Over four games, the club is even on goals scored and goals allowed at six apiece.

FCC favors the first half, outscoring the opponent 4-2 in the first period.

However, the team has doubled the opposition's shot out-put, 30-15, in the second half.

FCC has earned 27 corner kicks while limiting teams to 17.

LAST TIME OUT

FC Cincinnati played in front of a USL regular-season record crowd of 20,497, eclipsing its opening day tally of 14,658.

FCC trailed early on a hat trick by Chandler Hoffman but eventually narrowed the lead to one before falling 3-2 to Louisville City FC.

Austin Berry scored on a header in his second straight game, giving FCC the early 1-0 lead.

Pat McMahon also delivered with a header in stoppage time, scoring his first goal of the year.

Berry's goal pulled him even with Sean Okoli with the two sitting at the top of the team stats with four points apiece.

Okoli peppered Louisville City FC with four shots and is now tied with Jimmy McLaughlin with 10 shots apiece.

BERRY GOAL PICKS UP NOD

Berry's goal was named a USL Goal of the Week, making it the third straight week that FCC has represented on the USL highlight reel.

The defender's goal joins a pair of Okoli put-aways, recorded in weeks No. 2 and 3.

USL Goals of the Week can be seen on uslsoccer.com/goals-of-the-week.

ABOUT TORONTO FC II

Toronto FC II is undefeated with a 1-0-2 record after playing Pittsburgh to a 2-2 draw last week.

Nick Hagglund and Raheem Edwards, on loan from Toronto FC, scored both goals to give the club leads of 1-0 and then 2-1 before Pittsburgh would even the ledger.

The Young Reds are looking to climb up in the standings and are ninth with five points.

NEW TO THE UDF KIDS ZONE

Supporters are encouraged to arrive early and families are invited to enjoy the UDF Kids Zone on Sheakley Lawn which opens at 5:30 p.m.

Beginining Apr. 30, select FCC players will be on hand at home matches from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. to sign autographs in the UDF Kids Zone.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR NEXT AT NIPPERT STADIUM

Following the road contest in Toronto, the Orange and Blue will host Wilmington Hammerheads FC to close out the month of April.

MORE ON NIPPERT

Nippert Stadium recently won the 2016 Society of College and University Planning Excellence in Architecture award for Building Additions or Adaptive Reuse.

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