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FC Cincinnati Weekly Update: August 4, 2019

August 4, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release


CINCINNATI - FC Cincinnati are back on the road this weekend for their first-ever MLS match against in-state rival Columbus Crew SC. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised locally on WSTR Star64, streamed regionally on FloFC, out of market on ESPN+ and carried on the radio on WDJO, while an audio stream will be available on the TuneIn app and fccincinnati.com.

FC Cincinnati (5-17-2, 17 pts.) enter the week after falling 2-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening. Allan Cruz recorded his team-leading fourth goal of the season for the Orange and Blue, three of which have come within the first 10 minutes of a match.

Columbus Crew SC (7-14-4, 25 pts.) open MLS Week 23 after playing the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Gyasi Zardes tallied his eighth goal of the season to secure a point for Crew SC. The Black & Gold are unbeaten in their last four matches, posting a 2-0-2 record since July 17.

While Saturday's contest will mark the first MLS match between the two sides, the two teams have played once before. As a USL Championship club, FC Cincinnati drew their first MLS opponent in Columbus Crew SC for a fourth-round match in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Orange and Blue prevailed, 1-0, at Nippert Stadium in front of a crowd of 30,160.

Also this week, FC Cincinnati are set to formally introduce Head Coach Ron Jans in an introductory press conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Mercy Health Training Center. Jans will oversee his first FC Cincinnati training session on Tuesday, Aug. 6, and will coach his first FCC game on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Columbus.

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Ron Jans named FC Cincinnati Head Coach

FC Cincinnati General Manager Gerard Nijkamp announced the official hiring of Ron Jans as the club's new head coach on Sunday, Aug. 4 ... Jans is the third head coach in the club's brief MLS history and its fourth overall, including its United Soccer League seasons (2016-18) ... he has signed a managerial contract through Dec. 31, 2020

FCC Extends Contracts of Damet, Stern

FC Cincinnati assistant coaches Yoann Damet and Jack Stern have received contract extensions to remain with the club through Dec. 31, 2022 ... Damet became the youngest head coach in MLS history when he assumed the role of FCC's interim head coach on May 7 ... he amassed a 3-10-0 record in league play and a 4-11-0 mark overall including U.S. Open Cup play

Van Dinteren Joins FCC Coaching Staff

FC Cincinnati announced Ivar van Dinteren as an assistant coach Sunday, Aug. 4 ... Already familiar with the southwest Ohio area, Van Dinteren has previously both played (2010-11) for and managed (2011-12) the Dayton Dutch Lions of the then-USL Pro League ... Van Dinteren left Dayton to take on coaching roles with the PEC Zwolle Academy back in his native Netherlands

FC Cincinnati Adds Defender Gutman on Loan

FCC added Homegrown defender Andrew Gutman on loan from Scottish Premiership side Celtic FC through the end of the 2020 MLS season on Aug. 3 ... Gutman, 22, began his professional career earlier this year when he signed for perennial Scottish Premiership power Celtic Football Club on January 31 ... The Chicago Fire Academy product spent the first half of 2019 on loan with the USL Championship's Charlotte Independence before returning to Celtic for the Scottish side's preseason preparations ... The Hinsdale, Illinois, native scored three goals and added one assist in 14 appearances with the Independence before returning to Scotland

Cruz Notches Fourth Goal

Allan Cruz scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 2 ... the goal was Cruz's third scored within the first seven minutes of a match ... the Costa Rican tallied in the seventh minute against Montreal (May 11) and in the first minute against Chicago (July 13)

Mattocks Ties Career High in Assists

Darren Mattocks registered his third assist of the 2019 campaign against Vancouver on Allan Cruz's sixth-minute strike ... Mattocks is now tied with Emmanuel Ledesma and Kekuta Manneh for the team's lead in assists ... Mattocks' three assists ties his single-season best, which he twice recorded with Vancouver in 2014 and 2016

Bertone to Serve One-Match Suspension

Leonardo Bertone picked up his eighth yellow card of the season against Vancouver ... the midfielder is unavailable for selection in FC Cincinnati's match at Columbus on Aug. 10 because of yellow-card accumulation ... Saturday's match will be Bertone's second match missed because of yellow-card accumulation ... with an additional yellow card, FCC defender Kendall Waston will receive a one-match ban

FC Cincinnati returns to the field this Saturday, Aug. 10, when the team travels to Columbus for the first of two #HellIsReal rivalry games in three weekends. First kick from MAPFRE Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be televised live on WSTR 64, streamed on FloFC (in-region) and ESPN+ (out-of-region), carried on the radio on WDJO with an audio stream on TuneIn (WDJO) and fccincinnati.com.

FC Cincinnati's next home game will come on Saturday, August 17 when the club hosts New York City FC at Nippert Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The match will be televised locally on WSTR Star64, streamed regionally on FloFC, out of market on ESPN+ and carried on the radio on WDJO, while an audio stream will be available on the TuneIn app and fccincinnati.com. Tickets for the game are on sale to the general public at fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling 513-977-5425 (KICK). Pick-Six mini plans, individual-game tickets and group options are on sale for all remaining games.

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