May 17, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
FC Cincinnati 2 News Release
FC Cincinnati 2 head to Montclair, New Jersey this Sunday, May 19 to take on New York Red Bulls II at MSU Soccer Park. The two sides faced earlier this season, as Red Bulls II edged out the Orange and Blue by a score of 3-2 at Scudamore Field. FC Cincinnati 2 will look to level the season series with their fifth consecutive win, while Red Bulls II are eyeing their first home win of the year.
Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and can be streamed live on mlsnextpro.com.
FC CINCINNATI 2 at NEW YORK RED BULLS II – SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024 – 5 P.M. ET – MSU SOCCER PARK
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FC CINCINNATI 2 NOTES
A GREAT START – FC Cincinnati 2 improved to 5-3-1 following their 1-0 win over Columbus Crew 2 Sunday at Lower.com Field. The Orange and Blue are off to their best-ever start to a season, taking 16 points through nine matches.
FCC 2’s 1.78 points per match is fourth best in the Eastern Conference and tied for the seventh highest mark in MLS NEXT Pro entering Matchweek 10.
KEEP IT ROLLING – It is now four straight wins for the Orange and Blue following the team’s trip to Columbus. FC Cincinnati 2 and St. Louis CITY2 both carry a league-leading four-match win streak into Matchweek 10. The Orange and Blue have lost just once since April 10 and have won five of their last six.
DEFENSE STEPPING UP – Defense has fueled the recent run of form for the Orange and Blue. Over the last four matches, FC Cincinnati 2 have allowed just three goals and picked up their first clean sheet of the season against Crew 2.
Defender Brian Schaefer has anchored that defense, playing every minute of the young season and leading MLS NEXT Pro in clearances (38).
A NEW FACE IN CINCINNATI – The Orange and Blue signed Guilherme Santos to an MLS NEXT Pro contract Thursday afternoon, bringing the Brazilian forward to Cincinnati ahead of this Sunday’s match.
Santos arrives from Atlético Mineiro B after spending 2020-24 playing for a number of clubs throughout Brazil. Santos has scored six goals and tallied two assists in 34 total appearances in his time in Brazil.
SCOUTING NEW YORK BULLS II (4-2-3, 17 PTS., 3RD IN EASTERN CONFERENCE)
New York Red Bulls II enter Matchweek 10 following a 3-0 defeat to the hands of Orlando City B on May 8. After a strong start to the season which saw New York win their first four matches, Red Bulls II have dropped two of the last…
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