May 24, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release
The last time FC Cincinnati went to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, it felt like the first of many playoff games that would come as 2023 came to a close. Of course, that was not literally the case. The visit to BMO Field was a regular season matchup, one of 34, and it was still weeks away from decision day.
The result was not a do-or-die situation, but it certainly felt like the first game of the MLS season with more tangible stakes. FCC went into that game knowing a win would clinch the Supporters’ Shield, the club’s first MLS trophy. Other results could have ultimately done the job, but a win made it certain. A win that did eventually come as FCC were named champions that night and celebrated on the field, in the locker rooms, and everywhere else back to Cincinnati, where their fans waited for them.
On a smaller scale, potential history waits for FCC again as they trek north of the border to Toronto. Winners of their last six games, FC Cincinnati, would become just the fourth team since 2000 to win seven consecutive games. They would also inch closer to the milestone of achieving a perfect month of May. Dating back to last season, FCC is undefeated in May with a 10-0-1 record.
The last time FCC saw TFC this season was on opening night of the MLS season. With all the fanfare of the new year’s opening, Toronto spoiled the party by keeping a clean sheet and earning a nil-nil draw to open the 2024 season. Now, both clubs are in very different spots. FCC, with their aforementioned win streak, currently leads the league in points per game, and Toronto has had a resurgence after finishing 2023 at the bottom of the table.
“I think of a team that’s certainly improved, and have a better idea of each other,” FCC Head Coach Pat Noonan said of Toronto. “I think they’re in good form. They had a good week with advancing in the [Canadian] Cup and then the result against Montreal, so a good week for them… we’ll look at a little bit of the first matchup just because there’s some similarities, but typically we don’t go back that far. Having said that, I think there might be a couple things that we can take from that first matchup that might come into play this weekend.”
FC Cincinnati’s trip north coincides somewhat similarly with how FC Cincinnati ultimately ended up breaking away and winning the Supporters’ Shield in 2023. After a mixed opening to the season, FCC hit their stride in May and looks to be a team to…
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