June 14, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
FC Cincinnati 2 News Release
FC Cincinnati 2 travel to High Point, North Carolina on Saturday, June 15 as they take on Carolina Core FC at Truist Point at 7:30 p.m. E.T. The Orange and Blue face The Core for the first time since the Carolina based side joined MLS NEXT Pro prior to the start of the 2024 season.
The Orange and Blue are back in the win column after a 2-0 result against Philadelphia Union II on June 6 while The Core are coming off a draw and shootout loss on the road against Orlando City B in Matchweek 13 play.
The match will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
FC CINCINNATI 2 at CAROLINA CORE FC – SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 – 7:30 P.M. ET – TRUIST POINT
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FC CINCINNATI 2 NOTES
BACK TO WINNING WAYS – FC Cincinnati 2’s win against Union II marked their seventh of the season, tied for the third most in MLS NEXT Pro. The Orange and Blue have been especially strong on the road where they have won four consecutive matches away from Scudamore Field.
The Orange and Blue have won six of their last seven matches.
OFF AND RUNNING – Kenji Mboma Dem scored his first goal for the Orange and Blue against Philadelphia and tallied his first professional brace in the same match. It took Mboma Dem just six minutes to score his first goal of the night and tallied his brace in just 19 minutes of play after coming on as a second half substitute.
Mboma Dem is the fourth FC Cincinnati 2 player to score two or more goals in a match this season.
TEAM OF THE MATCHWEEK – FC Cincinnati 2 were named MLS NEXT Pro’s Team of the Matchweek for Matchweek 13 Wednesday afternoon. The Orange and Blue have won six of their last seven matches and are the only MLSNP side to defeat Union II this season.
The Orange and Blue are up to third in the Eastern Conference standings on 22 points and sit four points off the top spot currently held by Philadelphia Union II.
COMING HOME – Following Saturday’s match against Carolina, FC Cincinnati 2 will return home to Scudamore Field for a three-match home stand beginning on June 23 against Huntsville City FC. It is a favorable stretch of matches as those three opponents have a combined 11-17-8 record.
The Orange and Blue are 3-2-1 at home this season.
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