{"id":325428,"date":"2026-08-20T00:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325428\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:22:08","slug":"recap-fc-cincinnati-2-drop-road-match-against-new-york-city-fc-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325428\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAP | FC Cincinnati 2 drop road match against New York City FC II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FC Cincinnati 2 suffered defeat to New York City FC II, 5-0, Wednesday evening at Icahn Stadium on Randall\u2019s Island in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>The Pigeons scored three first half goals as Luka Sunjic, Jonathan Lopez, and Camilo Ponce found the back of the net in the opening 45 minutes. New York would add two second half goals through Maximo Carrizo, who tallied a brace in the contest.  <\/p>\n<p>FC Cincinnati Academy goalkeeper David Paz made his MLS NEXT Pro debut Wednesday night. Paz\u2019s inclusion in the starting eleven makes him the 12th active academy player to make a pro league debut and marks the most academy players to see their first MLS NEXT Pro minutes since the club\u2019s first season in the league (17; 2022).<\/p>\n<p>The Orange and Blue return to action on Saturday, August 22 against Carolina Core FC at Truist Point Stadium in High Point, North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET. The match will air live on <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.onefootball.com\/en\/live-matches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OneFootball<\/a> platforms and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlsnextpro.com\/video\/live-streams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLSNEXTPro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FC CINCINNATI 2 GAME REPORT<br \/>FC Cincinnati 2 at New York City FC II<br \/>Date: August 19, 2026<br \/>Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season<br \/>Venue: Icahn Stadium | Manhattan, New York<br \/>Kickoff: 5:05 p.m. ET<br \/>Weather: 87 degrees, clear<\/p>\n<p>SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT\u00a0<br \/>NYC: 3-2-5<br \/>CIN: 0-0-0<\/p>\n<p>NYC \u2013 Luka Sunjic (Camilo Ponce) 4\u2019, Jonathan Lopez (Peter Molinari) 19\u2019, Camilo Ponce 28\u2019, Maximo Carrizo (Drew Kerr 77\u2019), Maximo Carrizo (Molinari) 90\u2019+3<br \/>CIN \u2013 None<\/p>\n<p>LINEUPS\u00a0<br \/>NYC: Mac Learned, Jonathan Lopez, Joao Loiola, Joseph Suchecki (C), Adonis Campos, Cooper Flax (David Duque 90\u2019), Peter Molinari, Elhadji Samb (Drew Kerr 69\u2019), Luka Sunjic (Jacob Arroyave 81\u2019), Maximo Carrizo, Camilo Ponce (Niccolo Vafiades 81\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes not used: Dylan McDermott, James Bilden, Eoin Martin, Caleb Danquah, Won Kang<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>Head Coach: Matthew Pilkington<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>CIN: David Paz, Ayoub Lajhar, LJ Born (Sami Lachekar 81\u2019), F\u00e9lix Samson, Charlie Holmes, Camden Sphire, Yair Ramos (Leo Orejarena 46\u2019), Deiver Mosquera (Nathan Gray 71\u2019), Stefan Chirila, Ademar Ch\u00e1vez (Jack Mize 63\u2019), Cheikhou Niang (Mathias Vazquez 63\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes not used: Ben Saunders, Gio Marioni<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach: Sammy Castellanos<\/p>\n<p>STATS SUMMARY: NYC\/CIN<br \/>Shots: 16 \/ 18<br \/>Shots on Goal: 9 \/ 7<br \/>Saves: 7 \/ 4<br \/>Corner Kicks: 4 \/ 6<br \/>Fouls: 11 \/ 9<br \/>Offside: 1 \/ 2<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>MISCONDUCT SUMMARY<br \/>CIN: Yair Ramos (Yellow Card) 25\u2019<br \/>NYC: Camilo Ponce (Yellow Card) 36\u2019<br \/>CIN: Sami Lachekar (Yellow Card) 89\u2019<\/p>\n<p>OFFICIALS\u202f<br \/>Referee: Nicholas Strednak<br \/>Ast. 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