FC Cincinnati hopes to get momentum going into two-month hiatus
FC Cincinnati hosts Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. May 23 at TQL Stadium in the final match before the World Cup break.
After this weekend, Major League Soccer will take two months off from competition so its players can focus on the FIFA World Cup. FC Cincinnati (4-5-5, 17 points) hosts Orlando City (4-8-2, 14 points) 7:30 p. m.
May 23 at TQL Stadium. FCC’s next MLS match comes July 22 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cincinnati is tied for eighth in the Eastern Conference with DC United, but only two points out of fifth place.
They are three points ahead of Orlando and Toronto, who are tied for 10th. So a loss could drop them out of playoff position heading into the break. The break will give Cincinnati a chance to recover from an injury-filled first half of the season.
“Health is important. We haven't been afforded consistency in that,” said head coach Pat Noonan. “Some of it unfortunate, some of it we have to look at and say when anytime you have muscle issues, if there (are) trends to that, then it's things that we can control in a better way.
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