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FC Cincinnati lost to Nashville and now has to win in Orlando on Nov. 19

The 5AM Covington teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you're following FC Cincinnati, the road to the playoffs now runs through Orlando. Nashville won 2-0 at TQL Stadium on , with Sam Surridge scoring in the 61st and 86th minutes. The loss dropped Cincinnati from seventh to ninth in the East, so it plays a winner-take-all Wild Card match at Orlando on Thu., Nov. 19.

Nashville beat FC Cincinnati 2-0 on Decision Day

  • Nashville SC2
    FC Cincinnati0
    FinalDecision Day, Nov. 7, at TQL Stadium

Sources: Cincinnati Magazine, WKRC

Nashville finished 23-3-8 with a record 77 points. Cincinnati finished 12-12-10, and Cinderella stories need goals: Evander has one in 11 matches and Kevin Denkey has none in six.

  • : at Orlando City, Thu., Nov. 19
  • Tiebreaker: both had 46 points; Orlando won 13 league games to 12
  • If Cincinnati wins: best-of-three first round against Nashville
  • Denkey plays for Togo on Nov. 14 and 17

Cincinnati matched Nashville on shots but trailed in expected goals

15Shots15
5Shots on target5
0.9Expected goals1.5

Source: Cincinnati Magazine

Sources: Cincinnati Magazine, WKRC

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