Evander scores goal, assists on 2 as FC Cincinnati defeats Monterrey in Leagues Cup
LEADING THE WAY. OKAY. IF YOU WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF EXERCISE AND ALSO CELEBRATE SOCCER HERE IN CINCINNATI, WE HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU, FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION AND PIG WORKS TEAMING UP NOW TO HOST A THREE MILE RUN OR WALK IN HONOR OF FC’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S BEEN THAT LONG. JOINING ME HERE ON THE COUCH TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT, JEFF BERDING FROM FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS DOUG OLBERDING, WHO IS WITH PIG WORKS. OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS TALK AROUND THE FLYING PIG MARATHON. GUYS, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GREAT TO BE HERE. FIRST, TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU GUYS DECIDE TO DO THIS, AND WHY DID YOU WANT TO TEAM UP FOR THE FCC? THREE. CELEBRATING TEN YEARS, BUT ALSO A THREE MILE RUN. SO OUR FOUNDATION IS VERY INVOLVED IN THE WEST END AND AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO LIFT UP THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE WEST END AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THERE’S A GOOD FUND FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH A THREE MILE RACE. NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO DO THE FIVE K, 3.2. THIS IS ONLY THREE MILES. YOU CAN DO THIS. AND THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS YEAR IS WE ARE STARTING AT NIPPERT STADIUM, WHERE FC CINCINNATI BEGAN OUR JOURNEY ON THE FIELD AT NIPPERT STADIUM AND THEN RUNNING OUT OF THE STADIUM AND ULTIMATELY DOWNHILL AND ENDING AT TQL STADIUM. SO BOOKENDED BY WHERE WE BEGAN AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY, TEN YEARS LATER, I LOVE I LOVE THAT, DOUG. I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME WE TALK THERE’S ANOTHER RACE BECAUSE NORMALLY IT’S AROUND THE FLYING PIG AND THERE ARE LIKE 100 RACES IN BETWEEN. SO HERE’S ANOTHER ONE. WHY DID YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THIS? WELL, THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY SPECIAL EVENT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SHARE THAT LOVE FOR CINCINNATI. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FLYING PIG MARATHON AND FC CINCINNATI HAVE REALLY SORT OF INGRAINED THEMSELVES INTO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE’RE YOU KNOW, I’M PROUD TO LEAD THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE I LOOK AT ALL THE GOOD THAT WE DO. AND WHEN WE CAN PARTNER WITH AN EVENT LIKE AN ORGANIZATION LIKE FC CINCINNATI, ESPECIALLY WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT WEEKEND, IT’S IT’S IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY COOL COMING DOWN RAVINE. YOU’RE GOING TO BE JUMPING OFF A CLIFF. SO I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE THAT RUNS A THREE MILE, THEY’RE GOING TO GET A PR ON THIS RACE. IT IS A DOWNHILL COURSE. EASY PEASY. YOU CAN DO THIS ONE. YOUR KNEES MIGHT HURT A LITTLE BIT. JEFF, I CAN’T. I TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT IT’S BEEN TEN YEARS ALREADY. I MEAN, YOU WERE REALLY SORT OF THE VISIONARY BEHIND THIS, BEHIND IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S BEEN TEN YEARS? AND AND THAT FC CINCINNATI AND SOCCER IS AS POPULAR AS IT IS NOW HERE IN OUR CITY. WELL, WHEN CARL LINDNER AND I LAUNCHED FC CINCINNATI THERE ON UC’S CAMPUS PRESS CONFERENCE WAS AUGUST THE 12TH OF 2015. I MEAN, WE DID HAVE BIG AMBITIONS. WE HAD MAJOR LEAGUE ASPIRATIONS TO BE CINCINNATI’S THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE FRANCHISE, BUT OBVIOUSLY WORLD CLASS STADIUM. OUR MLS TROPHY, THE SUPPORTERS SHIELD PLAYOFFS FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, COMPETING FOR OUR SECOND SUPPORTERS SHIELD, THE ENORMOUS SUPPORT, OUR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT COMING UNDERWAY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE WEST END, IT IS BEEN A REAL BLESSING ON WHAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE. WE HAVE GLOBAL RECOGNITION. I TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD NOW AND I’LL SEE PEOPLE WEARING FC CINCINNATI GEAR IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL AND QATAR. IT’S IT’S JUST PHENOMENAL. IT’S REALLY AMAZING. AND I’VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF GAMES. IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. EVEN IF YOU’RE SOMEBODY WHO’S STILL LEARNING SOCCER LIKE I AM. OKAY, TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS THREE MILE WALK OR RUN. WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON WITH THIS THING? IT’S NOT JUST THE RACE. SO WE’LL HAVE EVERYBODY. SO THIS ONE’S GOING TO BE IT’S A POINT TO POINT COURSE. SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE’LL HAVE BUSSES QUEUED UP ON CENTRAL PARKWAY IN FRONT OF FC STADIUM. YOU SIGN UP IF YOU’RE RUNNING IN THE RACE THERE’S A LINK THAT’S GOING TO OPEN UP. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A BUS TIME. THE BUSSES WILL TAKE YOU UP TO NIPPERT STADIUM, DROP YOU OFF AND OF COURSE YOU’RE GOING TO RUN BACK. SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE BUS, THEN YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO COORDINATE. I GOTCHA. SO IF ANYONE IF YOU REMEMBER THE THANKSGIVING DAY RACE, THE WAY THAT USED TO BE DONE, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DOING THIS TIME. SO BUSSES GOING UP, WE’LL HAVE FORMER PLAYERS. LEGENDS OF FC CINCINNATI AT THE START AND AT THE END, AND A PARTY ON THE CARL PLAZA WITH REFRESHMENTS AND THOSE PLAYERS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, PICTURES AND WHATNOT. NOW, NOW SEE NOW YOU SAID THE KEY WORD PARTY AT THE END. SO PARTY PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE THERE. GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH ME AGAIN. THE FLYING PIG AND FC CINCINNATI FRIENDLY OR THE FCC THREE IS AUGUST 9TH, 8:00 IN THE MORNING. THE RACE BEGINS, AS THEY WERE SAYING AT NIPPERT STADIUM, FINISHES AT TQL. AND TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO REGISTER, JUST GO TO THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, WLWT.COM. WE’LL HOOK YOU UP WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION. GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. HOPEFULLY YOU GET MAYBE THIS WEATHER FOR THE RACE NEXT WEEKEN
FC Cincinnati star Evander scored the first goal of the match and assisted on two more Thursday night as FC Cincinnati defeated Monterrey 3-2 in the phase one opener of the Leagues Cup.The MLS MVP contender continued his marvelous 2025 campaign in his first year in Cincinnati. Coming into Thursday’s match, Evander scored 15 goals and was named to the MLS All-Star team.Evander got the scoring started at TQL Stadium Thursday night with a goal in the 31st minute off an assist from Gerardo Valenzuela. While Monterrey was able to draw even in the 45thminute on a goal from Sergio Canales, FC Cincinnati jumped right back ahead shortly after the start of the second half.Luca Orellano was the one to put the Orange and Blue ahead for good with a goal in the 53rd minute and Pavel Bucha’s goal in the 90th minute solidified FCC’s lead at 3-1. Evander assisted on both goals.Monterrey drew closer as time ticked away late in the contest, connecting on a goal in the 94th minute, but it wasn’t enough to come away with a road victory.The Orange and Blue’s next match in the Leagues Cup, a tournament featuring 18 qualified MLS clubs and all 18 Liga MX clubs, will be on Aug. 3 against FC Juarez.After the first phase of matches, the top four ranked MLS clubs and the top four ranked Liga MX teams will advance to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.
CINCINNATI —FC Cincinnati star Evander scored the first goal of the match and assisted on two more Thursday night as FC Cincinnati defeated Monterrey 3-2 in the phase one opener of the Leagues Cup.
The MLS MVP contender continued his marvelous 2025 campaign in his first year in Cincinnati. Coming into Thursday’s match, Evander scored 15 goals and was named to the MLS All-Star team.
Evander got the scoring started at TQL Stadium Thursday night with a goal in the 31st minute off an assist from Gerardo Valenzuela.
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While Monterrey was able to draw even in the 45thminute on a goal from Sergio Canales, FC Cincinnati jumped right back ahead shortly after the start of the second half.
Luca Orellano was the one to put the Orange and Blue ahead for good with a goal in the 53rd minute and Pavel Bucha’s goal in the 90th minute solidified FCC’s lead at 3-1. Evander assisted on both goals.
Monterrey drew closer as time ticked away late in the contest, connecting on a goal in the 94th minute, but it wasn’t enough to come away with a road victory.
The Orange and Blue’s next match in the Leagues Cup, a tournament featuring 18 qualified MLS clubs and all 18 Liga MX clubs, will be on Aug. 3 against FC Juarez.
After the first phase of matches, the top four ranked MLS clubs and the top four ranked Liga MX teams will advance to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.
