CINCINNATI – Upstart USL club FC Cincinnati earned a storybook ending in front of a record number of fans Wednesday night, defeating Columbus Crew SC in the first-ever matchup between the two clubs.
Despite Columbus starting a nearly full-strength lineup, Cincinnati’s deep back line stifled Columbus for the full 90 minutes and a towering header by forward Djiby Fall in the 64th minute proved the winner in the 1-0 affair.
A massive crowd of 30,160 watched the match at Nippert Stadium, a new record for a non-final Open Cup match.
Box Score
64' – CIN - Djiby Fall (Justin Hoyte) Watch
Lineups
FC CINCINNATI (3-5-2, right to left): #1 Mitch Hildebrant -- #4 Harrison Delbridge, #8 Paul Nicholson, #22 Austin Berry -- #2 Matt Bahner, #5 Aodhan Quinn, #23 Andrew Wiedeman, #6 Kenney Walker, #3 Tyler Polak -- #9 Djiby Fall, #11 Danni Konig
SUBS: Jaye, Cumming, Dominguez, Hoyte, McLaughlin, McMahon, Stevenson
COLUMBUS CREW SC (4-2-3-1, right to left): #41 Brad Stuver -- #16 Hector Jimenez, #21 Alex Crognale, #24 Nicolai Naess, #14 Waylon Francis -- #20 Wil Trapp, #7 Artur -- #13 Ethan Finlay, #10 Federico Higuain, #9 Justin Meram -- #12 Adam Jahn
SUBS: Steffen, Williams, Abubakar, Abu, Martinez, Duka, Hansen
