FC Cincinnati 2 suffered a 2-0 defeat against New York City FC II Saturday night at Belson Stadium. The Orange and Blue have now split results against the Pigeons in two matches this year and will play for the season series against New York on August 19.
New York took a 1-0 first half lead through a Cincinnati own goal and made it 2-0 in the second half as Joseph Suchecki found the back of the net for the home side in the 67th minute. Suchecki’s goal would close the scoring on the evening.
The Orange and Blue next return to MLS NEXT Pro play on Sunday, June 7 against New England Revolution II at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium. The match kicks off at 6 p.m. ET with tickets available through the FC Cincinnati App. The match will also stream live on OneFootball platforms and on MLSNEXTPro.com.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati 2 at New York City FC II
Date: May 23, 2026
Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season
Venue: Belson Stadium | Queens, New York
Kickoff: 7:03 p.m. ET
Weather: 52 degrees, rain
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
NYC: 1-1-2
CIN: 0-0-0
NYC – Cheikhou Niang (OG) 14’, Joseph Suchecki 67’
CIN – None
LINEUPS
NYC: Mac Learned, Drew Kerr, Kieran Smith, Joao Loiola, Adonis Campos, Cooper Flax, Joseph Suchecki (C), Elhadji Samb (Lucas De Pinho 89’), David Duque (Gil De Souza 64’), Henrik Hvatum (Juan Ponce 64’), Sebastiano Musu (Dylan Randazzo 90’)
Substitutes not used: Brennan Klein, Dylan McDermott, Eoin Martin, Caleb Danquah
Head Coach: Matt Pilkington
CIN: Fabian Mrozek, Will Kuisel, Sami Lachekar, Félix Samson, Charlie Holmes (Gio Marioni 84’), Michael Sullivan (C), Camden Sphire (Yair Ramos 84’), Deiver Mosquera (Dilan Hurtado 59’), Stefan Chirila, Jack Mize (Nathan Gray 59’), Cheikhou Niang (Mathias Vazquez 67’)
Substitutes not used: Slade Hall
Head Coach: Sammy Castellanos
STATS SUMMARY: NYC/CIN
Shots: 9/8
Shots on Goal: 2/4
Saves: 4/1
Corner Kicks: 3/3
Fouls: 22/18
Offside: 1/3
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN: Michael Sullivan (Yellow Card) 13’
NYC: David Duque (Yellow Card) 35’
CIN: Cheikhou Niang (Yellow Card) 41’
NYC: Drew Kerr (Yellow Card) 78’
CIN: Sami Lachekar (Yellow Card) 80’
NYC: Lucas De Pinho (Yellow Card) 90’+1
CIN: Gio Marioni (Yellow Card) 90’+3
OFFICIALS
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Ast. Referees: Justen Lopez, Domenico Giardina
Fourth Official: Walterson Torchon
