RECAP | FC Cincinnati 2 fall to Chattanooga FC, 3-1

FC Cincinnati 2 fell to visiting Chattanooga FC, 3-1, Sunday night at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium. With the loss, Cincinnati’s three-game home winning streak was snapped.

Chattanooga scored early, with forward Alex Krehl opening the scoring in the 5th minute. Before the end of the first half, Chattanooga would score two more times, with forward Damien Barker John scoring in the 20th minute and Tate Robertson adding a third in the 42nd.

Cincinnati would strike back in the 64th minute, as defender Félix Samson pounced on a loose ball in the Chattanooga box to net his first career MLS NEXT Pro goal.  

Cincinnati will travel to face New York City FC II on Saturday, May 23 at Belson Stadium at 7 p.m. in the second meeting of the season between the sides. The match will stream live on OneFootball platforms and on MLSNEXTPro.com.

FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati vs Chattanooga FC
Date: May 17, 2026
Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season
Venue: Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium | Highland Heights, KY
Kickoff: 7:03 p.m. ET
Weather: 83 degrees, clear

SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
CIN: 0-1-1
CFC: 3-0-3

CIN – Felix Samson (Vazquez) 64’

CFC– Alexander Krehl (Louis Jean) 5’, Damien Barker John (Louis Jean) 20’, Tate Robertson 42’ 

LINEUPS
CIN: Bryan Dowd, Charlie Holmes, Sami Lachekar (Camden Sphire 46’), Félix Samson, Will Kuisel (Deiver Mosquera 78’), Michael Sullivan (C), Leo Orejarena, Stefan Chirila (Jack Mize 46’), Ademar Chávez, Dilan Hurtado (Gavin DeHart 90+1’), Mathias Vazquez (Cheikhou Niang 69’)

Substitutes not used: Giovani Marioni, Nathan Gray, Yair Ramos, David Paz 

Head Coach: Sammy Castellanos

CFC: Eldin Jakupovic, Tate Robertson, Mattias Hanchard (Nathan Koehler 88’), Farid Sar-Sar Cairo (C) Antony Sorenson, Steeve Louis Jean, Luke Husakiwsky (Yves Tcheuyap 60’), Daniel Mangarov (Anthony Garcia 85’), Damien Barker John, Alexander Krehl (Francis Amoateng 75’), Yuval Cohen (Keegan Ancelin 60’)

Substitutes not used: Darwin Ortiz Lopez, Ashton Gordon, Junior Flores, Griffin Huff

Head Coach: Richard Dixon

STATS SUMMARY: CIN/CFC
Shots: 11/15
Shots on Goal: 3/6
Saves: 3/2
Corner Kicks: 4/2
Fouls: 9/11
Offside: 4/2

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN: Will Kuisel (Yellow Card) 25’
CFC: Luke Husakiwsky (Yellow Card) 44’
CIN: Ademar Chávez (Yellow Card) 45’
CFC: Alexander Krehl (Yellow Card) 70’
CFC: Antony Sorenson (Yellow Card) 90+4’ 

OFFICIALS
Referee: Ryan Farrell
Ast. Referees: Race Williams, Adam Saleh
Fourth Official: Kevin Kernen