On Sunday evening, FC Cincinnati 2 fell to New England Revolution II, 1-0, at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium. The match went into the final minutes of second half stoppage time scoreless before Revolution II scored with one of the last kicks of the game in the 90’+7 minute to take three points.
The FC Cincinnati Academy continued to see players make significant contributions to the FC Cincinnati 2 roster this season as Connor Dale was called up from the U16s to make his MLS NEXT Pro debut. Dale became the eighth academy player this season to make their MLS NEXT Pro debut.
First team forward Kristian Fletcher returned from injury and made his club debut against New England, playing his first competitive minutes in over a year. Fletcher played 45 minutes of action and was replaced by Chance Malilo at the start of the second half.
Cincinnati will host Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday, June 14 at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium at 6 p.m. ET. This will be the third meeting this season between the two sides with FCC 2 earning a 2-1 victory in the last meeting. Tickets for the match are available and can be claimed through the FC Cincinnati App. The match will also stream live on OneFootball platforms and on MLSNEXTPro.com.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati vs New England Revolution II
Date: June 7, 2026
Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season
Venue: Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium|Highland Heights, KY
Kickoff: 6:03 p.m. ET
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
CIN: 0-0-0
NE: 0-1-1
CIN – None
NE– Carlos Zambrano (Dahlin) 90+7’
LINEUPS
CIN: Connor Dale, Dilan Hurtado, Sami Lachekar (Camden Sphire 67’), Ayoub Lajhar, William Kuisel, Michael Sullivan (C), Leonardo Orejarena (Yair Ramos 67’) Kristian Fletcher (Chance Malilo 46’), Deiver Mosquera (Giovanni Marioni 83’), Charlie Holmes, Cheikhou Niang (Mathias Vazquez 72’)
Substitutes not used: David Paz, Nathan Gray, Noah Gassan, LJ Born
Head Coach: Sammy Castellanos
NE: Maxwell Weinstein, Gabe Dahlin (C), Jacob Shannon, Sheridan McNish (Cristiano Carlos 46’), Aarin Prajapati (Matthew Jean Baptiste 88’) Carlos Zambrano Zarzalejos, Myles Morgan, Judah Siqueira, Jared Smith, Jayden Da (Sharod George 75’), Makai Wells (Levi Katsell 64’)
Substitutes not used: Matthew Tibbetts, Logan Azar, Joshua Macedo
Head Coach: Pablo Moreira
STATS SUMMARY: CIN/NE
Shots: 7/19
Shots on Goal: 2/7
Saves: 5/2
Corner Kicks: 7/7
Fouls: 16/11
Offside: 2/3
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN- Dilan Hurtado (Red Card) 53’
CIN- Cheikhou Niang (Yellow Card) 56’
CIN- Ayoub Lajhar (Yellow Card) 69’
NE- Jaden Da (Yellow Card) 69’
NE- Cristiano Carlos (Yellow Card) 71’
CIN- Yair Ramos (Yellow Card) 81’
CIN- Ayoub Lajhar (Yellow Card, Red Card) 84’
CIN- Giovanni Marioni (Yellow Card) 85’
OFFICIALS
Referee: Deborah Da Silveira Madeira
Ast. Referees: Christian Little, Christopher Slain
Fourth Official: Alex Beehler
