FC Cincinnati II — Crown Legacy: 1:2, MLS Next Pro
MLS Next Pro
FC Cincinnati IIL19 Aug · Away New York City II · 0:5W23 Aug · Away Carolina Core · 3:1L30 Aug · Home Bethlehem Steel · 2:3L5 Sep · Away Toronto II · 1:2D14 Sep · Away New York Red Bulls II · 1:1L20 Sep · Home Crown Legacy · 1:2
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Crown LegacyL20 Aug · Home Connecticut Fc · 0:2W24 Aug · Home Chattanooga · 3:1L31 Aug · Away Orlando City II · 2:3W4 Sep · Home Chicago FC United · 4:0D13 Sep · Home Carolina Core · 2:2W20 Sep · Away FC Cincinnati II · 2:1
In the MLS Next Pro game on 20 September 2026, Crown Legacy beat FC Cincinnati II 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 3:2, corners 2:7.
Match report
Crown Legacy beat Cincinnati II 2-1 in MLS Next Pro's Group Stage on Saturday at NKU Stadium. The visitors took all three points despite a spirited home performance that kept the score respectable until the final quarter-hour. To be fair, the hosts had their moments, but the away side's experience showed when it mattered most.
N. Gray gave Cincinnati II the lead in the fifty-seventh minute, a moment that shifted the momentum briefly. H. Mbongue equalised in the seventy-second, and by then the match had settled into a pattern the visitors understood. N. Richmond then struck in the seventy-ninth to put Crown Legacy ahead, and they closed the game out without panic.
We had tipped the away win at fifty-one percent confidence, and the result confirmed that assessment. The visitors held every card after Richmond's goal, making sure the scoreline reflected their superiority. And here's the thing — the hosts didn't fold, but they had nothing left to call on.
Crown Legacy dominated possession at sixty-nine percent and launched one hundred and thirty-nine attacks compared to the hosts' sixty-three. They registered two shots on target with fourteen percent accuracy, while Cincinnati managed three on target at thirty percent. The hosts had more corners and throw-ins, but the visitors controlled the tempo.
The result leaves Crown Legacy at the top of the table with fifty-five points from twenty-seven games, nineteen wins and eight defeats. Cincinnati II sit fifteenth with twenty points, seven wins and no draws in their campaign. The visitors extend their gap at the summit while the hosts continue to search for consistency.
HT⚽57' N. Gray — Goal⇄61' A. Subotic — Substitution⇄65' J. Neeley — Substitution🟨65' A. Johnson — Yellow card⇄69' D. Lester — Substitution⚽72' H. Mbongue — Goal⇄77' N. Gray — Substitution⚽79' N. Richmond — Goal⇄80' M. Smalls — Substitution⇄80' N. Richmond — Substitution⇄85' L. Orejarena — Substitution🟨90+1' M. Thomas — Yellow card🟨90+3' D. Longo — Yellow card
L19 Aug · Away New York City II · 0:5W23 Aug · Away Carolina Core · 3:1L30 Aug · Home Bethlehem Steel · 2:3L5 Sep · Away Toronto II · 1:2D14 Sep · Away New York Red Bulls II · 1:1L20 Sep · Home Crown Legacy · 1:2
L20 Aug · Home Connecticut Fc · 0:2W24 Aug · Home Chattanooga · 3:1L31 Aug · Away Orlando City II · 2:3W4 Sep · Home Chicago FC United · 4:0D13 Sep · Home Carolina Core · 2:2W20 Sep · Away FC Cincinnati II · 2:1
