Facing an early gut-check moment for the 2025 season against a struggling Toronto FC side, FC Cincinnati won a 2-0 decision over their Canadian visitors Saturday night at TQL Stadium. Kévin Denkey’s penalty kick in the 73 rd minute was a relief for the Orange and Blue after a night filled with dangerous opportunities and close misses.

For the entire time that FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC have been in the league, their match ups have been hard fought battles with little to separate the two squads. Though there is a belief that FCC has improved,

It was also a home match day for Charlotte FC. Their opponent? FC Cincinnati. And after a road loss the previous week to Inter Miami, the black and blue wanted a win to show which city could claim the title of the true Queen City.