MLS Toronto FC defender Sigurd Rosted If it’s any consolation for FC Cincinnati, it couldn’t be any colder, both literally and figuratively.
FC Cincinnati plays Toronto FC on Sunday night in its first game since losing 1-0 to Minnesota United last Saturday. The game became the coldest game in franchise history, with temperatures dropping into the 20s.
Metaphorically speaking, FC Cincinnati holds a 1-1-0 record but has yet to score until the 80th minute. Now they will look to gain more momentum early in the game.
Having an extra day between MLS regular season games this week could help address the offense’s slow start.
“I liked what we saw (this week),” coach Pat Noonan said. “It was more of a video review than normal to go over the details of certain aspects of our play that weren’t up to standard, so that when we get to the important games, we can perform better and have better results than we did last weekend.”
Cincinnati will also get a boost with Evander and Matt Miazga, who are expected to play in Sunday’s game. Noonan said it would be more important how far Evander was capable, but Miazga said he had enjoyed the best three days of training for some time.
FC Cincinnati will be looking for a first-half goal in an MLS regular season game, while Toronto FC will be looking for their first win.
Toronto (0-2-0, 0 points) is coming off a disappointing 3-0 loss at Vancouver last Saturday, but could get a shock with the recent signing of U.S. men’s national team forward Josh Sargent.
“Josh can do it all,” coach Robin Frazier said. “There are players who can hold on to the ball. There are players who can combine it. There are players who are purely goalscorers. There are players who are really good at defending. When you get a player who puts all of that together, it seems too good to be true.”
This will be Toronto’s third straight away game to start the MLS regular season.
Cincinnati is undefeated in its last eight games against Toronto.
–Field level media
