In what has been a difficult year filled with frustrating results, injuries and departures, the Black & Gold earned a 3-1 win over in-state rivals FC Cincinnati, the team’s first victory in the new Hell is Real Derby.
“I think what was good about it was we showed the type of football that we can play and a bit of the vision moving forward of what we want it to look like,” head coach Caleb Porter said of the win. “That first half was the best half of the year and I thought it was as close to the vision of how we want to play moving forward as we’ve had all season long.