FC Cincinnati seems poised to bounce back from its MLS Cup playoff ouster in a productive manner via a possible player acquisition.

Kevin Denkey (23) missed Cercle Brugge’s defeat to Anderlecht on Sunday. Pre-match, the Belgian club confirmed that the Togolese striker was absent as he was in talks to complete a

The loss to Montreal was one of the standings machinations that saw NYCFC cede the No. 5 seed in the MLS Cup playoffs to Charlotte FC. Now, NYCFC has a game against a Cincinnati organization it is 1-5-2 against since Noonan became head coach of FCC.

New York City FC will now go on to face another New York City team, the New York Red Bulls. Earlier this week, Ohio's other MLS team, the Columbus Crew, was eliminated from the cup by the New York Red Bulls. The Columbus Crew were the defending MLS Cup champions.

Welcome to Cincinnati.com's live coverage of the MLS Cup playoffs Eastern Conference first-round series between No. 3-seed FC Cincinnati (1-1-0) and No. 6-seed New York City FC (1-1-0). Today's match at TQL Stadium (4 p.