For many Columbus Crew SC fans, Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup match with FC Cincinnati is the first meeting in what is already be labeled a rivalry.
FCC, in just its second year of existence, faces Crew SC for the first time and a big crowd is expected a Nippert Stadium, including a large contingent of Columbus-based fans that will make the drive south towards Kentucky.
This budding young rivalry began through social media as the Cincinnati faithful are proud and boastful of large attendance figures — the club set the USL record with 24,376 tickets sold last September.