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Philadelphia Union win in Cincinnati was also a first for teams from Pennsylvania

During their three seasons in the USL Eastern Conference, FC Cincinnati had plenty of chances to battle opponents from the Keystone State. The Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Harrisburg City Islanders/Penn FC and Bethlehem Steel took a combined 10 trips to face Cincy in Nippert Stadium between 2016 and 2018 and none of them ever returned home with three points.

That means that the Union’s 2-0 victory over FC Cincinnati last Saturday made them the first Pennsylvania team to gain a victory at Nippert Stadium.

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds made four combined trips to face FC Cincinnati, including twice in 2018, but the best they could do was draw twice at Nippert.