Top 9 takeaways from FC Cincinnati playoff game

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Top 9 takeaways from FC Cincinnati playoff game

Laurel Pfahler | WCPO Contributor

9:18 PM, Oct 2, 2016

11:00 PM, Oct 2, 2016

Long after the final whistle sounded to end FC Cincinnati’s inaugural season, fans were still hanging around to show their support for a team that accomplished so much in such a short period of time.

In less than a year, FC Cincinnati built a roster from the ground up, won over the hearts of sports fans in a big-league sports market and rewarded their trust with a playoff-caliber performance on the pitch.

No one was ready for it to end – especially the way it did. The Charleston Battery came from behind to steal away a 2-1 win in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference quarterfinals Sunday in front of a USL playoff-record crowd of 30,187 fans.