Jamie Smed

  • Venezuela

    Gallery: 3 first-half Venezuela strikes spell disaster for USMNT

    CINCINNATI — If Gregg Berhalter’s USMNT squad was hoping for a confidence boost heading into the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, it’ll have to look elsewhere for inspiration beyond the tape of Sunday’s 3-0 shellacking by Venezuela at Nippert Stadium. A brace from Jose Salomon Rondon and another from Jefferson...
  • looms

    Gallery: USWNT tops Mexico in friendly as World Cup looms

    HARRISON, N.J. — As the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France looms ever-so close to its start, the U.S. women’s national team squeezed in one final dress rehearsal May 26 at Red Bull Arena against Mexico. Strikes from Tobin Heath, Mallory Pugh and Christen Press carried the hosts to...
  • New Zealand

    Gallery: USA trounces New Zealand in World Cup tune-up

    ST. LOUIS — The U.S. women’s national team rolled New Zealand 5-0 last Thursday at Busch Stadium in one of the last friendlies for both teams before heading to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Tobin Heath, Rose Lavelle, Carli Lloyd (2) and Sam Mewis all tallied...
  • truce

    Gallery: FC Cincinnati, Sporting KC play to truce

    CINCINNATI — Just a few days after Sporting KC suffered a 5-0 trouncing in Concacaf Champions League play at Monterrey, Peter Vermes’ side was tasked with heading to Nippert Stadium to take on expansion FC Cincinnati. An early Darren Mattocks penalty conversion by the hosts was canceled out by...
  • dreadful conditions

    Gallery: Union storm FC Cincinnati in dreadful conditions

    CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Union outplayed and ultimately topped FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday in downright dreadful conditions. A clean sheet from Andre Blake and two strikes early in the second half, the first by Marco Fabian and the second by David Accam, who also assisted...
  • historic night - Jeff Berding

    Gallery: FC Cincy’s historic night at Nippert culminates with 1st-ever MLS win

    CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati toppled the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday to record its first-ever MLS win in its inaugural MLS home match at Nippert Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 32,250. Kendall Waston, Allan Cruz and Mathieu Deplagne tallied for the hosts, while Spencer Richey delivered...