CINCINNATI, OH - Late goals secure win for FC Cincinnati in MLS season opener. FC Cincinnati lost 2025 MVP finalist Evander to an early injury, forcing Homegrown player Gerardo "Dado" Valenzuela into the match. Valenzuela had three key passes in 76 minutes. After the match, Nick Hagglund remarked about their MVP finalist's early exit. "Obviously Evander's a big part of what we're doing. We weren't really sure what the extent [of the injury] was until he [Evander] got subbed,