Last league match for Cincinnati

July 18th, 2015

Charlie Hatch

WHO – Cincinnati Saints vs. Indiana Fire

WHAT – Cincinnati’s final NPSL competitive match this season

WHEN – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WHERE – Withrow High School’s Angus King Stadium

HOW – Tickets are available here! http://cincinnatisaints.ticketmob.com/event.cfm?id=95975&cart

It’s all about pride now.

The Cincinnati Saints finish their 2015 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) campaign Saturday night against the Indiana Fire at Withrow’s Angus King Stadium at 7 p.m.

After split results last weekend, the Saints have been eliminated from postseason play.

Here are a few things to watch for:

1 – Saturday will be Cincinnati’s first home game without center-back Tony Wigham, who has moved back to Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Wigham was a consistent starter in the back for the Saints, and said he loved his time playing for the club.

“It’s been great,” Wigham said after Minnesota United Res. match. “It’s been an honor to play for the Saints. There’s a great coaching staff, a great set of guys.

“I know we’re fairly new to the setup compared to some of the other teams and there’s a lot of room to grow.

But pleasure to play with them. Great for the fans coming down. It’s really, really great playing in front of people you know, people you don’t know, having a chat.

We get some great support and hopefully it’ll keep growing in support and we’ll keep growing from there.”

2 – When the Saints played two matches this past weekend in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the team only had 12 players make the trip. Now that they’re back at home, expect to see a full lineup. But along with Wigham, center-back Drew Midkiff is also out after a season-ending injury.

3 – Midfielder Phil Hagerty has been the team’s leading scorer, with six. In last Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Minnesota TwinStars, Hagerty had the first multi-goal match in his career.