MLS

FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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FC Cincinnati
  • 70': Kévin Denkey
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New York Red Bulls

    Kevin Denkey's goal in debut sends FC Cincinnati past Red Bulls

    Kevin Denkey scored in the 70th minute of his MLS debut, lifting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Peter Stroud (New York Red Bulls).
    • 5': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Omar Valencia (New York Red Bulls).
    • 5': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Omar Valencia (New York Red Bulls) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
    • 14': Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eric Choupo-Moting following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
    • 23': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Choupo-Moting.
    • 27': Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 29': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sean Nealis.
    • 29': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
    • 29': Omar Valencia (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Offside, FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Stroud with a cross.
    • 38': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
    • 38': Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
    • 43': Peter Stroud (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, New York Red Bulls 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, New York Red Bulls 0.
    • 50': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Stroud.
    • 52': Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
    • 53': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
    • 53': Omar Valencia (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Valencia.
    • 55': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
    • 56': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
    • 56': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel with a cross.
    • 59': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls).
    • 59': Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Edelman following a fast break.
    • 62': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
    • 64': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
    • 64': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Hack with a cross.
    • 67': Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati).
    • 68': Attempt saved. Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
    • 69': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Noah Eile.
    • 70': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, New York Red Bulls 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a through ball.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Evander.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Yuya Kubo.
    • 74': Foul by Noah Eile (New York Red Bulls).
    • 74': Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
    • 79': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Felipe Carballo replaces Peter Stroud.
    • 79': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Julian Hall replaces Alexander Hack.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Valencia.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Baird.
    • 83': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Daniel Edelman.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Corey Baird with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wiki Carmona replaces Daniel Edelman.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
    • 85': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Gilberto Flores.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Hall.
    • 88': Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati).
    • 88': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Valencia with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Wiki Carmona (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Carballo.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
    • 90'+1': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Noah Eile.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Baird with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Stefan Chirila replaces Pavel Bucha.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 1, New York Red Bulls 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 1, New York Red Bulls 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 3
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    15 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    418 Accurate Passes 349
    507 Passes 470
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    66 Long Balls 63
    25 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 15
    20 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 8
    36 Effective Clearances 32
    36 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 22,747

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Cincinnati 21 +6 42
    2 Nashville SC 21 +14 41
    3 Philadelphia Union 21 +14 40
    4 Columbus Crew 20 +7 37
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CIN FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    18 Roman Celentano (GK)
    12 Miles Robinson
    16 Teenage Hadebe
    3 Gilberto Flores
    29 Lukas Engel
    91 DeAndre Yedlin
    5 Obinna Nwobodo Yellow Card
    20 Pavel Bucha
    10 Evander
    7 Yuya Kubo
    9 Kévin Denkey
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Noah Adnan, Stefan Chirila, Stiven Jimenez, Tah Anunga, Evan Louro, Bret Halsey, Alvas Powell, Corey Baird.

    NY New York Red Bulls (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    31 Carlos Coronel (GK)
    15 Sean Nealis
    42 Alexander Hack Yellow Card
    3 Noah Eile
    75 Daniel Edelman
    8 Peter Stroud
    5 Omar Valencia
    17 Cameron Harper
    13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
    10 Emil Forsberg
    9 Lewis Morgan
    New York Red Bulls Substitutes:
    Tim Parker, Anthony Marcucci, Dylan Nealis, Wikelman Carmona, Raheem Edwards, Dennis Gjengaar, Felipe Carballo, Mohammed Sofo, Julian Hall.

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