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

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  • 12': Kévin Denkey

Denkey stunner gives Cincinnati win over Red Bulls

Kévin Denkey scored from long distance early in the first half and Evan Louro made it stand up for his first clean sheet as FC Cincinnati defeated the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls).
  • 4': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 12': Goal! New York Red Bulls 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brenner following a fast break.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ender Echenique.
  • 17': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Ender Echenique is caught offside.
  • 22': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Ender Echenique.
  • 26': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 27': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Evan Louro.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Berggren with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Marcelo Morales (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 32': Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
  • 32': Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Choupo-Moting.
  • 36': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
  • 37': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Brenner is caught offside.
  • 39': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati).
  • 41': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Evan Louro.
  • 42': Foul by Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls).
  • 42': Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati).
  • 45'+4': Marcelo Morales (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gustav Berggren.
  • 49': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Morales with a cross.
  • 52': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Gustav Berggren (New York Red Bulls).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
  • 55': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
  • 57': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Mohammed Sofo is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Serge Ngoma replaces Mohammed Sofo.
  • 57': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Julian Hall replaces Dennis Gjengaar.
  • 58': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls).
  • 58': Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).
  • 62': Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brenner following a fast break.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Brenner.
  • 67': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Kyle Duncan replaces Dylan Nealis.
  • 67': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wiki Carmona replaces Gustav Berggren.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Hall.
  • 69': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.
  • 70': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls).
  • 71': Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).
  • 71': Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Serge Ngoma (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 73': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Evan Louro.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
  • 77': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Morales (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Donkor with a headed pass.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Evan Louro (FC Cincinnati).
  • 79': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).
  • 81': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Raheem Edwards replaces Marcelo Morales.
  • 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Ender Echenique because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara replaces Kévin Denkey.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 83': Wiki Carmona (New York Red Bulls) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
  • 83': Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati).
  • 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Evander.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Luca Orellano because of an injury.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 89': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+2': Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Serge Ngoma (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls).
  • 90'+3': Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Alexander Hack (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kei Kamara is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 0': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 0, FC Cincinnati 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 12
2 Saves 0
35.1 Possession 64.9
7 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
282 Accurate Passes 555
363 Passes 638
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
5 Crosses 37
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 35
19 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 13
48 Effective Clearances 9
48 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 25,017

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 1 +3 3
2 FC Cincinnati 1 +2 3
3 Red Bull New York 1 +1 3
4 D.C. United 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
31 Carlos Coronel (GK)
42 Alexander Hack Yellow Card
26 Tim Parker Yellow Card
14 Marcelo Morales
12 Dylan Nealis
48 Ronald Donkor Yellow Card
4 Gustaf Beggren
37 Mohammed Sofo
22 Dennis Gjengaar
10 Emil Forsberg
13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

CIN FC Cincinnati (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
13 Evan Louro (GK)
16 Teenage Hadebe
12 Miles Robinson
29 Lukas Engel
2 Alvas Powell
11 Samuel Gidi
20 Pavel Bucha
10 Evander
66 Ender Echenique
9 Kévin Denkey
8 Brenner

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