New York City FC vs Red Bull New York, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

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New York City FC

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Red Bull New York

57': Julian Hall

Teenager Julian Hall scores lone goal in Red Bulls' victory over NYCFC

Julian Hall scored early in the second half and keeper Ethan Horvath was never tested for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
6': Foul by Adri Mehmeti (New York Red Bulls).
6': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Adri Mehmeti (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Delay in match because of an injury Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Julián Bazán (New York Red Bulls).
14': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dylan Nealis.
16': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.
18': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ethan Horvath (New York Red Bulls). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
18': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
19': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
21': Adri Mehmeti (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
22': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
22': Foul by Cade Cowell (New York Red Bulls).
22': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Cade Cowell (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls).
27': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls).
29': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Nico Cavallo (New York City FC).
30': Nico Cavallo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt missed. Matthew Dos Santos (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
34': Adri Mehmeti (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
35': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
36': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
36': Nico Cavallo (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
38': Foul by Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls).
38': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls).
39': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Foul by Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
40': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
41': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
42': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
43': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
44': Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Luighi (New York City FC).
45': Attempt blocked. Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
45'+3': Foul by Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls).
45'+3': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 0.
45': Second Half ends, New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 0.
47': Attempt missed. Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cade Cowell following a fast break.
50': Cade Cowell (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
51': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ethan Horvath (New York Red Bulls). Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
52': Attempt missed. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau following a fast break.
54': Foul by Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls).
54': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
55': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Goal! New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 1. Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
58': Attempt blocked. Ronald Donkor (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adri Mehmeti.
60': Attempt blocked. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Sands.
61': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Harper.
61': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by James Sands.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
62': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Devin Padelford replaces Matthew Dos Santos.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Hannes Wolf.
62': Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Luighi.
63': Foul by Devin Padelford (New York Red Bulls).
63': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Sofo.
66': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
66': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Devin Padelford (New York Red Bulls).
67': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
75': Foul by Dylan Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
75': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Agustín Ojeda.
76': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Cavallo with a through ball.
76': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
77': Attempt missed. Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
78': Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
78': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Cade Cowell is caught offside.
80': Foul by Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls).
80': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt saved. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (New York Red Bulls). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross.
81': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
83': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
84': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Jorge Ruvalcaba replaces Cade Cowell.
84': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Julian Hall.
84': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. David Ruíz replaces Adri Mehmeti.
85': Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
85': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
87': Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ruíz.
89': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Eric Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
90': Foul by Jorge Ruvalcaba (New York Red Bulls).
90': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Mohammed Sofo (New York Red Bulls).
90': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls).
90'+1': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (New York Red Bulls).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Eric Choupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
90'+3': Julián Bazán (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
0': Match ends, New York City FC 0, New York Red Bulls 1.

Statistics

RBNY		NYC
19	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	0
37.1	Possession	62.9
10	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
226	Accurate Passes	432
298	Passes	510
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	63
18	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
5	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	5
26	Effective Clearances	19
26	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA

MLS Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nashville SC	26	+32	57
2	New England Revolution	26	+12	46
3	Inter Miami CF	26	+15	46
4	Charlotte FC	26	+10	43

Full Standings

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matt Freese (GK)
6	James Sands
13	Thiago Martins
2	Nico Cavallo
24	Tayvon Gray
7	Nicolás Fernández
8	Andrés Perea
21	Aiden O'Neill
20	Luighi Hanri
17	Hannes Wolf
26	Agustin Ojeda

New York City FC Substitutes:

Mitja Ilenic, Tomas Romero, Max Murray, Jonathan Shore, Kevin O'Toole, Bénie Traoré, Raul Gustavo, Alonso Martínez, Malachi Jones.

Red Bull New York (4-3-3)

No.	Name
34	Ethan Horvath (GK)
14	Julián Bazán
26	Tim Parker
56	Matthew Dos Santos
12	Dylan Nealis
15	Adri Mehmeti
37	Mohammed Sofo
48	Ronald Donkor
16	Julian Hall
7	Cade Cowell
17	Cameron Harper

Red Bull New York Substitutes:

Jorge Ruvalcaba, Robert Voloder, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Emil Forsberg, Sékou Koné, David Ruiz, John McCarthy, Dennis Nelich, Devin Padelford.

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