FC Cincinnati fell to New York Red Bulls, 4-2, Saturday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The Orange and Blue (2-4-0, 6 points) return to action next Saturday, April 11, when they face Toronto FC on the road.
New York and Cincinnati exchanged first half goals to send the match into the break level at a goal apiece. Pavel Bucha struck for the Orange and Blue in the 17th minute to match Julian Hall’s 12th minute goal. The goal marks Bucha’s first of the MLS season.
Red Bull New York found three second half goals to earn three points on the night. Kyle Smith scored his first goal for the club as he brought Cincinnati within a goal in the 72nd minute, but a late stoppage time goal for Mohammed Sofo erased a chance for a late Cincinnati equalizer.
FC Cincinnati are back in action next Saturday, April 11 at Toronto FC. Kickoff from BMO Field in Canada is set for 1 p.m. ET with the match airing globally on Apple TV and radio to be carried on iHeart Media ESPN 1530 in English and in Spanish locally on La Mega 101.5 FM.
The Orange and Blue return to TQL Stadium on Saturday, April 18 when they host Chicago Fire FC. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET and tickets are available at FCCincinnati.com/Tickets or by calling 513-977-KICK.
GAME NOTES
- Kyle Smith, Cincinnati native and LaSalle High School graduate, scored his first goal for his hometown club off a throw-in from Cincinnati native Nick Hagglund.
- FC Cincinnati are 9-2-4 since the start of the 2023 season in matches immediately following FIFA International Windows.
- Two former New York Homegrowns (Evan Louro, Matt Miazga) and a third former Red Bull player (Tom Barlow) started Saturday.
FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati at Red Bull New York
Date: April 4, 2026
Competition: MLS Regular Season
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, New Jersey
Kickoff: 7:40 p.m. ET
Weather: 51 degrees, clear
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
RBNY: 1-3-4
CIN: 1-1-2
RBNY – Julian Hall (Cowell, Marshall-Rutty) 12’, Emil Forsberg 48’, Kyle Smith (OG) 66’, 90+3’ Mohammed Sofo (Donkor, Voloder) 90’+3
CIN – Pavel Bucha (Denkey, Gidi) 17’, Kyle Smith 72’
LINEUPS
CIN: Evan Louro, Bryan Ramirez, Matt Miazga (C) (Ayoub Jabbari 84’), Nick Hagglund (Teenage Hadebe 75’), Kyle Smith (Alvas Powell 75’), Pavel Bucha, Samuel Gidi (Tah Brian Anunga 67’), Evander, Tom Barlow (Kenji Mboma Dem 75’), Kévin Denkey, Ender Echenique
Substitutes not used: Fabian Mrozek, Gilberto Flores, Obinna Nwobodo, Andrei Chirila
Head Coach: Pat Noonan
RBNY: Ethan Horvath, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Dylan Nealis, Robert Voloder, Matthew Dos Santos (Omar Valencia 70’), Ronald Donkor, Emil Forsberg (C) (Eric Maxim Chupo-Moting 86’), Adri Mehmeti (Nehuén Benedetti 80’), Cade Cowell (Tanner Rosborough 70’), Jorge Ruvalcaba (Mohammed Sofo 80’), Julian Hall
Substitutes not used: John McCarthy, Juan Mina, Tim Parker, Rafael Mosquera
Head Coach: Michael Bradley
STATS SUMMARY: RBNY/CIN
Shots: 19 / 16
Shots on Goal: 6 / 6
Saves: 4 / 2
Corner Kicks: 2 / 6
Fouls: 13 / 12
Offside: 1 / 5
Possession: 53.1 / 46.9
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN – Bryan Ramirez (Yellow Card) 37’
RBNY – Ronald Donkor (Yellow Card) 57’
CIN – Matt Miazga (Yellow Card) 80’
RBNY – Omar Valencia (Yellow Card) 83’
CIN – Alvas Powell (Red Card) 90+5’
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OFFICIALS\\
Referee: Victor Rivas
Ast. Referees: Corey Rockwell, Tyler Wyrostek
Fourth Official: Muhammed Kaleia
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Robert Schaap
