New York City FC beat New York Red Bulls 3-2 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr.
First half: New York City FC took an early lead at 2' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, with the assist credited to J. Haak, making the score 0-1. R. Edwards received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 8'. New York Red Bulls leveled the score at 23' when J. Hall scored, with the assist credited to E. Choupo-Moting, making the score 1-1. New York City FC took the lead at 26' when A. Perea scored, with the assist credited to Raul Gustavo, making the score 1-2.
Second half: New York Red Bulls leveled the score at 47' when E. Forsberg scored, making the score 2-2. M. Moralez received a yellow card for New York City FC at 54'. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 55', with R. Edwards replacing M. Morales. New York City FC took the lead at 65' when Thiago Martins scored, making the score 2-3. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 66', with W. Carmona replacing D. Gjengaar. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Hall replacing M. Sofo. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 67', with M. Freese replacing T. Romero. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. VAR intervened at 70' for New York City FC (Goal cancelled). D. Gjengaar received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 82'. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 82', with T. Parker replacing A. Hack. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 82', with G. Berggren replacing S. Ngoma. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. O'Neill replacing K. O'Toole. New York Red Bulls made their 6th substitution at 90+1', with K. Duncan replacing S. Nealis. S. Nealis received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 90+3'. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing S. Tanasijević. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with H. Wolf replacing S. Reid. J. Fernández received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+12'.
New York Red Bulls used 6 substitutions while New York City FC used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 3 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (10-13).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
- New York City FC had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).
