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Post-Game Notes: New York Red Bulls II Draws FC Cincinnati 2 3-3 at MSU Soccer Park
New York Red Bulls II 3, FC Cincinnati 2 3 (CIN Win 5:4 Penalty Kicks)
2025 MLS NEXT Pro Matchday 15
Sunday, June 29, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. ET
MSU Soccer Park | Montclair, NJ
Scoring Summary:
CIN – Tega Ikoba 2 (Unassisted) 21’
NY – Nehuen Benedetti 6 (Bogacz) 34’
NY – Wiktor Bogacz 2 (Hall) 36’
CIN – Andres Mosquera 1 (Okoba) 45+1’
NY – Julian Hall 3 (Penalty Kick) 50’
CIN – Aiden Jarvis (Own Goal) 78’
Misconduct Summary:
CIN – Noah Adnan (caution, foul) 32’
CIN – Andrei Chirila (caution, foul) 49’
CIN – Yorkaeff Caicedo (caution, foul) 75’
Penalty Summary:
CIN – Tega Ikoba (goal, middle)
NY – Rafael Mosquera (goal, middle)
CIN – Kenji Mboma Dem (goal, bottom right)
NY – Dennis Gjengaar (miss, crossbar)
CIN – Peter Mangione (goal, left side)
NY – Roald Mitchell (goal, right side)
CIN – Brian Schaefer (goal, top left)
NY – Nehuen Benedetti (goal, middle)
CIN – Carson Locker (goal, bottom right)
New York Red Bulls II: Aidan Stokes; Marcelo Morales (Curtis Ofori 81‘), Brooklyn Schwarz, Jair Collahauzo, Stevens Sserwadda; Julian Hall (Rafael Mosquera 61‘), Dennis Gjengaar, Nehuen Benedetti, Adri Mehmeti ©, Aiden Jarvis (Nate Worth 81‘), Wiktor Bogacz (Mijahir Jimenez 46’) (Roald Mitchell 69’)
Unused Subs: Austin Causey, Caio Ramalho, Matthew Dos Santos, Tanner Rosborough
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 15; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 5
FC Cincinnati 2: Paul Walters; Noah Adnan, Brian Schaefer, Andrei Chirila; Ben Augee (Kenji Mboma Dem 62), Amir Daley ©, Peter Mangione, Yamir Uculmana (Carson Locker 62), William Kuisel (Yorkaeff Caicedo 63‘); Andres Mosquera (Brandon Kristel 90’), Tega Ikoba
Unused Subs: Nathan Crockford, Dilan Hurtado, Benjamin Manfroy
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 4
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
AR1: Adam Cook
AR2: Joseph Knoff
4th Official: Johnathan Luk
- The New York Red Bulls II (10-2-3, 34 pts) drew FC Cincinnati 2 (2-7-5, 16 pts), 3-3, with Cincinnati taking the extra point via a 5-4 advantage in penalty kicks at MSU Soccer Park on Sunday night.
- FC Cincinnati 2 broke through in the 21st minute. After the visitors were awarded a penalty kick, goalkeeper Aidan Stokes turned away the shot from midfielder Peter Mangione. Forward Tega Ikoba put the rebound past Stokes for the 1-0 lead.
- The home side equalized in the 34th minute. Forward Wiktor Bogacz dribbled through multiple defenders before laying a pass off to midfielder Nehuen Benedetti. Benedetti fired a left-footed shot past the keeper, leveling the match at one.
- NYRBII took the lead two minutes later to grab a 2-1 advantage. Forward Julian Hall rifled a shot that glanced off the crossbar, but Bogacz deposited the rebound into the right-side zone of the goal to take the lead.
- Cincinnati leveled the contest at two in first half stoppage time, as forward Andres Mosquera fired a low shot from just inside the 18-yard box that eluded Stokes.
- Red Bulls II regained the lead five minutes into the second half. Forward Mijahir Jimenez, who entered as a substitute at halftime, was taken down in the box by a Cincinnati defender. Hall stepped up to take the penalty kick and drove a low shot past the diving keeper, making it 3-2.
- Cincinnati leveled the match at three in the 78th minute off a set piece when a ball deflected off the head of New York midfielder Aiden Jarvis for an own goal.
- Benedetti scored his sixth goal of the season and extended his goal-scoring streak to five consecutive matches.
- Benedetti has six goals on the season which is tied with teammate Tanner Rosborough for the fifth-most goals in MLS NEXT Pro.
- Bogacz scored his second goal of the season for Red Bulls II and has scored in back-to-back appearances.
- Bogacz tallied his second assist of the season for New York.
- Hall scored his third goal for Red Bulls II this season. The forward has scored a goal in three of his last four appearances for NYRB II
- Forward Dennis Gjengaar made his MLS NEXT Pro debut.
- Forward Roald Mitchell made his first appearance of the season, and first appearance since April 14, 2024 returning from a knee injury as he entered as a substitute in the 68th minute.
- Subbing in the 81st minute, midfielder Nate Worth made his MLS NEXT Pro debut.
- Stokes made five saves on the night, which is the second most saves he’s made in a match in his career, and the most he’s made this season.
- Stokes has 34 saves on the season, which is the fifth-most in the Eastern Conference this season.
- With the draw, Red Bulls II tallied their unbeaten streak to seven matches and is the third-longest unbeaten streak in club history.
- Following Sunday’s match, New York will return home to MSU Soccer Park to face Huntsville FC on Sunday, July 4. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM ET with coverage available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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