RBNY 4-1 Switchbacks in Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

By Anonymous (not verified), May 7, 2025

 Post-Game Notes: Red Bulls Defeat Switchbacks FC, 4-1, in Round of 32 of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup  

New York Red Bulls 4, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1

2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 9:30 p.m. ET

Weidner Field | Colorado Springs, CO

 

 

 

Scoring Summary: 

NY – Mohammed Sofo 1 (Hack) 16’

NY – Mohammed Sofo 2 (Eile) 44’

NY – Dennis Gjengaar 1 (Edwards) 64’

COS – Anthony Fontana (Real) 71’

NY – Sean Nealis 1 (Choupo-Moting) 85’

 

Misconduct Summary:

NY – Alexander Hack (caution, foul) 80’

NY – Sean Nealis (caution, foul) 87’

NY – Dennis Gjengaar (caution, time wasting) 87’

NY – Raheem Edwards (caution, foul) 90’+2

 

New York Red Bulls: AJ Marcucci; Dennis Gjengaar, Noah Eile (Sean Nealis, 74’), Tim Parker ©, Alexander Hack, Raheem Edwards, Peter Stroud (Daniel Edelman, 59’), Ronald Donkor, Wiki Carmona (Emil Forsberg, 74’), Mohammed Sofo (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 84’), Wiktor Bogacz (Julian Hall, 74’)

 

Unused Subs: Carlos Coronel, Omar Valencia

 

TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5;  FOULS: 14; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 3

 

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC:  Cristian Herrera; Duke Lacroix (Isaiah Foster, 76’), Steven Echevarria (Herbert Endeley, 62’), Matt Mahoney ©, Akeem Ward, Matt Real, Anthony Fontana, Jonas Fjeldberg (Yosuke Hanya, HT), Marco Micaletto (Aiden Rocha, 76’), Quenzi Huerman, Justin Dhillon (Juan Tejada, 62’)

 

Unused Subs: Marco Rios, Jonathan Burke

 

TOTAL SHOTS: 10 ; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 7; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 1

 

 

Referee: Nabil Bensalah

AR1: Matt Schwartz

AR2: Ricardo Ocampo

4th Official: James Morgan

 

 

  • New York Red Bulls defeated the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 4-1, in the Round of 32 in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Weidner Field on Tuesday night.  
  • The Red Bulls opened up the scoring in the 16th minute, when defender Alexander Hack played a long ball over the top of the Switchbacks FC’s backline and forward Mohammed Sofo won the ball and fired a left footed shot into the bottom corner.
  • New York added a second in the 44th minute, when defender Noah Eile slotted a through ball into the path of Sofo, who placed the ball in the bottom right corner of the Switchbacks net.
  • The Red Bulls scored their third goal of the match, when defender Raheem Edwards played a cross to the top of the box to midfielder Dennis Gjengaar, who fired a shot into the top right corner.
  • Colorado Springs scored their first goal in the 71st minute, when a cross into the box found the foot of Anthony Fontana, who placed it in the bottom corner.
  • New York added a fourth goal in the 85th minute, when defender Sean Nealis traveled up the field and won a header,which found the feet of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. He then laid the ball off to Nealis, who placed a ball into the bottom right corner.
  • Sofo scored his first and second U.S. Open Cup goals of the season and now has four on the season across all competitions.
  • Sofo registered his first career multi-goal game for New York across all competitions. It was the first multi-goal game for a New York player in the U.S. Open Cup since June 6, 2018 by Daniel Royer.
  • The Ghanian forward has recorded five goal contributions (4G,1A) in three career U.S. Open Cup appearances.
  • Sofo has scored in three of his four career starts across all competitions for the Red Bulls.
  • The forward has scored three goals in his last two appearances for the Red Bulls.
  • Hack recorded his first career U.S. Open Cup assist; this was also his first career assist for the Red Bulls.
  • Eile recorded his first career U.S. Open Cup assist and his second of the season.  
  • Gjengaar scored his first career U.S. Open Cup goal and his second of the season across all competitions.
  • Edwards tallied his second career U.S. Open Cup assist and his second of the season across all competitions.
  • Nealis scored his first career U.S. Open Cup goal and the fifth of his career with the Red Bulls across all competitions.
  • The Massapequa, N.Y. native moves into a tie for seventh place in franchise history for goals by a defender across all competitions with Kemar Lawrence and Connor Lade.
  • Choupo-Moting tallied his first career U.S. Open Cup assist and his second of the season across all competitions.
  • The Red Bulls moved to a 17-8-1 mark in their opening match in the U.S. Open Cup in franchise history.
  • A.J. Marcucci, Wiktor Bogacz, Noah Eile, Alexander Hack, Emil Forsberg, Dennis Gjengaar, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Ronald Donkor made their U.S. Open Cup debuts.
  • Midfielder Daniel Edelman made his return from injury and made his first appearance since April 5 against Chicago Fire FC.

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