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Post-Game Notes: Red Bulls Defeat New England, 1-0, in 2026 Home Opener
Red Bull New York 1, New England Revolution 0
2026 MLS Regular Season – Game 2
Saturday, February 28, 2026 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, NJ
Box Score: https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2026/matches/rbnyvsne-02-28-2026/stats
Scoring Summary:
NY – Julian Hall 3 (Mehmeti, Dos Santos) 53’
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Griffin Yow (caution, foul) 14’
NY – Ronald Donkor 21’ (caution, foul) 21’’
NE – Dor Turgeman (caution, dissent) 39’
NE – Brooklyn Raines (caution, foul) 75’
NE – Carles Gil (caution, foul) 78’
NY – Dylan Nealis (caution, foul) 86’
Red Bull New York: Ethan Horvath; Matthew Dos Santos (Juan Mina, 72’) Dylan Nealis, Justin Che, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Adri Mehmeti, Ronald Donkor (Andy Rojas, HT, Gustav Berggren,90’+2), Emil Forsberg ©, Jorge Ruvalcaba (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 82’), Cade Cowell (Tanner Rosborough,90’+2) , Julian Hall
Unused Subs: John McCarthy, Rafael Mosquera, Omar Valencia, Robert Voloder
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 15; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Mamadou Fofana, Brayan Ceballos, Matthew Polster (Jackson Yueill, 64’), Carles Gil ©, Brooklyn Raines (Malcolm Fry, 82’), Griffin Yow (Jayden Da, 82’), Dor Turgeman, Ilay Feingold, Will Sands, Luca Langoni (Alhassan Yusuf, 64’)
Unused Subs: Tanner Beason, Keegan Hughes, Donovan Parisian, Javaun Mussenden, Andrew Farrell
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 19; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
Referee: Ricardo Montero Araya
AR1: Mike Nickerson
AR2: Gianni Facch
4th Official: Guido Gonzales Jr
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Attendance: 15,087
- Red Bull New York (2-0-0, 6 pts.) defeated New England Revolution (0-2-0, 0 pts.), 1-0, on Saturday afternoon at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
- New York opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Defender Matthew Dos Santos played a give and go off a corner kick with midfielder Emil Forsberg and crossed the ball near post to midfielder Adri Mehmeti who flicked a header far post inside the six-yard box to forward Julian Hall who placed a shot bottom left corner.
- Hall tallied his third goal of the season, making him the leading goalscorer in MLS through the first two matches.
- The forward is the second-youngest player in club history to score in a home opener
- Mehmeti has tallied assist in back-to-back matches and is tied with Amahl Pellegrino, Warren Madrigal, Jesus Ferreira and Andres Dreyer for most assists in MLS through the first two matches of the season.
- Dos Santos recorded his first career MLS assist and is the fifth-youngest player to record an assist in club history at 17 years, 268 days old.
- The Sandy Hook, CT native is also the youngest defender to record an assist in club history.
- Winger Andy Rojas made his MLS debut, subbing into the match in the 45th minute.
- With the victory, Red Bulls became the sixth team in franchise history to win their first two games of the season.
- With the win, Head Coach Michael Bradley became the third coach in franchise history to win their first two games in charge of the club.
- Red Bulls move to 11-3-3 record in home openers since Sports Illustrated Stadium opened in 2010.
- New York have won their last five home matches against New England and have moved to 27-9-9 in franchise history at home against New England.
- Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath recorded his first career MLS clean sheet and made three saves in tonight’s match.
- The Red Bulls have recorded 101 clean sheets at home since 2010, which ranks first in MLS during that time span.
- Following Saturday’s match, New York will host CF Montreal at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Sunday, March 8. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET with coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and Red Bulls Radio in English via the Red Bull New York app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
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