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Post-Game Notes: Red Bulls Grab 4-2 Win Against Charlotte FC on Wednesday Night
New York Red Bulls 4, Charlotte FC 2
2025 MLS Regular Season Match 16
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, N.J.
Scoring Summary:
NY – Wiktor Bogacz 1 (Duncan) 14’
CLT – Kerwin Vargas 2 (unassisted) 26’
NY – Mohammed Sofo 4 (Carmona) 29’
NY – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 8 (penalty kick) 70’
CLT – Leil Abada (unassisted) 76’
NY – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 9 (penalty kick) 90’+7
Misconduct Summary:
CLT – Pep Biel (caution, foul) 40’
CLT – Wilfried Zaha (caution, foul) 64’
CLT – Andrew Privett (caution, foul) 68’
NY – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (caution, foul) 74’
NY – Daniel Edelman (caution, foul) 82’
NY – Ronald Donkor (caution, foul) 90’+2
CLT – Adilson Malanda (caution, foul) 90’+5
New York Red Bulls: Carlos Coronel; Raheem Edwards, Noah Eile, Sean Nealis, Kyle Duncan, Daniel Edelman ©, Peter Stroud (Ronald Donkor, 87’), Mohammed Sofo (Omar Valencia, 88’), Wiki Carmona (Alexander Hack, 77’), Dennis Gjengaar (Cameron Harper, 64’), Wiktor Bogacz (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 64’)
Unused Subs: A.J. Marcucci, Tim Parker, Emil Forsberg, Serge Ngoma
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
Charlotte FC: Kristijan Kahlina; Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Andrew Privett, Adilson Malanda, Nick Scardina (Souleyman Doumbia, 83’), Ashley Westwood ©, Wilfried Zaha, Pep Biel, Kerwin Vargas (Liel Abada, 71’), Eryk Williamson, Patrick Agyemang (Tyger Smalls, 71’)
Unused Subs: Bill Tuiloma, David Bingham, Nikola Petkovic, Djibril Diani, Iuri Tavares, Jack Neeley
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 1
Referee: Drew Fischer
AR1: Ryan Graves
AR2: Lyes Arfa
4th Official: Rosendo Mendoza
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Robert Schaap
Attendance: 11,135
- New York Red Bulls (7-6-3, 24 pts.) defeated Charlotte FC (7-8-1, 22 pts.), 4-2, on Wednesday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
- The Red Bulls opened the scoring in the 14th minute, when defender Kyle Duncan whipped in a ball behind Charlotte’s backline and forward Wiktor Bogacz ran onto it and hit a first-time ball with his left-foot that went past the Charlotte keeper in the back of the net.
- Charlotte FC equalized in the 26th minute, when defender Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty sent a cross into New York’s eighteen-yard box, where it fell to the feet of Kerwin Vargas, who’s attempt found the bottom left corner of the net.
- New York answered back in the 29th minute, when midfielder Wiki Carmona picked up a loose ball and played a curling cross into the box and forward Mohammed Sofo deflected the ball towards net and found the right side of the net.
- The Red Bulls earned a penalty kick in the 70th minute, when forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was brought down in the box. He stepped up and converted his attempt right down the middle.
- Charlotte answered back in the 76th minute, when a cross into New York’s box found the foot of Leil Abada, who tapped the ball in New York’s net.
- The Red Bulls earned another penalty kick in the 97th minute, when midfielder Cameron Harper was brought down in Charlotte’s eighteen-yard box. Choupo-Moting stepped up and converted his second penalty kick of the night.
- Bogacz scored his first career MLS goal in his first career MLS start.
- Bogacz became the fifth Red Bulls player since 2020 to score a goal in their first career MLS start.
- Duncan tallied his first MLS assist of the season and the 17th of his MLS career.
- Duncan recorded his 17th career assist for New York across all competitions, which ranks tied for first with John Tolkin in franchise history for assists by a defender.
- The Brooklyn, N.Y. native has recorded three career MLS assists against Charlotte FC.
- Duncan made his 133rd career MLS appearance, which moves him into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history for most MLS appearances made by a defender.
- Sofo scored his fourth MLS goal of the season and his seventh across all competitions.
- The Ghanian forward has scored in three-straight matches across all competitions, including back-to-back games at Sports Illustrated Stadium with a goal.
- Carmona recorded his second MLS assist of the season and his sixth of his MLS career.
- Carmona has tallied an assist in back-to-back MLS matches.
- Choupo-Moting scored his eighth and ninth MLS goals of the season in tonight’s match.
- The Cameroon international ranks tied for third in MLS this season with eight goals scored.
- He has scored in back-to-back MLS matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
- Choupo-Moting has recorded five goals in his last five MLS appearances.
- Choupo-Moting became the first Red Bulls player with at least nine goals in his first 16 games with the club since Kenny Cooper in 2012.
- Midfielder Daniel Edelman made his 100th career appearance across all competitions in tonight’s match.
- Edelman becomes the fifth New Jersey native in franchise history to accomplish the feat for the club.
- The Red Bulls have posted a 5-0-1 mark against Charlotte FC at home across all competitions.
- Following Wednesday’s match, New York will welcome Atlanta United FC to Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday, May 31 for Kickoff to Pride. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
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