- Lewis Morgan - 7', 59'
- Kyle Duncan - 52'
- Corey Baird - 67'
Morgan scores twice, New York Red Bulls top FC Cincinnati
HARRISON, N.J. -- - Lewis Morgan scored twice, Kyle Duncan added a goal and the New York Red Bulls defeated FC Cincinnati 3-1 on Saturday night to remain the only unbeaten team at home in the MLS season.
Morgan gave the Red Bulls an early 1-0 lead, connecting with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the seventh minute.
Early in the second half, Duncan made it 2-0 when he scored with a difficult right-footed shot from the central position outside the box.
Morgan made it 3-0 in the 59th minute, completing the brace with a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
Corey Baird scored in the 67th minute for Cincinnati.
The Red Bulls led 17-7 in shots and 8-4 in shots on goal.
Carlos Coronel had three saves for New York and Roman Celentano stopped five shots for Cincinnati.
New York is on a 15-match home unbeaten streak across all competitions. The Red Bulls are 7-0-5 at Red Bull Arena this season.
FC Cincinnati saw the end of a seven-match road winning streak. Cincinnati and three other teams remain tied for the longest road winning streak in MLS history.
MLS now takes a break from regular-season play, with the All-Star Game in Columbus on July 24 and the annual Leagues Cup running from July 26 to Aug. 25.
Cincinnati (15-7-3, 48 points) heads to the break in second place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind Inter Miami.
New York (10-4-11, 41 points) is in fourth place.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ted Unkel
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Miami CF | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | +26 | 71 |
Columbus Crew | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +27 | 60 |
FC Cincinnati | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | +9 | 56 |
Orlando City SC | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 52 |
New York City FC | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 50 |
Charlotte FC | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 48 |
New York Red Bulls | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 47 |
D.C. United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 40 |
CF Montréal | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 40 |
Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 37 |
Philadelphia Union | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | +8 | 37 |
Atlanta United FC | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
Nashville SC | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
New England Revolution | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | -29 | 31 |
Chicago Fire FC | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -19 | 30 |