Lewis Morgan scored twice and the New York Red Bulls ended a run of four straight draws with a 3-1 victory over visiting FC Cincinnati on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.
Morgan scored his team-leading 11th and 12th goals of the season by tallying in the seventh minute and again in the 59th. It was Morgan’s second multi-goal game this season.
Morgan’s big night helped the Red Bulls (10-4-6, 41 points) run their unbeaten streak to eight (2-0-6) and give them at least three goals for the first time since June 22 and sixth time overall. He also helped the Red Bulls bounce back after blowing a pair of one-goal leads in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Montreal.
Kyle Duncan added his first goal in more than three years in the 52nd as the Red Bulls also remained the only MLS team unbeaten in home games 7-0-5.
Goalkeeper Carlos Coronel made three saves to help the Red Bulls get their second win of the season over Cincinnati (15-7-3, 48 points).
Corey Baird scored in the 67th for Cincinnati and had his goal upheld after video review determined he was not offside. Baird’s goal was not enough, however, as Cincinnati lost its third straight and saw a seven-game road winning streak stopped.
Cincinnati goalie Roman Celantano allowed three goals on eight shots as the Red Bulls attempted 18 shots overall.
Cincinnati conceded the first goal when Morgan slipped past defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Ian Murphy in the box and finished off an easy tap-in off a slick cross from Elias Maronel.
After withstanding Cincinnati’s charge early in the second half, Duncan notched his first goal since June 18, 2021, when Cincinnati could not clear the ball from the box. The errant clearance reached Duncan from well outside the box and the defender lifted a high shot that easily got past Celantano.
After Duncan’s sixth career goal, Morgan scored again by eluding midfielder Obinna Nwobodo and putting a left-footed shot into the net.
–Field Level Media
