New York City Football Club defeated New York Red Bulls 3–2 on Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium in a thrilling Hudson River Derby.
Nicolás Fernández opened the scoring for NYCFC in the 2′, finishing from the center of the box with assistance from Justin Haak. Raheem Edwards received a yellow card for the Red Bulls in the 8′. After a corner kick in the 20′, Julian Hall equalized for New York in the 23′, converting from the center of the box with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting providing the assist.
NYCFC regained the lead in the 26′ when Andrés Perea headed home from Raul Gustavo's delivery. Maxi Moralez missed wide in the 30′, while Hannes Wolf's shot was blocked in the 45+3′. Julian Hall and Wikelman Carmona both had attempts blocked in the 45+5′.
Emil Forsberg leveled the match at 2–2 in the 47′, finishing from the center of the box with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting assisting. Andrés Perea missed wide in the 50′, and Agustín Ojeda did the same in the 58′. Thiago Martins scored the decisive goal in the 65′ from the center of the box to give NYCFC a 3–2 advantage.
Both teams made multiple substitutions as the match progressed, with New York pushing for an equalizer through several corner kicks in the final minutes. Mohammed Sofo missed wide in the 90+3′, and Alexander Hack's header was blocked in the 90+7′ before missing again in the 90+9′.
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