Maxi Morales took the lead in the fifth minute, Alonso Martinez added two goals in the first half and New York City FC defeated the New York Red Bulls 5-1 in the Hudson River Derby on Saturday night in Harrison, New Jersey. , resulting in a nine-game winless streak. Striped pattern.
New York City (12-11-8) picked up its first win since July 3, when it defeated CF Montreal 2-0.
Morales took a pass from goalkeeper Carlos Coronel and scored from near the penalty spot, and Martinez outran Andres Reyes to steal the ball and beat Coronel on goal to make it 2-0 in the seventh minute.
Dante Vanzeil scored for the second game in a row to close the gap to 2-1 against the Red Bulls in the 28th minute, but in the 33rd minute a perfect cross from Tyvon Gray was headed in by Andres Perea. Martinez scored from the center. In the 5th minute of first-half stoppage time, he scored inside the box to make it 4-1.
NYCFC became the first team in Hudson River Derby history to score four goals in the first half.
Gray scored his first MLS goal in the 68th minute to make it 5-1.
Morales sent a backpass to Gray, who had charged from near the penalty spot, and finished with one touch from outside the area.
Morales scores his first goal since the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs
The Red Bulls (10-7-14) have not won in six games since the League Cup suspension, but they had 54% possession and outscored NYCFC 14-10.
