Denkey Brace Fires FC Cincinnati Past New York Red Bulls

FC Cincinnati rode a first-half double from Kevin Denkey to secure a 2–0 victory over New York Red Bulls on MLS matchday 10, continuing their strong start to the 2026 regular season.

The hosts broke the deadlock in the 40th minute. Pavel Bucha created the opening with a well-timed contribution, setting up Denkey to finish and give Cincinnati a 1–0 lead. The goal shifted the momentum firmly in favor of the home side after an otherwise competitive opening spell.

MLS FINISHED

2026-04-25 23:30

FC Cincinnati

2 - 0

New York Red Bulls

Matchday 10 REGULAR_SEASON

Cincinnati then doubled their advantage deep into first-half stoppage time. In the 45th minute plus five, Denkey converted from the penalty spot to make it 2–0, putting New York in a difficult position heading into the break.

The Red Bulls attempted to change the game’s direction immediately after half-time, introducing Matthew Dos Santos for Joyeux Masanka Bungi at the interval. Further attacking reinforcements arrived in the 62nd minute with Emil Forsberg and Jorge Ruvalcaba coming on, followed by Rafael Mosquera replacing Cade Cowell in the 73rd minute. Despite these adjustments, the visitors were unable to find a way through Cincinnati’s defense.

Cincinnati managed their advantage with a series of substitutions, including a double change on 61 minutes as Tom Barlow and Ender Echenique entered the pitch, and later withdrawing two-goal hero Denkey in the 79th minute. The closing stages saw few notable incidents beyond routine changes, with the home side comfortably seeing out the win.

Discipline played a minor role, with yellow cards shown to Joyeux Masanka Bungi (18′), Bryan Ramírez (31′) and Adri Mehmeti (78′). No red cards or further disciplinary incidents were recorded in the available data.

Detailed statistics such as possession, shots, and individual performance metrics are not available in the provided match data. For more on this MLS fixture, visit the full match page on Ballaxy, or check the team pages for FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls.

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MLS Standings

Season: 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Nashville SC	10	7	2	1	21	6	15	23	D W W W L
2	New England Revolution	10	6	1	3	18	12	6	19	W D W W W
3	Internacional CF Miami	11	5	4	2	22	19	3	19	L D W W D
4	Chicago Fire FC	10	5	2	3	19	11	8	17	L W D W W
5	D.C. United SC	11	4	3	4	13	15	-2	15	W W D D L
6	FC Cincinnati	11	4	3	4	22	25	-3	15	W W D D D
7	Charlotte FC	11	4	2	5	18	19	-1	14	L L L W L
8	Toronto FC	11	3	5	3	18	20	-2	14	D L D D D
9	New York City FC	11	3	3	5	19	18	1	12	L L D L L
10	Columbus Crew SC	11	3	3	5	16	16	0	12	L W W L D
11	New York Red Bulls	11	3	3	5	16	27	-11	12	L L D L D
12	Atlanta United FC	11	3	1	7	12	18	-6	10	W W L L L
13	Orlando City SC	11	3	1	7	16	32	-16	10	W L W L D
14	Montreal Impact FC	10	3	0	7	14	23	-9	9	L W W L L
15	Philadelphia Union	11	1	3	7	9	17	-8	6	D L D D W
1	San Jose Earthquakes	11	9	1	1	26	7	19	28	D W W W W
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	10	8	1	1	26	6	20	25	D W W W W
3	Los Angeles FC	11	6	3	2	19	8	11	21	D W D L L
4	Seattle Sounders FC	9	6	2	1	13	5	8	20	D W W W
5	Minnesota United FC	11	6	2	3	14	16	-2	20	W L W W W
6	Real Salt Lake	10	6	1	3	19	14	5	19	W L L W W
7	FC Dallas	11	4	4	3	20	15	5	16	W L L D D
8	Houston Dynamo	10	5	0	5	13	18	-5	15	W L W W L
9	Colorado Rapids SC	11	4	1	6	22	19	3	13	L L D L W
10	Los Angeles Galaxy	11	3	4	4	16	17	-1	13	D W L D W
11	Austin FC	11	3	4	4	16	19	-3	13	W W L D L
12	San Diego FC	11	3	3	5	19	19	0	12	D L L L L
13	Portland Timbers	10	3	1	6	13	21	-8	10	L W L W L
14	St. Louis City	10	1	3	6	9	18	-9	6	L L L D D
15	Sporting Kansas City	10	1	2	7	8	26	-18	5	D L L L L