FC Cincinnati 2 suffered defeat to Red Bull New York II Sunday night in a 3-1 result at MSU Soccer Park. It is the first loss for the Orange and Blue against RBNY II since March of 2024.
Red Bull New York II opened the scoring in the 16th minute, but forward Cheikhou Niang scored his second goal in as many matches to bring things level at 1-1 just three minutes later. The Orange and Blue quickly advanced play up field, as Stefan Chirila sent Niang into space with just one defender to beat. Niang held off the lone defender and curled one past goalkeeper Aidan Stokes from outside the box.
Chirila’s assist is his first of the season and first goal contribution since the opening day of the season when the forward scored from the penalty spot against CT United FC.
The hosts would score twice in the second half as Dennis Gjengaar, who found the back of the net two times in the match, and Andy Rojas powered New York to three points.
The Orange and Blue have the coming weekend off before returning to play on Sunday, May 3 against Toronto FC II. The match is set to kick off from Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. ET with tickets for the match available through the FC Cincinnati App.
FC CINCINNATI 2 GAME REPORT
FC Cincinnati 2 at Red Bull New York II
Date: April 19, 2026
Competition: MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season
Venue: MSU Soccer Park| Montclair, NJ.
Kickoff: 5:03 p.m. ET
Weather: 49 degrees, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT
RBNY: 1-2-3
CIN: 1-0-1
RBNY – Dennis Gjengaar (Jimenez) 16’, Dennis Gjengaar 49’, Andy Rojas (Worth) 57’
CIN – Cheikhou Niang (S. Chirila) 19’
LINEUPS
CIN: Fabian Mrozek, Andrei Chirila, Sami Lachekar, Félix Samson, Ayoub Lajhar (Will Kuisel 73’), Michael Sullivan (C), Leo Orejarena, Dilan Hurtado (Charlie Holmes 62’), Stefan Chirila (Jack Mize 46’), Cheikhou Niang, Ademar Chávez (Gio Marioni 86’)
Substitutes not used: Luke Broz, Mathias Vazquez, Nathan Gray
Head Coach: Sammy Castellanos
RBNY: Aidan Stokes, Shunya Sakai (Jason Bori 89’), Aimar Modelo (Benjamin Rodriguez 83’), Aimar Sanchez, Connor Faello, Deven Cadigan, Nate Worth (C) (Aiden Jarvis 88’), Andy Rojas (Marco Morigi 82’), Dennis Nelich (Christian Gallagher 73’), Dennis Gjengaar, Mijahir Murillo
Substitutes not used: Austin Causey, Alexander Julio, Sekou Kone, Paul Sokoloff
Head Coach: Dominik Wohlert
STATS SUMMARY: RBNY/CIN
Shots: 25 / 9
Shots on Goal: 7 / 5
Saves: 4 / 4
Corner Kicks: 8 / 1
Fouls: 15 / 12
Offside: 0 / 3
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CIN: Leo Orejarena (Yellow Card) 2’
CIN: Ayoub Lajhar (Yellow Card) 70’
CIN: Andrei Chirila (Yellow Card) 79’
RBNY: Marco Morigi (Yellow Card) 90’+1
OFFICIALS
Referee: Alejo Calume
Ast. Referees: Max Smith, Josh Pitt
Fourth Official: Walterson Torchson
