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Post-Game Notes: Donkor Late Winner Leads Red Bulls to a 1-0 Victory Against Columbus Crew at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Red Bull New York 1, Columbus Crew 0
2026 MLS Regular Season – Game 25
Saturday, September 12, 2026 – 7:30 p.m. ET
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field | Columbus, OH
NY – Ronald Donkor 2 (Harper, Nealis) 89’
Misconduct Summary:
NY – Ronald Donkor (caution, dissent) 69’
CLB– Santiago Rodriguez (caution, dissent) 69’
NY – Mohammed Sofo (caution, foul) 73’
CLB– Brais Méndez (caution, foul) 90’+1’
CLB– Steven Moreira (caution, dissent) 90’+2’’
Red Bull New York: Ethan Horvath; Matthew Dos Santos (Devin Padelford, 65’), Julián Bazán, Tim Parker, Dylan Nealis ©, Adri Mehmeti (David Ruiz, 80’), Ronald Donkor, Mohammed Sofo, Jorge Ruvalcaba (Cade Cowell, 66’), Julian Hall (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 80’), Cameron Harper (Dennis Nelich, 90’)
Unused Subs: John McCarthy, Emil Forsberg, Sekou Kone, Robert Voloder
TOTAL SHOTS: 15 ; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 ; FOULS: 14 ; CORNER KICKS: 3 ; SAVES: 3
Columbus Crew: Patrick Schulte ; Malte Amundsen, Sean Zawadzki ©, Andre Gomes (Dylan Chambost, 83’), Tarun Karumanchi, Santiago Rodriguez (Taha Habrone, 76’), Brais Mendez, Brooks Lennon, Lautaro Giaccone (Jamal Thiare, 83’), Steven Moreira, Gonzalo Tapia ( Josef Martinez, 71’)
Unused Subs: Nicholas Hagen, Evan Bush, Eric Bailly, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Amar Sejdic
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 ; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 ; FOULS: 12 ; CORNER KICKS: 7 ; SAVES: 4
Referee: Ramy Touchan
AR1: Jason White
AR2: Nick Baker
4th Official: Tori Penso
VAR: Michael Radchuk
AVAR: Tom Felice
- Red Bull New York (8-11-6, 30 pts.) defeat Columbus Crew (6-14-5, 23 pts.) 1-0 on Saturday night at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
- New York found the match winner in the 89th minute when defender Dylan Nealis played a wide ball to winger Cameron Harper who played a cross into the top of the box that was struck one time into the back of the net by midfielder Ronald Donkor,
- Donkor scored his second goal of the season.
- Harper recorded his first assist of the season and the eighth of his career.
- Nealis tallied his second assist of the season and the 10th of his MLS career.
- The defender recorded his ninth career MLS assist with New York and is tied with Connor Lade for the eighth-most assist by a defender in club history.
- The Massapequa, N.Y. native registered his 11th career assist across all competitions with New York that ranks tied with Michael Murillo for the sixth-most assists by a defender across all competitions in franchise history.
- Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath recorded three saves on the night.
- Horvath recorded his third clean sheet of the season and the second in his last three appearances.
- With the victory, New York moves to a 3-1-2 record in their last six matches across all competitions against Columbus.
- Following Saturday’s match, New York will head back home and prepare to conclude their road trip with a match against rivals New York City FC on Friday, September 18 at Yankee Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and Red Bulls Radio in English via the Red Bull New York app and RedBullNewYork.com.
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