New York Red Bulls II (5-2-2, 18 pts.) defeated New England Revolution II (3-2-3, 15 pts.), 4-1, on Sunday evening at MSU Soccer Park.
Red Bulls II broke the scoring open in the 37th minute, as midfielder Andy Rojas threaded a pass through to forward Mijahir Jimenez at the edge of the box, who turned and chipped a partially deflected ball over the defense to forward Tanner Rosborough. The striker immediately crushed a right-footed volley past the goalkeeper to vault the home side in front.
Two minutes later, New York doubled its lead as Rojas surged up the left side of the field, made a push into the box along the end line, and centered a pass to Rosborough who sent a shot into the back of the net.
New York added a third in the 66th minute, as midfielder Steven Sserwadda slipped a pass into the box towards the end line for midfielder Nehuen Benedetti, who sent a centering ball to Jimenez that was ripped immediately past the keeper.
New England cut the margin to two in the 77th minute as midfielder Enzo Goncalves collected a loose ball, made a run towards goal, and tucked a right-footed shot towards the far corner of the net.
Red Bulls II capped off the evening with their fourth goal of the match in the 86th minute. Benedetti collected the ball in traffic, pushed past defenders, and played a pass to defender Copeland Berkley, who was trailing the play, received the ball with space, and connected on a right-footed shot past the keeper.
With the victory, New York moved into second in the Eastern Conference with 18 points and remained unbeaten at home during the 2025 campaign. They have outscored opponents 12-7 at MSU Soccer Park, with three of the four matches including three or more goals.
The brace for Rosborough marked the first of his professional career, increasing his goal total to 11 across three seasons. He leads the club with four during the 2025 campaign.
Rosborough’s two-minute brace is tied with Omar Sowe for the second-fastest in club history only behind Junior Flemmings, who notched a pair of goals in a minute against FC Cincinnati on August 19, 2017.
Rojas notched his first Red Bulls II assist on the second Rosborough goal.
Jimenez recorded his first New York goal in his second career appearance.
Berkley scored his first professional goal while surpassing Sam Williams for most career appearances from an Academy-Agreement player in club history.
Midfielder Ibrahim Kasule made his 50th career start for Red Bulls II in the match.
Midfielder Adri Mehmeti wore the captain’s armband for the first time in his professional career.
Goalkeeper Aidan Stokes tallied three saves in net for New York.
Following Sunday’s match, New York will be back in action on Sunday May 25 at Historic Crew Stadium to face Columbus Crew 2. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. ET with coverage on MLSNEXTPro.com.
