Red Bulls End Derby Drought, Beat NYCFC 1-0

Julian Hall scored in the 57th minute as the New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 1-0 on Sept. 18, 2026 at Yankee Stadium. The 18-year-old raced onto James Sands' poorly weighted backpass, rounded Matt Freese and tapped into an empty net for his 10th goal of the season. The finish ended a 12-game scoreless streak and came a day after his first U.S. men's national team call-up from Mauricio Pochettino. NYCFC controlled much of the match and created several chances, including a Perea shot parried by Ethan Horvath and a Luighi effort dragged wide after a Fernández Mercau pass, but finishing failed them. Hall had earlier mishit a chance set up by Cowell. Pascal Jansen said his side deserved more but needed clinical finishing. Michael Bradley called it a big win and big night, saying Hall forced the mistake then went around Freese. Hall said his eyes lit up. The Red Bulls moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference; NYCFC dropped to ninth with one win in its last nine league matches. Horvath preserved the clean sheet. Rated left and right coverage agreed on the core result and the Sands error; no center-rated coverage or factual dispute appears in the record.