Overview
- NYCFC's Alonso Martínez scored two goals in the first half, bringing his season total to 14.
- Maxi Moralez opened the scoring in the fifth minute after a giveaway by Red Bulls' goalkeeper Carlos Coronel.
- NYCFC became the first team in Hudson River Derby history to score four goals in the first half.
- Andrés Perea and Tayvon Gray also contributed goals, with Gray scoring his first career MLS goal.
- The Red Bulls have now gone winless in six matches, struggling with multiple defensive errors.