Newcomer Kévin Denkey scored in the 70th minute and Roman Celentano made three saves — all in the second half — to lead FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over the defending Eastern Conference-champion New York Red Bulls in a season opener on Saturday night.

FC Cincinnati started the 2025 season with a solid defensive effort against New York Red Bulls, winning 1-0 in their home opener. After experiencing some first-half rust against New York, FCC shook off the cobwebs and capitalized on Kevin Denkey’s first MLS goal to start the season right.

After years of early playoff exits, the Red Bulls were the surprise story of the 2024 MLS post-season, knocking out the reigning champion Columbus Crew, before stunning New York City FC and Orlando City.

FC Cincinnati kicked off its 2025 Major League Soccer season Saturday night, doing battle against the New York Red Bulls.

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FC Cincinnati are all set to lock horns with the New York Red Bulls in the MLS 2025 season's Eastern Conference fixture.

Then a warm-up will occur this weekend into early next week. According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, quite a bit of cloud cover and some flurries are forecast for Friday morning. Then the day will continue with mostly cloudy to overcast skies which should keep temperatures a bit on the colder side.