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MATCH PREVIEW, pres. by Honda: Red Bulls Begin Two-Match Road Trip, Starting with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday Night

New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City I 2022 MLS Regular Season Match 19

Children’s Mercy Park – Kansas City, KS

Friday, July 1, 2022 – 8 p.m. ET

MSG, MSG GO, New York Red Bulls Radio

#SKCvRBNY

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All-Time Series: Kansas City leads, 22-21-14

At Kansas City: Kansas City leads, 15-9-6

HARRISON, N.J. (July 2, 2022) –The New York Red Bulls (8-5-5, 29 pts.) begin a two-match road trip, starting with Sporting Kansas City (4-10-4, 16 pts.) at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday, July 3. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG, MSG GO, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.

Coverage on MSG begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with the Red Bulls Pregame show. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing and Michelle Gingras.

New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Honda, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Stefano Fusaro will carry the Spanish play-by-play responsibilities, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

This will be the 58th overall regular season matchup between New York and Kansas City, with KC holding the advantage with a 22-21-14 mark. Sporting Kansas City currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference and have only won one match in MLS since May 18. The Red Bulls are coming off their fifth consecutive home win across all competitions with a 2-1 comeback win against Atlanta United FC.

The Red Bulls are 5-3-1 on the road this season in MLS and have scored 14 goals in those matches, which ranks tied for the second highest this season. Since 2014, New York has won 44 matches on the road, which is the second most in MLS during that timespan.

Forward Serge Ngoma scored the game-winning goal in New York’s 2-1 win against Atlanta United on Thursday. Ngoma scored his first MLS goal and became the third youngest player in franchise history to score a goal at 16 years and 357 days old. The North Plainfield, N.J. native is the third youngest player in league history to score a game-winner in the 85th minute or later, behind only Freddie Adu and Eddie Gaven.

Following Sunday’s match, New York will remain on the road and head to TQL Stadium to face off against FC Cincinnati on Saturday, July 9. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG, MSG GO, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.