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.

Kevin Denkey scored in the 70th minute of his MLS debut, lifting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Denkey joined Cincinnati from the Belgian Pro League for a reported MLS-record $16.

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 opened its season with a Saturday night win over New York Red Bulls at TQL Stadium. Cincinnati won 1-0 and took the lead with a 70th-minute goal by striker Kévin Denkey, who was acquired this offseason as well as midfielder Evander.

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.