Red Bull New York captain Emil Forsberg is absolute box office.
The 34-year-old attacking midfielder is capable of producing sublime moments with his gifted right foot.
“If you watch him in training, it’s like you’re watching another level,” teammate Julian Hall said.
If Hall’s 12th-minute opener was the appetizer, then Forsberg’s free kick was the main course.
On Saturday night, the sensational Swede stepped up and delivered an early goal of the season candidate by striking a masterful free kick in the 48th minute.
Emil Forsberg’s Free Kick Steals the Show
His go-ahead goal pushed New York ahead 2-1. The Red Bulls would eventually see out a 4-2 victory over FC Cincinnati at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
“For him to score the free kick the way he did in that moment, that was a great goal and really important,” Red Bull New York head coach Michael Bradley said.
Teammate Matthew Dos Santos and Forsberg must have been practicing this routine often on the training ground. Dos Santos made a dummy run over the ball, and Forsberg hit a venomous drive that wasn’t far away from the upper 90.
A Statement Win for Red Bull New York
New York would gain a temporary 3-1 advantage in the 66th minute when Cade Cowell’s trickery led to a Cincinnati own goal. The visitors would respond in the 72nd minute when defender Kyle Smith toe-poked a sliding effort past Red Bull goalkeeper Ethan Horvath.
Forward Mohammed Sofo put the match out of reach by finding the net in the 93rd minute.
Cincinnati would go down to 10 men after Alvas Powell was shown a straight red card in the 95th minute.
The Red Bulls will head to Inter Miami in high spirits ahead of next Saturday’s date with Lionel Messi and co.
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