NYCFC blanks Red Bulls, 2-0

HARRISON » Ben Sweat scored his first MLS goal and assisted on Jack Harrison’S goal as New York City FC beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday in the Hudson River Derby.

NYC (9-5-3) won just its second game in seven MLS meetings with the Red Bulls (7-8-2).

Harrison opened the scoring with a curling shot in the 33rd minute. Rodney Wallace drew two defenders at the corner of the 18-yard box, found an overlapping Sweat and Harrison one-touched the cross home. Sweat scored in the 65th minute on a header of Alexander Ring’s free kick.

Kemar Lawrence’s routine shot to Sean Johnson in the 80th minute was the Red Bulls’ first shot on goal.

It was Johnson’s fourth shutout of the season and NYCFC’s first win at Red Bull Arena. Zealand on Saturday and into the Confederations Cup semifinals.

Ronaldo scored with a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, four minutes before Bernardo Silva slipped a shot into an unguarded goal.

Andre Silva dribbled deep into the New Zealand penalty area to score with a rising shot in the 80th and substitute Nani shot low past goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic in stoppage time. MEXICO 2, RUSSIA 1 KAZAN, RUSSIA » Host nation Russia fought a valiant effort but could not avoid early elimination at the Confederations Cup after a 2-1 loss to Mexico on Saturday, a result that secured the Mexicans a place in the semifinals of the World Cup warm-up tournament.

Needing a victory to advance from its difficult group, the hosts played well and took the lead with a goal by Alexander Samedov in the first half, but the experienced Mexicans equalized with Nestor Araujo before halftime and secured the victory early in the second with a goal by Hirving Lozano after a blunder by Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.