Medina jumpstarts NYFC in rout of FC Cincinnati

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Jesús Medina scored two goals and keeper Sean Johnson recorded his 68th career shutout and NYCFC beat Cincinnati 5-0 Saturday.</p>
<p>Seven minutes in, the ball found its way to <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCFC/status/1386008120997068805?s=20">Medina after a pair of ricochets off a set piece</a>. With the game in hand Medina scored at the 83rd.</p>
<p>Medina has scored five goals in his last six games for New York dating to last season.</p>
<p>New York broke it open early in the second half when off a Medina corner kick Maxime Chanot appeared to convert the header before official scoring ruled it an own goal by Nick Hagglund at the 53rd.</p>
<p>Four minutes later, <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCFC/status/1386026598546219010?s=20">Gudmundur Thórarinsson found the back of the net</a> on a free kick bending the ball around Cincinnati’s wall and past diving keeper Cody Cropper.</p>
<p>Valientín Castellanos made it 4-0 at the 67th when his errant attempt off a corner deflected off Hagglund past Cropper.</p>
<p>New York ran its record to 5-0 all time against third-year Cincinnati.</p>
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