
<p>New York Red Bulls winger Lewis Morgan had to be substituted off the pitch after scoring on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 26-year-old attacker opened the scoring of the <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/mls-tv-schedule/">MLS Cup playoff</a> matchup with Cincinnati in the 48th minute.&nbsp;&nbsp;The goal was a long-range rocket of a strike from outside of the box into the far corner of the net.</p>



<p>While the goal was great, Morgan appeared to suffer an injury in the subsequent celebrations.&nbsp;&nbsp;He could not continue in the game and was substituted from the game just three minutes after putting his team ahead in the second half.</p>



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<p>Cincinnati went on to complete the comeback and win the match 2-1 on the road.&nbsp;&nbsp;A neatly taken penalty by Luciano Acosta in the 74th minute leveled the scoreline.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, Brandon Vazquez put Cincinnati ahead for good just 12 minutes later.&nbsp;&nbsp;Despite 12 minutes of added time, RBNY could not score another goal.</p>



<p>The loss by New York effectively ends their season.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Red Bulls have never won an MLS Cup title in the club’s history.&nbsp;&nbsp;Their closest chance at bringing home the trophy came in 2008, when they were beaten by Columbus Crew 3-1 in the final.</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OMG Lewis Morgan! 💥<br><br>A banger for the <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com/hashtag/RBNY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RBNY</a> to open the scoring.<a href="https:\/\/twitter.com/hashtag/RBNYvCIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RBNYvCIN</a> \/\/ Audi <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com/hashtag/MLSCupPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLSCupPlayoffs</a> <a href="https:\/\/t.co/wPKrCsfT2T">pic.twitter.com/wPKrCsfT2T</a></p>— Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com/MLS/status/1581334151604625415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https:\/\/platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Red Bulls certainly seemed to miss having Morgan in their lineup for the remainder of the match.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Scot was just recently named the club’s Player of the Year by Red Bulls fans.&nbsp;&nbsp;He racked up 14 goals and three assists during the current campaign.</p>



<p>Morgan began his playing career in Scotland, as the then youngster moved up the ranks with Rangers, St. Mirren, and Celtic.&nbsp;&nbsp;Inter Miami bought the occasional Scotland international in January of 2020 for a reported fee of about $440,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;After starting all 34 games for Miami during the 2020/21 season, NYRB bought Morgan for a previous record of $1.2 million of General Allocation Money.</p>



<p><em>Photo credit: IMAGO / Icon Sportswire</em></p>


MLS player injures himself in goal celebration in the playoff game at Red Bull Arena. The former Miami Fusion winger scored the goal.

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MLS player injures himself in goal celebration