Choupo-Moting ties with Thierry Henry after brace in New York Red Bulls win

Cameroon international Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored two second half goals to help New York Red Bulls register a 2-1 victory against Real Salt Lake in a Major League Soccer(MLS) at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Sunday night.

Choupo-Moting scored his 14th and 15th MLS goals of the season, which ranks tied for third in MLS. The forward has now scored eight MLS goals in his last six appearances at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Real Salt Lake started the game on a high and grabbed the lead with only three minutes played when Zavier Gozo found the back of the net. However, the Red Bulls levelled matters in the 52nd minute, when defender Raheem Edwards played a pass into the feet of captain Emil Forsberg, who hit a left footed cross and found  Choupo-Moting, who tapped the ball into the back of the net.

Red Bull scored the second in the ninth minute of second half stoppage time, when Choupo-Moting converted from the penalty spot, finding the top right root of the net. Choupo-Moting has now tied Thierry Henry (2012) for ninth place in franchise history for the most MLS goals scored in a single season.