Gio Reyna helped set up a Dortmund goal. (Photo courtesy of New York City FC)

In the first New York Derby of the year in the Bundesliga, Gio Reyna’s team got the upper leg over Tyler Adams’ side.

The final score of the match in Leipzig, Germany was 3-1 in favor of Borussia Dortmund over RB Leipzig.

Reyna, 18, hails from Bedford, N.Y., while Adams, 21 grew up in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Those towns are 30.4 miles apart. They also are U.S. men’s national team teammates.

The win lifted fourth-place Dortmund (28 points) to a 9-5-1 record and denied second-place Leipzig (9-2-4, 31) from taking over the league lead after Bayern Munich (10-2-3, 33) dropped a 3-2 decision to Borussia Moenchengladbach Friday.

Reyna, 18, hails from Bedford, N.Y., while Adams, 21 grew up in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Those towns are 30.4 miles apart.

And to make this confrontation just a little more juicy, the players were on opposite sides of the Hudson River Derby across the Atlantic Ocean. Reyna came through the New York City FC Academy while Adams played with the Red Bulls before his transfer to RB Leipzig.

This confrontation came a week after last Sunday’s Pennsylvania Derby in the English Premier League as Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic met Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen. ManCity prevailed, 3-1.

Reyna did not write his name on the scoresheet, but had a role in Dortmund’s second goal in the 71st minute. While on the left side of the penalty area, Reyna decided against moving the ball forward. Instead, he backheeled a pass to Jadon Sancho, who sent a cross to the far post to Erling Haaland. Haaland headed the ball home for the first of his two goals.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.