New York Red Bulls notched 3 points
Harrison, N.J — The Red Bulls win second straight and on the raining storm battle at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday night.
The Revolution entered the game with the second-most fouls committed in the league and dragged the Red Bulls into a war of attrition. The teams combined for 30 fouls, with the Red Bulls racking up 16.
“For anyone that watched the game, it probably wasn’t that enjoyable,” Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips told The Post after the game. “Even playing in it wasn’t that enjoyable.”
But despite every kick, tackle and shove the Red Bulls felt the brunt of, they managed to pull out a scrappy, 2-0.
If soccer is known as “the beautiful game,” then what took place at Red Bull Arena on Saturday night was a far less appealing derivative.
The Revolution entered the game with the second-most fouls committed in the league and dragged the Red Bulls into a war of attrition. The teams combined for 30 fouls, with the Red Bulls racking up 16.
“For anyone that watched the game, it probably wasn’t that enjoyable,” Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips told The Post after the game. “Even playing in it wasn’t that enjoyable.”
But despite every kick, tackle and shove the Red Bulls felt the brunt of, they managed to pull out a scrappy, 2-0 win in the rain thanks to Danny Royer and Wright-Phillips each scoring second-half goals. It is the Red Bulls’ second straight win in their third game under coach Chris Armas.
“I think it’s another night where we show what we’re made of and that we’re fearless and that we can go after games, and there’s a lot of belief,” Armas said.
Royer missed a chance to breakthrough in the 67th minute, heading a pass from Alejandro “Kaku” Romero Gamarra wide near the back post.
Two minutes later, Royer got another chance and buried it.
After Tyler Adams drew a free kick on the right flank, Marc Rzatkowski served in beautiful curled ball, which Royer tapped in from the same spot he missed from minutes before to put the Red Bulls up 1-0.
It wasn’t the most glamorous of goals, but it was one this game 90 physical minutes in the rain deserved.
The Red Bulls went ahead 2-0 just 11 minutes later when Wright-Phillips got away from Jalil Anibaba to head in his 13th goal this season.
The score was created by a fantastic ball from Kaku that was similar to the one that lead to his team’s first goal.
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