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| MLS: New York City FC v New York Red Bulls – live! | MLS: New York City FC v New York Red Bulls – live! |
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| 5.56pm ET22:56 | |
| Half-time thoughts: Hard to disagree with Kreis: his team dominated early on and should have been 2-0 up after 10 minutes. But they lost focus after that, and the Red Bulls managed to disrupt their rhythm and drive. Wright-Phillips has started to look dangerous too, this is far from over despite NYC FC yet to lose when leading at half-time this season. | |
| #NYCFC's McNamara looks like a Mike Myers playing an unlikely Scot soccer superhero. #NYCFCvNYRB | |
| 5.52pm ET22:52 | |
| Half-time: Wright-Phillips shouts for handball after his shot is deflected but his appeals are waved away. Jason Kreis is interviewed as he trots into the tunnel “It was a great start. But apart from the first 20 minutes we were poor ... we’re not finding our midfielders.” | |
| 5.50pm ET22:50 | |
| 45 min+2: Duvall loops a high, swinging cross into the box but the generally excellent Saunders is off his line to claim the ball. | |
| 5.48pm ET22:48 | |
| 45 min: Three minutes of added time. | |
| 5.48pm ET22:48 | |
| 44 min: A weird ricochet results in Abang gaining possession around four yards out but quick thinking from Saunders snuffs out the danger as he springs on top of the ball. | |
| 5.45pm ET22:45 | |
| 43 min: Plenty of people commenting on the lack of width on the pitch. Not exactly Pirlo-friendly. | |
| Really hard to imagine Pirlo doing much good when he is forced to play on this U-14 sized field that @NYCFC plays on. #NYCFCvNYRB | |
| 5.44pm ET22:44 | |
| 42 min: Villa and Robles are booked after calling each other names. Seemed a bit harsh, what’s the point of sport if you can’t swear at each other? | |
| 5.43pm ET22:43 | |
| 40 min: Free-kick to NYC FC around 30 yards out from a dangerous-ish angle. It’s cleared by the Red Bulls and the ball falls to Villa who unleashes a hilariously inaccurate shot into the Hudson. Still, I guess the World Cup win kind of makes up for that. | |
| Another angle on that McNamara goal @tom_lutz - great finish. Enjoying the commentary, thanks! via @caughtoffside pic.twitter.com/zVjOlkrTg2 | |
| 5.40pm ET22:40 | |
| 37 min: The Red Bulls are on top now. Another dangerous ball into the box from Lawrence that eludes the entire FC defence. And the entire Red Bulls attack for that matter. | |
| 5.38pm ET22:38 | |
| 34 min: Ooof. Nearly an equaliser: the ball is slashed into the far post by Lawrence and Grella bombs into the area to head home. Or he would have done if he was slightly quicker. Instead he has to make do with scaring a good portion of Yankee Stadium to death. Or near to death, anyway. Or maybe 3% of the way to death. | |
| Updated at 5.39pm ET | |
| 5.33pm ET22:33 | |
| 31 min: The City crowd want Pirlo. Don’t worry, you’ll get Pirlo: | |
| A 'We want Pirlo' chant breaks out as they show Pirlo and Frank Lampard on the jumbotron mid-game. #NYCFC #NYCvNY | |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips has been (predictably) the Red Bulls most dangerous player today. He has found himself in space a few times - on this occasion he turns and flashes a ball across the face of goal. | |
| 5.30pm ET22:30 | |
| 28 min: Corner to NYC FC. It’s a nasty inswinger but the Red Bulls are there to head clear. Villa players a lovely one-two and finds the ball at his feet. As he attempts to cut the ball back and slips though - Taylor Twellman on ESPN reckons a few of the players have the wrong boots on for the slippy (baseball) outfield at Yankee Stadium. | |
| 5.27pm ET22:27 | 5.27pm ET22:27 |
| 25 min: Wright-Phillips juggles the ball in the NYC FC box but only manages to fall over. Abang was OK after that challenge with Wingert. Wingert, however, limps off with a knee injury sustained in the same incident and will be replaced by Brovsky. | 25 min: Wright-Phillips juggles the ball in the NYC FC box but only manages to fall over. Abang was OK after that challenge with Wingert. Wingert, however, limps off with a knee injury sustained in the same incident and will be replaced by Brovsky. |
| 5.25pm ET22:25 | 5.25pm ET22:25 |
| 23 min: The camera cuts to Pirlo and he gets a biggish cheer. Or maybe they’re cheering his kids who are sitting next to him. Or LL Cool J - also in the stadium - in a tribute to NCIS: Los Angeles. “The Red Bulls’ bus was an hour late to the ground, you say,” writes Justin Kavanagh. “Perhaps the Governor’s already closed the bridges.” | 23 min: The camera cuts to Pirlo and he gets a biggish cheer. Or maybe they’re cheering his kids who are sitting next to him. Or LL Cool J - also in the stadium - in a tribute to NCIS: Los Angeles. “The Red Bulls’ bus was an hour late to the ground, you say,” writes Justin Kavanagh. “Perhaps the Governor’s already closed the bridges.” |
| 5.22pm ET22:22 | 5.22pm ET22:22 |
| 20 min: Wingert in action again, a nasty-looking collision with Abang has both players down clutching themselves. Wingert is limping to the sidelines but should be OK to carry on. | 20 min: Wingert in action again, a nasty-looking collision with Abang has both players down clutching themselves. Wingert is limping to the sidelines but should be OK to carry on. |
| 5.20pm ET22:20 | 5.20pm ET22:20 |
| 18 min: Diskerud is causing plenty of problems with his incisive runs into the box, and the Red Bulls are having trouble containing them. One leads to a corner, which lands at Wingert’s feet. He gets a little too cute, attempting a backheel from three yards out but it’s badly done and goes wide. At the other end, Wright-Phillips has the ball in the net but it was offside. | 18 min: Diskerud is causing plenty of problems with his incisive runs into the box, and the Red Bulls are having trouble containing them. One leads to a corner, which lands at Wingert’s feet. He gets a little too cute, attempting a backheel from three yards out but it’s badly done and goes wide. At the other end, Wright-Phillips has the ball in the net but it was offside. |
| 5.18pm ET22:18 | 5.18pm ET22:18 |
| 15 min: If you want to see the goal, it’s here: | 15 min: If you want to see the goal, it’s here: |
| Tommy McNamara. 1-0 NYCFC #NYCvNY https://t.co/qd6s2FgcOg | Tommy McNamara. 1-0 NYCFC #NYCvNY https://t.co/qd6s2FgcOg |
| 5.17pm ET22:17 | 5.17pm ET22:17 |
| 14 min: A great, surging run for Diskerud is stopped as he skips into the box. It’s all NYC FC at the moment, with Red Bulls gaining occasional relief from a free-kick. At least they have their free-kicks. | 14 min: A great, surging run for Diskerud is stopped as he skips into the box. It’s all NYC FC at the moment, with Red Bulls gaining occasional relief from a free-kick. At least they have their free-kicks. |
| 5.13pm ET22:13 | 5.13pm ET22:13 |
| 11 min: Some stats for you: | 11 min: Some stats for you: |
| Just confirmed that's the earliest goal City has scored this season. 3-0-2 when scoring first; Metro 0-3-4 when conceding first. #NYCvNY | Just confirmed that's the earliest goal City has scored this season. 3-0-2 when scoring first; Metro 0-3-4 when conceding first. #NYCvNY |
| 5.12pm ET22:12 | 5.12pm ET22:12 |
| 10 min: The Red Bulls’ bus was an hour late to the ground, by the way, which could explain the early goal. Or maybe they just didn’t really mark McNamara. | 10 min: The Red Bulls’ bus was an hour late to the ground, by the way, which could explain the early goal. Or maybe they just didn’t really mark McNamara. |
| Updated at 5.12pm ET | Updated at 5.12pm ET |
| 5.11pm ET22:11 | 5.11pm ET22:11 |
| 9 min: And NYC FC nearly score again. This time Ballouchy picks the ball up at a tight angle and his shot curls just wide of the far post. There were NYC FC players diving in too. McNamara’s goal came from a fine finish and great control but he had plenty of time to pick his spot. | 9 min: And NYC FC nearly score again. This time Ballouchy picks the ball up at a tight angle and his shot curls just wide of the far post. There were NYC FC players diving in too. McNamara’s goal came from a fine finish and great control but he had plenty of time to pick his spot. |
| 5.08pm ET22:08 | 5.08pm ET22:08 |
| GOAL! New York City FC 1-0 Red Bulls (McNamara 6) | GOAL! New York City FC 1-0 Red Bulls (McNamara 6) |
| My girlfriend calls from Australia. I can confirm that the derby has little visibility in inner city Sydney. It’s their loss. Villa breaks into the box and wins a corner but play is delayed after Wingert recovers from an (accidental) knee to the face. And then McNamara scores! There’s a flick on, which he picks up. He has plenty of time to pivot around 10 yards out and stroke the ball home. | My girlfriend calls from Australia. I can confirm that the derby has little visibility in inner city Sydney. It’s their loss. Villa breaks into the box and wins a corner but play is delayed after Wingert recovers from an (accidental) knee to the face. And then McNamara scores! There’s a flick on, which he picks up. He has plenty of time to pivot around 10 yards out and stroke the ball home. |
| Updated at 5.09pm ET | Updated at 5.09pm ET |
| 5.05pm ET22:05 | 5.05pm ET22:05 |
| 3 min: We have a free-kick to Red Bulls early on as McCarty is fouled. It’s sailed in to the box but Saunders is out quickly to cut out the danger. He stumbles as he clears but all is well for the home team early on. | 3 min: We have a free-kick to Red Bulls early on as McCarty is fouled. It’s sailed in to the box but Saunders is out quickly to cut out the danger. He stumbles as he clears but all is well for the home team early on. |
| 5.03pm ET22:03 | 5.03pm ET22:03 |
| 1 min: And we’re off. Red Bulls, in dark blue, kick-off. FC are in their familiar light blue. There is various long-ball nonsense to start the game. | 1 min: And we’re off. Red Bulls, in dark blue, kick-off. FC are in their familiar light blue. There is various long-ball nonsense to start the game. |
| 4.57pm ET21:57 | 4.57pm ET21:57 |
| And this man just turned up: | And this man just turned up: |
| Andrea Pirlo in the house #NYCvNY pic.twitter.com/AEBUgvcxt0 | Andrea Pirlo in the house #NYCvNY pic.twitter.com/AEBUgvcxt0 |
| 4.55pm ET21:55 | 4.55pm ET21:55 |
| An email from Justin Kavanagh: “Perhaps NY Red Bulls – who are from New Jersey incidentally, not really NY at all – could stage a coup next time this derby comes around by getting their colors onto the new World Trade One building? Or perhaps they can’t afford the electricity bill, what with the wages they have had to pay Thierry Henry and Co these last few seasons? Is this perhaps why both coaches are hoping for their fans to generate so much electricity tonight? “One other thought, I’m concerned that Governor Christie might close down ALL the bridges into New York tomorrow in a fit of pique at New York City winning this first round of the Battle of the Buildings.” | An email from Justin Kavanagh: “Perhaps NY Red Bulls – who are from New Jersey incidentally, not really NY at all – could stage a coup next time this derby comes around by getting their colors onto the new World Trade One building? Or perhaps they can’t afford the electricity bill, what with the wages they have had to pay Thierry Henry and Co these last few seasons? Is this perhaps why both coaches are hoping for their fans to generate so much electricity tonight? “One other thought, I’m concerned that Governor Christie might close down ALL the bridges into New York tomorrow in a fit of pique at New York City winning this first round of the Battle of the Buildings.” |
| 4.52pm ET21:52 | 4.52pm ET21:52 |
| ESPN are debating whether the New York derby is a rivalry after just one showing. The answer appears to be: “Kindofyeahwhynotwepaidtoshowthisright?” I will say that the atmosphere in the first one of the season/the history of the universe was excellent. Whether that atmosphere will translate to the wide open spaces of Yankee Stadium remains to be seen. | ESPN are debating whether the New York derby is a rivalry after just one showing. The answer appears to be: “Kindofyeahwhynotwepaidtoshowthisright?” I will say that the atmosphere in the first one of the season/the history of the universe was excellent. Whether that atmosphere will translate to the wide open spaces of Yankee Stadium remains to be seen. |
| Updated at 4.53pm ET | Updated at 4.53pm ET |
| 4.47pm ET21:47 | 4.47pm ET21:47 |
| And look who’s turned up: | And look who’s turned up: |
| Llego Frank Lampard al Yankee Stadium para #NYCvNY pic.twitter.com/8umENgo4xc #NYCvNY | Llego Frank Lampard al Yankee Stadium para #NYCvNY pic.twitter.com/8umENgo4xc #NYCvNY |
| Gareth Bale has turned up too, but we’re assuming he’s just here for a holiday and a nice ride up to Cold Spring on the train tomorrow rather than to beat Andrea Pirlo to the third DP spot. | Gareth Bale has turned up too, but we’re assuming he’s just here for a holiday and a nice ride up to Cold Spring on the train tomorrow rather than to beat Andrea Pirlo to the third DP spot. |
| Updated at 4.50pm ET | Updated at 4.50pm ET |
| 4.44pm ET21:44 | 4.44pm ET21:44 |
| And the Red Bulls have confirmed their starters: | And the Red Bulls have confirmed their starters: |
| STARTING XI vs @NYCFC: Robles, Duvall, Miazga, Zubar, Lawrence, Felipe, McCarty, Grella, Kljestan, Wright-Phillips, Abang #NYCvNY | STARTING XI vs @NYCFC: Robles, Duvall, Miazga, Zubar, Lawrence, Felipe, McCarty, Grella, Kljestan, Wright-Phillips, Abang #NYCvNY |
| 4.43pm ET21:43 | 4.43pm ET21:43 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips is now up for the interview. He refuses to toe the party line and say the atmosphere is electric. Bad Bradley! He is the Red Bulls’ top-scorer this season but has only scored five so far, compared to 12 at the same stage in 2014. | Bradley Wright-Phillips is now up for the interview. He refuses to toe the party line and say the atmosphere is electric. Bad Bradley! He is the Red Bulls’ top-scorer this season but has only scored five so far, compared to 12 at the same stage in 2014. |
| 4.40pm ET21:40 | 4.40pm ET21:40 |
| Confirmation that David Villa can head the ball (completely useless fact: NYC FC have yet to score a headed goal at home this season): | Confirmation that David Villa can head the ball (completely useless fact: NYC FC have yet to score a headed goal at home this season): |
| DV getting up for this one #NYCFC https://t.co/tlCjurJSaq | DV getting up for this one #NYCFC https://t.co/tlCjurJSaq |
| 4.37pm ET21:37 | 4.37pm ET21:37 |
| Interviews with the coaches before the game. Jason Kreis says the atmosphere is “electric”. He took the train to the game and was heckled, presumably by Red Bulls fans. He says his team has gained confidence over the last few weeks and that has helped them gain confidence. Jesse Marsch says it could be a “crazy” game and also says the crowd will be “electric”. Two different coaches, two different men united by their keen sense of electricity. | Interviews with the coaches before the game. Jason Kreis says the atmosphere is “electric”. He took the train to the game and was heckled, presumably by Red Bulls fans. He says his team has gained confidence over the last few weeks and that has helped them gain confidence. Jesse Marsch says it could be a “crazy” game and also says the crowd will be “electric”. Two different coaches, two different men united by their keen sense of electricity. |
| 4.24pm ET21:24 | 4.24pm ET21:24 |
| Bad omens for the Red Bulls: | Bad omens for the Red Bulls: |
| 1) They’re pathetic away from home this season, having won just once in seven attempts. | 1) They’re pathetic away from home this season, having won just once in seven attempts. |
| 2) The people of New York have spoken: and they voted for the Empire State Building to shine blue last night. | 2) The people of New York have spoken: and they voted for the Empire State Building to shine blue last night. |
| In a fan vote, @NYCFC topped @NewYorkRedBulls to turn the Empire State Bldg blue. Who will win for real? (5 ET, ESPN) pic.twitter.com/uuHDJguxAb | In a fan vote, @NYCFC topped @NewYorkRedBulls to turn the Empire State Bldg blue. Who will win for real? (5 ET, ESPN) pic.twitter.com/uuHDJguxAb |
| Good omens for the Red Bulls: | Good omens for the Red Bulls: |
| 1) They’re coming off a win in midweek against Real Salt Lake. | 1) They’re coming off a win in midweek against Real Salt Lake. |
| 2) The Empire State also lit up in honor of the Knicks and Nets in the past 12 months, and that ended excellently. | 2) The Empire State also lit up in honor of the Knicks and Nets in the past 12 months, and that ended excellently. |
| 4.12pm ET21:12 | 4.12pm ET21:12 |
| And FC get their team sheet out early: | And FC get their team sheet out early: |
| #NYCFC Starting XI vs. @NewYorkRedBulls pic.twitter.com/3H7nrd2kji | #NYCFC Starting XI vs. @NewYorkRedBulls pic.twitter.com/3H7nrd2kji |
| 4.09pm ET21:09 | 4.09pm ET21:09 |
| Hello! You may remember the last New York derby as confirmation that the Big Apple is still the Red Bulls’ city, and that NYC FC were the more comically inept part of Manchester City’s evil footballing empire. | Hello! You may remember the last New York derby as confirmation that the Big Apple is still the Red Bulls’ city, and that NYC FC were the more comically inept part of Manchester City’s evil footballing empire. |
| And then this happened: | And then this happened: |
| And then this: | And then this: |
| And, go on, this: | And, go on, this: |
| And all mixed in with this: | And all mixed in with this: |
| Related: Andrea Pirlo to join New York City FC, according to reports | Related: Andrea Pirlo to join New York City FC, according to reports |
| And all of a sudden, NYC FC can overtake their cross-city rivals if they win tonight. You, and Frank Lampard, can follow all the action here wth us. | And all of a sudden, NYC FC can overtake their cross-city rivals if they win tonight. You, and Frank Lampard, can follow all the action here wth us. |
| 4.00pm ET21:00 | 4.00pm ET21:00 |
| Tom will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s a look at MLS’s newest drum crewL | Tom will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s a look at MLS’s newest drum crewL |
| History will be made this Sunday as New York City FC host the New York Red Bulls in the first ever Hudson river derby at Yankee Stadium. As both teams prepare for another impassioned encounter, one particular fan group is eagerly awaiting this memorable day. | History will be made this Sunday as New York City FC host the New York Red Bulls in the first ever Hudson river derby at Yankee Stadium. As both teams prepare for another impassioned encounter, one particular fan group is eagerly awaiting this memorable day. |
| The beat of the drum can be heard as soon as you step down from the elevated subway stop at Yankee Stadium. As you make your way toward the ground, the sound intensifies. Around here, the sea of blue shirts overwhelms any other piece of clothing, and men with drums warm up the small crowd. This pre-game soccer ritual is similar to something you might see in Brazil or Argentina. It could even be considered a smaller version of a Barra Brava. But this isn’t South America. | The beat of the drum can be heard as soon as you step down from the elevated subway stop at Yankee Stadium. As you make your way toward the ground, the sound intensifies. Around here, the sea of blue shirts overwhelms any other piece of clothing, and men with drums warm up the small crowd. This pre-game soccer ritual is similar to something you might see in Brazil or Argentina. It could even be considered a smaller version of a Barra Brava. But this isn’t South America. |
| This is New York. | This is New York. |
| Like any passionate Colombian, Jonathan Salas has soccer in his blood, so when NYCFC announced their arrival to the MLS, the MTA worker from Ozone Park, Queens, was all in. | Like any passionate Colombian, Jonathan Salas has soccer in his blood, so when NYCFC announced their arrival to the MLS, the MTA worker from Ozone Park, Queens, was all in. |
| For the rest of the article, click here. | For the rest of the article, click here. |