D.C. United 0 (0-0-1), New York Red Bulls 1 (1-0-0)
Sunday, November 1 - 3 p.m.
RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C.
Box Score
Scoring Summary:
- NY - Dax McCarty (Sacha Kljestan) 72'
Misconduct Summary:
- NY - Matt Miazga (caution, foul) 35'
- NY - Ronald Zubar (caution, foul) 69'
- DC - Fabian Espindola (caution, unsporting behavior) 75'
- DC - Alvaro Saborio (caution, unsporting behavior) 77'
- NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution, time wasting) 88'
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Kemar Lawrence, Damien Perrinelle (Ronald Zubar, 51'), Matt Miazga, Sal Zizzo, Dax McCarty ©, Felipe, Mike Grella (Gonzalo Veron, 81'), Sacha Kljestan, Lloyd Sam, Bradley Wright-Phillips
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 0.
D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Sean Franklin (Miguel Aguliar, 84'), Steve Birnbaum, Kofi Opare, Taylor Kemp, Nick DeLeon, Perry Kitchen, Markus Halsti, Chris Rolfe © (Conor Doyle, 65'), Alvaro Savorio, Fabian Espindola
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 24; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 8.
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Referee's Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Kevin Klinger
4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez
Attendance: 19,525
Notes:
- The New York Red Bulls opened the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs with a 1-0 victory Sunday at D.C. United in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
- New York is 3-7-2 all-time in the playoffs against D.C. United and has lost four of the five playoff series against DCU. Last season, New York won 3-2 on aggregate goals over D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
- New York earned its first postseason victory at D.C. United with the 1-0 victory Sunday. New York is 1-4-2 all-time at RFK Stadium in the postseason.
- New York is 13-21-8 all-time in the playoffs. New York has 16 seasons all-time in postseason play and has been in the playoffs for five consecutive seasons.
- It marked the first time in New York history that an opponent did not have a shot on goal in the playoffs (42 games).
- Sacha Kljestan has 26 points in his last 20 matches (six goals and 14 assists). He has tied New York's single-season assists record with 14 (Thierry Henry, Eduardo Hurtado) in the regular season and added his first point of the postseason with an assist on the game-winning goal from Dax McCarty. It was the third postseason assist for Kljestan in nine playoff games.
- Dax McCarty scored his second career goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs with his game-winning header in the 72nd minute off a free kick from Sacha Kljestan. McCarty now has two career postseason goals in 17 playoff games.
- New York now has six headed road goals in all of 2015, per OPTA. That mark is tied with Philadelphia for the most by any team in MLS.
- Luis Robles earned his second career playoff shutout with the 1-0 win over D.C. United Sunday.
- New York returns to action Sunday, November 8 in the Eastern Conference semifinals in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Red Bulls host D.C. United at Red Bull Arena in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The kickoff time and television network coverage will be announced following the conclusion of today's playoff games.
