POST-GAME NOTES: Vancouver 0, New York 1

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ancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (8-13-7), New York Red Bulls 1 (12-9-7)
Saturday, September 3, 2016 - 7 p.m.
BC Place - Vancouver, British Columbia
Box Score: 
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Scoring Summary:
NY - 
Bradley Wright-Phillips (17) (unassisted) 50'
Misconduct Summary:
NY- 
Alex Muyl (caution, unsporting behavior) 20'
VAN - 
Fraser Aird (caution, unsporting behavior) 29'
NY -
 Mike Grella (caution, unsporting behavior) 60'
VAN - Andrew Jacobson (caution, unsporting behavior) 88'
New York Red Bulls:
 Luis Robles; Sal Zizzo, Ronald Zubar, Aurelien Collin Chris Duvall, Sean Davis, Dax McCarty © (Omer Damari, 76'), Felipe, Alex Muyl (Daniel Royer, 66'), Mike Grella (Gonzalo Veron, 89'), Bradley Wright-Phillips
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 
David Ousted; Jordan Harvey, Tim Parker, Andrew Jacobson, Jordan Smith (Alphonso Davies, 79'), Matias Laba, Fraser Aird, Cristian Techera (Masato Kudo, 79'), Russell Teibert, Pedro Morales © (Nicolas Mezquida, 66'), Erik Hurtado
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
Referee:
 Sorin Stoica
Referee's Assistants: 
Peter Manikowski, Jeff Hosking
4th Official: 
David Gantar
Attendance: 
22,120

  • The New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday at BC Place. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored to extend New York's unbeaten streak to 10 games, 12 overall including all competitions.
  • Bradley Wright-Phillips tied the MLS record for most goals scored over three consecutive seasons (61), a record shared with Chris Wondolowski (61 goals, 2010-2012).
  • The Red Bulls are 12-9-7 on the season and 2-7-6 on the road.
  • Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his team-leading 17th goal of the season to give New York a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute.
  • BWP is tied for the league lead in goals (17) with New York City's David Villa. 
  • BWP has five goals and an assist in his last four MLS appearances.
  • BWP has scored in his last three MLS appearances, his longest such streak since scoring in five straight in 2014.
  • New York sits tied for second place in the Eastern Conference with 43 points, tied on points with Toronto FC, with Toronto holding one game in hand.
  • New York is 1-3-3 all-time against Vancouver; 1-1-2 at BC Place.
  • The Red Bulls have used 13 different center back combinations this season. New York is 6-0-3 when Aurelien Collin and Ronald Zubar start together.
  • Dax McCarty set a new franchise record with his 159th career start passing Mike Petke (158) in the record book.
  • Luis Robles made his 134th consecutive regular season start in goal for New York to earn his league-leading ninth shutout of the season. Robles continues to add to his franchise records for wins (62) and shutouts (37).
  • Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson was sent off at the end of the first half by referee Sorin Stoica.
  • The Red Bulls return home to host rival D.C. United on Sunday, September 11. Kickoff from Red Bull Arena is set for 1 p.m. next Sunday with live coverage on ESPN and Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn.