New York Red Bulls 3 (15-9-9), Columbus Crew SC 2 (8-13-12)
Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 3 p.m.
Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.
Box Score
Scoring Summary:
NY - Mike Grella (Sacha Kljestan, Chris Duvall) 53'
NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips 22 (Alex Muyl) 58'
NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips 23 (Aurelien Collin, Sacha Kljestan) 70'
CLB - Adam Jahn (Justin Meram, Ethan Finlay) 73'
CLB - Harrison Afful (Michael Parkhurst) 83'
Misconduct Summary:
NY - Aurelien Collin (caution, foul) 3'
CLB - Tony Tchani (caution, foul) 14'
CLB - Wil Trapp (caution, foul) 37'
CLB - Cristian Martinez (caution, foul) 40'
CLB - Justin Meram (caution, foul) 90'+4'
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Kemar Lawrence, Damien Perrinelle, Aurelien Collin (Ronald Zubar, 74'), Chris Duvall, Dax McCarty ©, Felipe, Mike Grella (Gonzalo Veron, 68'), Sacha Kljestan, Alex Muyl, Bradley Wright-Phillips (Sal Zizzo, 88')
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3
Columbus Crew SC: Brad Stuver; Michael Parkhurst ©, Harrison Afful, Nicolai Naess, Corey Ashe (Hector Jimenez, 82'), Justin Meram, Wil Trapp, Cristian Martinez (Ethan Finlay, 57'), Mohammed Saeid (Dilly Duka, 71'), Tony Tchani, Adam Jahn
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 6
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Referee's Assistants: Jonathan Johnson, Danny Thornberry
4th Official: Nima Saghafi
Attendance: 22,937
The New York Red Bulls defeated Columbus Crew SC on Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena, 3-2. Bradley Wright-Phillips' 70th minute game-winning goal extended New York's franchise-record unbeaten streak to 15 games in MLS play.
- New York set a new club record for home wins in a season, with the 13th win at RBA. The previous record of 12 was set last season. New York's 13 home wins this season are the most in MLS.
- With the win, New York has all but secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference. At 54 points, in first place of the Eastern Conference, the Red Bulls lead NYC FC by three points with one game remaining. In the event of a tie in points, after next week, The Red Bulls cannot lose its claim on first place on the first tie breaker, total wins, and currently lead the second tiebreaker, goal differential, 15-2.
- Jesse Marsch won his 33rd regular season game as head coach of New York, surpassing his mentor, Bob Bradley, for third-place on the all-time franchise list.
- Since the start of 2012, New York has the most home wins in MLS, with 57 at Red Bull Arena.
- Mike Grella scored just after halftime to break the deadlock, assisted by Sacha Kljestan and Chris Duvall. The goal was Grella's seventh of the season, enough for second-most on the team.
- Bradley Wright-Phillips doubled New York's lead five minutes later, burying a ball from Alex Muyl.
- BWP reclaimed the lead in the MLS golden boot race with his 23rd of the season, heading home a corner kick by Kljestan that Aurelien Collin redirected. Wright-Phillips leads NYC FC's David Villa by one goal for most in MLS heading into the final weekend of play.
- Columbus nearly amounted a comeback with goals in the 73rd and 83rd minute, but New York held on for the victory.
- Sacha Kljestan leads MLS with 19 assists this season, also a New York single-season franchise record. It was also the tenth game-winning assist of Kljestan's New York career, second-most in club history. Kljestan has nine multi-point games this season.
- Luis Robles made his 139th consecutive regular season start in goal for New York. Robles added to his franchise records for career wins (65).
- Following the match, Dax McCarty (franchise appearances, minutes played) Sacha Kljestan (franchise single-season assists) and Luis Robles (MLS consecutive games played)were recognized for records set during the 2016 season.
- The Red Bulls close the regular season on the road at Philadelphia on October 23. MLS Decision Day kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.
- By virtue of securing a top-two finish in the East, New York will be away for the first leg of the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoff Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York will host the second leg on Sunday, November 6.
