The New York Red Bulls are in El Salvador to take on Alianza FC in the second match of the group stage of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. Kickoff tonight is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET, with live coverage on Red Bulls Radio and the CONCACAF Facebook page.
Red Bulls Radio will have a live English broadcast for the match, beginning with Countdown to Kickoff at 9:30 p.m. ET. Matt Harmon will be on the call. The broadcast is available through www.NewYorkRedBulls.comhttp://www.NewYorkRedBulls.com, or on the TuneIn App.
The Red Bulls sit on top of Group F after defeating Antigua Guatemala FC, 3-0 in the opening match at Red Bull Arena. This will be the first match of the competition for Alianza.
Sacha Kljestan and Alex Muyl both scored in the win over Antigua. Muyl got the second goal after an Antigua own goal opened the scoring. Kljestan connected with Gonzalo Veron for a goal just after entering the match in the 78th minute. Ryan Meara earned the shutout.
It is also the first meeting between the two clubs. The Red Bulls traveled to El Salvador in the 2014-15 Group Stage to face CD FAS, earning a 0-0 draw at Estadio Cuscatlan, the site of Tuesday's match.
Alianza is off to a 1-3-0 (W-L-D) start in the Primera Division season. Alianza qualified for this year's Scotiabank Champions League by defeating FAS, 1-0, in the Salvadoran Apertura final. Alianza has one previous CCL appearance, in 2011-12. Against MLS competition, they lost both matches to FC Dallas by 1-0 score lines.
New York will host Alianza for the return leg next month, on Thursday, September 15 at Red Bull Arena.
New York returns to MLS action with a match at D.C. United on Sunday, August 21. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m., with coverage on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and Red Bulls Radio.
