New York Red Bulls 1, New York City FC 1
Friday, August 25, 2017 - 7 p.m. ET
Red Bull Arena | Harrison, N.J.
Box Score
Scoring Summary:
NYC – Maxi Moralez 4 (David Villa) 56’
NY – Gonzalo Veron 2 (PK) 70’
Misconduct Summary:
NYC – Alexander Ring (caution, foul) 30'
NY – Kemar Lawrence (caution, foul) 35’
NYC – Rodney Wallace (caution, simulation) 43’
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Tyler Adams, Kemar Lawrence, Aaron Long, Fidel Escobar, Michael Amir Murillo, Felipe, Alex Muyl (Derrick Etienne, Jr., 82’), Sacha Kljestan, Sean Davis (Gonzalo Veron, 64’), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Dilly Duka, 90’)
TOTAL SHOTS: 21; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
New York City FC: Sean Johnson; Ben Sweat, Ethan White (RJ Allen, 30’), Alexander Callens, Frederic Brillant, MIkey Lopez, Rodney Wallace (Thomas McNamara, 78), Alexander Ring, Maximiliano Moralez, Jack Harrison (Jonathan Lewis, 70’), David Villa ©
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 3
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referees: Brian Poeschel, Eduardo Mariscal
Fourth Official: Caleb Mendez
VAR: Robert Sibiga
Attendance: 25,219
- For the first time in the New York Derby series, the New York Red Bulls (12-10-3) and New York City FC (14-7-5) ended in a draw, 1-1 on Friday night at Red Bull Arena.
- The Red Bulls move into a tie with Columbus for fourth place at 39 points, but have two matches in hand over Crew SC, while NYCFC remain in second with 47 points.
- With the second half underway, NYCFC drew first blood in the 56th minute as MLS’ leading goal scorer David Villa found Maxi Moralez inside the 18-yard box, who finished to the near post.
- Following NYCFC’s tally, Sacha Kljestan drew a penalty inside the box in the 70th minute. Teammate Gonzalo Veron took the honors and finished strong to level the match.
- Veron, who came on in the 64th minute, continued to serve as a reliable sub, tallying his second goal and seventh point in the last 10 matches.
- Veron’s goal in the 70th minute was his first career MLS penalty-kick goal.
- New York is unbeaten in their last four home matches and have outscored their opponent, 13-3.
- The Red Bulls continue to support the best home record in MLS at Red Bull Arena since 2010, with the most wins (83) and points (276).
- New York is 39-42-20 all-time in the month of August. The Red Bulls have scored 170 goals and have allowed 160 goals in the eighth month of the year.
- The Red Bulls dominated on all facets of the match, owning advantages in shots, 21-9, shots on target, 4-3, corners, 5-2 and possession, 61.5 percent to 38.5 percent.
- New York heads West to Texas for the second time this season as they face FC Dallas on Saturday, September 2. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET with coverage on Unimas and New York Red Bulls Radio.
