NOTES: Red Bulls and NYCFC Draw 1-1 in Regular-Season NY Derby Finale

New York Red Bulls 1, New York City FC 1

Friday, August 25, 2017 - 7 p.m. ET

Red Bull Arena | Harrison, N.J.

NYC – Maxi Moralez 4 (David Villa) 56’

NY – Gonzalo Veron 2 (PK) 70’

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 56^th 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 70^th minute. Teammate Gonzalo Veron took the honors and finished strong to level the match.
• Veron, who came on in the 64^th 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 70^th 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.