Scoring Summary:
- CLB - Justin Meram (5) (Tony Tchani) 9'
- NY - Lloyd Sam (9) (Sacha Kljestan) 12'
- NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (15) (Connor Lade) 21'
Misconduct Summary:
- NY - Damien Perrinelle (caution, foul) 15'
- NY - Luis Robles (caution, misconduct) 78'
- CLB - Gaston Sauro (caution, foul) 79'
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles: Connor Lade, Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar, Sal Zizzo, Dax McCarty ©, Felipe, Mike Grella (Sean Davis, 88'), Sacha Kljestan, Lloyd Sam (Gonzalo Veron, 67'), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Karl Ouimette, 77')
- TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 4.
Columbus Crew SC: Steve Clark; Harrison Afful, Michael Parkhurst ©, Waylon Francis, Gaston Sauro (Jack McInerney, 86'), Justin Meram, Mohammed Saeid, Tony Tchani, Ethan Finlay (Cedrick Mabwati, 64'), Federico Higuain, Kei Kamara
- TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5.
Referee: Alan Kelly
Referee's Assistants: Matthew Nelson, Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Daniel Fitzgerald
Attendance: 21,715
Box Score
Notes:
- New York moved to the top of the Supporters' Shield race with a 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. New York leads MLS and the Eastern Conference with 51 points.
- The Red Bulls lead in the Eastern Conference is three points over second place D.C. United. The Red Bulls also have two games in hand over D.C. United.
- New York currently leads MLS with 1.7 points per game and a +15 goal differential.
- New York is 28-26-9 all-time versus Columbus, including a 2-1 mark in 2015. The Red Bulls are 16-10-5 all-time at home vs. the Crew.
- New York is 3-5-5 in 2015 when the opposition scores first.
- The Red Bulls are 11-2-0 when leading at halftime, including a perfect 9-0-0 mark at Red Bull Arena.
- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season to give the Red Bulls a 2-1 lead in the 21st minute. He now has 42 goals over the previous two seasons, tops in MLS. Robbie Keane of Los Angeles is second over the last two seasons with 35 goals.
- Sacha Kljestan has four goals and 12 assists in his last 15 games.
- Lloyd Sam scored his ninth goal of the season and his second in two games for the Red Bulls. Sam is second on the club in goals.
- Beginning with his first MLS start in late 2012, Luis Robles has played 90 minutes in 102 consecutive regular season games, the second longest streak in league history (all GKs).
