New York Red Bulls 0, Philadelphia Union 3
Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 7 p.m. ET
Talen Energy Stadium | Chester, Pa.
Box Score
Scoring Summary:
PHI – C.J. Sapong (unassisted) 75’
PHI – C.J. Sapong (Chris Pontius, Fabian Herbers) 81’
PHI – C.J. Sapong (penalty kick) 85’
Misconduct Summary:
NY – Aaron Long (caution, foul) 9’
PHI – Fabrice-Jean Picault (caution, foul) 25’
PHI – Haris Medunjanin (caution, dissent) 25’
PHI – Jack Elliott (caution, foul) 66’
PHI – Andre Blake (caution, time wasting) 87’
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Kemar Lawrence, Aaron Long, Damien Perrinelle, Michael Amir Murillo, Tyler Adams, Felipe (Derrick Etienne Jr., 81’), Danny Royer (Mike Grella, 76’), Sacha Kljestan ©, Alex Muyl (Fredrik Gulbrandsen, 72’), Bradley Wright-Phillips
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Raymon Gaddis (Keegan Rosenberry, 62’), Oguchi Onyewu, Jack Elliott, Fabinho, Fabrice-Jean Picault (Fabian Herbers, 78’), Roland Alberg (Derrick Jones, 63’), Alejandro Bedoya ©, Haris Medunjanin, Chris Pontius, C.J. Sapong
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 4; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Referee's Assistants: Cameron Blanchard, Jonathan Blanchard
4th Official: Ted Unkel
Attendance: 16,297
· The New York Red Bulls fell to the Philadelphia Union, 3-0 on Saturday night at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa. C.J. Sapong recorded a hat trick for the home side.
· The Red Bulls are now 5-5-1 on the season.
· The game was scoreless into the 75th minute, until Sapong capitalized on a loose ball in the Red Bulls’ defensive third and beat Luis Robles to put the Union up 1-0. Sapong followed up with goals in the 81st and 85th minutes, completing the hat trick on a penalty.
· Mike Grella returned to the lineup for the first time since a March 19th match against Seattle, and entered the game as a second-half sub.
· New York is 44-42-21 all-time in the Month of May.
· New York has scored 161 goals in the month of May, and allowed 155.
· New York now returns home for a three-game homestand. New York holds the best home record, with the most home wins and points, in MLS since Red Bull Arena opened in 2010. The Red Bulls own a 79-24-19 overall mark with 256 points.
· Head coach Jesse Marsch owns a 39-23-16 mark with the Red Bulls.
• New York begins the home stretch with a match against the LA Galaxy next Sunday, May 14. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. The match will also be carried on New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish.
