Apr 27, 2008

RED BULLS VS. EARTHQUAKES RUNNING COMMENTARY

FINAL: CHECK BACK FOR POST-MATCH REACTION LATER.

90+th minute: Give and go between Jozy and Wolyniec ices the win. Second tally of the year for Jozy.

90+th minute: Nice defense by Stammler.

90+th minute: Foul called on NY in a dangerous spot. Last chance for SJ.

90th minute: Four minutes of stoppage.

90th minute: Long ball to Wolyniec on sides. Heads it over Cannon, but Garcia is there again to clear it off the line.

89th minute: Corner for SJ. Last chance for an equalizer? Not this time.

87th minute: Yellow issued to Garcia.

84th minute: Corner for SJ. Well defended by NY.

81st minute: SJ sub: Salinas for Guerrero.

80th minute: Kamara's shot is touched away by Conway.

79th minute: GOAL!! Magee finds the back of the net with a perfectly placed shot.

78th minute: Wolyniec finds Jozy in space, who is felled in the box by Cochrane for a PK.

77th minute: with Goldthwaite out, Leitch switches to left back, while Mendes takes his spot on the right.

75th minute: final sub for NY: Mendes for Goldthwaite, who comes off after taking several hard knocks.

72nd minute: NY sub: Borman for VDB. Let's see if Borman's speed on the wing can cause SJ problems.

67th minute: SJ sub: Peguero for Grabavoy.

64th minute: Three corners in the last two minutes for the Red Bulls, but nothing to show for it. Nearly constant pressure in the SJ end.

62nd minute: Reyna finds Parke's head on the far post off the restart, but its right at Cannon.

61st minute: Yellow on Corrales.

60th minute: Another long ball finds Wolyniec offsides.

55th minute: Jozy's shot deflects out for another corner.

51st minute: Jozy earns a corner. Magee heads it over. Another near miss for the Red Bulls.

46th minute: A caused turnover by Sassano gets him fouled. Free kick from 22 yards punched out by Cannon.

46th minute: Subs-- Ex-Red Bull Vide for Glinton, Magee for Sinisia.

HALFTIME: --

45th minute: Guerrero gets a shot for SJ but it has little pace and is easliy handled by Conway.

41st minute: Parke heads one just over the bar off a corner from VDB.

40th minute: The Red Bulls are dominating the possession right now.

38th minute: A gorgeous one-two between Wolyniec and Reyna gets Reyna a clear shot that is deflected by Cannon before being cleared off the line by Garcia.

36th minute: Hernandez picks up a yellow for persistent infringement.

31st minute: As has been the case recently, NY has started to maintain more possession as the match progresses, but has not produced any dangerous chances so far.

28th minute: Wolyniec showing his usual great pace so far. He has been the Red Bulls most dangerous player so far.

24th minute: Good defensive pressure leads to SJ giving up a corner.

23rd minute: Another corner for SJ. The long balls to Wolyniec are limiting Jozy's touches. Let's see how NY adjusts to get their young star more action.

20th minute: Kamara is back. The Red Bulls are playing long balls to Wolyniec, but nothing to show for it yet.

18th minute: Kamara is down. Looking at the replay, not sure how he got hurt exactly.

16th minute: San Jose is getting the better of the offensive action in the recent minutes, but have not gotten a shot on frame yet as the Red Bull defense has been up to the task.

11th minute: The Quakes earn a corner, but Stammler clears it away easily.

6th minute: Red Bulls earn the first corner. Reyna plays it into the box, but Sassano places it over the top on the far post.

2nd minute: Leitch is down after a collision in the box with Glinton. Looks like he is going to be able to walk it off, but Mendes is warming on the sidelines.

1st minute: And we are off...

PRE-GAME: Subs for the Red Bulls include Eric Brunner and Hunter Freeman, who are available for the first time this season. Chris Megaloudis is also available, and the extra forward could see time.

PRE-GAME: Here is the Revs' starting lineup and formation:

-----------Glinton-----Kamara--------------

--Guerrero---Corrales---Grabavoy---O'Brien--

---Riley---Garcia---Cochrane---Hernandez--

----------------------Cannon-----------------

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PRE-GAME: Here is the Red Bulls starting lineup and formation:

--------------Altidore-----Wolyniec--------------

VDB---------------Reyna--------------Sassano

-------------Stammler---Ubiparipovic---------

Goldthwaite--------Parke-------------Leitch

--------------------Conway-----------------------

PRE-GAME: Welcome to Giants Stadium as we get ready for the Red Bulls/Earthquakes matchup. With Angel not starting as he recovers from injury, and with Echeverry out for a month with a sprained knee, we will see a new man starting up top along with Jozy, most likely Wolyniec.

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