Jun 21, 2008

RED BULLS VS. FC DALLAS: RUNNING COMMENTARY

90+th minute: GAME OVER. 1-0 Red Bulls. New York improves to 4-1-2 at home and 5-4-4 (19 points) overall). Check back later for post match video.

90th minute: 2 minutes of added time.

88th minute: New York is holding possession well in the closing minutes.

82nd minute: FCD sub: McCarty for Rocha

81st minute: NY is still looking to attack on offense, pushing for the killer goal rather than sitting back.

79th minute: NY sub: Sassano for Magee

77th minute: Wolyniec gets his head on a VDB cross, but its right at Sala. A great chance but more frustration for Wolyniec in terms of putting one away.

73rd minute: FCD sub: Alvarez for Rhine

69th minute: Yellow card on Parke.

68th minute: Rocha gets in alone on Conway after a defensive breakdown but Conway gets big and deflects it out.

64th minute: FCD sub: Thompson for Oduro.

62nd minute: Yellow to Pitchkolan. Wolyniec for Echeverry for New York.

57th minute: Richards can't turn on a ball in the box and is dispossessed.

54th minute: Magee gets the ball on the back post, but can't get enough on the shot to make it dangerous.

54th minute: Corner kick for NY off a nice buildup.

52nd minute: So far much of the same in the second half.

46th minute: Second half underway. Doesn't look like there are changes for either side.

HALFTIME: NY posted a 9-3 shot advantage in the first half, with Sinisa tallying four, including two on frame.

45th minute: HALFTIME. 1-0 New York. Would have to venture a guess that the Red Bulls have at least doubled the Hoops' shot total.

45th minute: 1 minute of stoppage time.

44th minute: The answer? Not much.

44th minute: Magee draws a foul in about 30 yards out. Let's see what the Red Bulls can do with it.

40th minute: Sinisa with another long range blast that goes just wide. He has shown that he can be dangerous tonight.

36th minute: New York has tried to play crosses into the area, but neither Echeverry nor Richards is particularly good in the air. Let's see if how the Red Bulls adjust their attack.

31st minute: A nice run by Dane Richards earns a corner. Injury update on Goldthwaite: hamstring strains on both legs.

24th minute: Looks like Goldthwaite is going to have to come out. He is being replaced by Jeff Parke. Not sure of the injury at this point.

21st minute: A nice through ball earns a corner for FCD.

18th minute: A free kick for FCD provides a good chance for Oduro, who's shot has no pace and is saved easily by Conway.

16th minute: Sinisa's inswinging corner finds Goldthwaite at the back post for the header. GOAL NEW YORK, 1-0.

16th minute: Sinisa with a nice shot that gets punched out for a corner.

15th minute: New York is challenging every possession on defense, and stinging together passes nicely on offense. Now they just need to convert them into solid scoring chances.

11th minute: The ball has been in the Red Bull offensive half nearly the entire match so far. Excellent pressure being applied by New York.

7th minute: A half volley from Sinisa goes just over. New York has been putting a lot of pressure on the ball and have caused several turnovers so far.

4th minute: VDB with a blast from 25 yards that goes high. The Red Bulls have been stressing taking open shots when they present themselves in training this week.

1st minute: And we're off. By the way, this is the first time this season that the Red Bulls have used the same starting 11 in consecutive games.

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