Soccer NYCFC Rescues Draw in Spirited Comeback against Chicago Fire by Staff Post May 17, 2015 (Photo by Catalina Fragoso – DoubleGSports) NYCFC, a week removed from a disheartening loss to their intra-city rivals, the Neew York Red Bulls in Harrison, NJ, found their heart in the Bronx. David Villa on the field and Josh Saunders in goal played at a high level to will NYCFC to a well deserved draw after being two goals behind and a man down for most of the match. “We believe that we’re a better team than our points indicate right now.” Head Coach Jason Kreis proclaimed intently, “There were quite a few players that were willing to do anything tonight to get us that result.” The hero was Khiry Shelton, who received a cross pass along the front box line and rifled a left-footed shot into the left corner under goalie Sean Johnson for his first ever MLS goal. However, he was humble in response: “I still have a lot of stuff to work on and I know that going forward it will be big for me.” It was timely as well as it rescued a point for City in the 91st minute. But it was a goal just before the half in extra time that reversed the momentum of a forgetful opening act. The Chicago Fire came in and camped out in NYC territory and outshot, outplayed, and outhustled the NYC unit throughout the first half. But NYC finally got a few breaks like when seven minutes in Shawn Maloney appeared to score but offsides nullified it. However Maloney would set up a nice air ball into the box and Razvan Cocis scored on a pretty clever reverse headed shot to open up the scoring. Post Views: 1,155 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsDavid Villa Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Soccer You Know I’m Right, Episode 95: Soccer Commentator Tommy Smyth (Audio/Video) On the 95th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Competition Quickly Rises For Serie A Competition Rises For Serie A: Serie A is a professional Italian Soccer league where... Trinity Rodman Registers for the Womens NWSL Draft Dennis Rodman’s Daughter registers for the NWSL Draft At the age of 18, Trinity... From Inspired to Being an Inspiration: Sports Broadcaster & “The Morning Roast” Host Kate Scott (VIDEO) 95.7 FM “Morning Roast” radio host Kate Scott is a woman of many firsts... Abby Wambach Still Vital to US Women’s Soccer World Cup Chances US Women’s Strong Second Half Buries Mexico