Soccer Red Bulls Best NYCFC 4-1 in Hudson River Derby by Pardeep Cattry July 25, 2016 (Photo by Catalina Fragoso – Double G Media) The New York Red Bulls once again cruised to victory over their crosstown rivals, beating New York City FC 4-1. The Red Bulls have once again clinched the series against NYCFC, winning two games to their opponent’s one. The Red Bulls were in charge throughout the entire match, and finally got the breakthrough in the 20th minute, as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored, off an assist from Sacha Kljestan. The Red Bulls found the back of the net just a few minutes later defender Ronald Zubar scored a header from a corner. The Red Bulls again tallied after receiving a penalty in the 41st minute because of a handball from NYCFC defender Frederic Brillant. The Red Bulls scored again in the 70th minute, once again by Wright-Phillips, but not before Tommy McNamara scored a goal from distance a few minutes before halftime. Despite the goal, NYCFC could not come back from the deficit, and lost their coach, Patrick Vieira, during the water break to a red card after screaming at Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch and referee Mark Geiger. They suffered a late red card to Ethan White, who received his second yellow card, in the 89th minute. The match saw excellent performances from Wright-Phillips, who now has eight goals in six games against NYCFC, and Kljestan, who recorded two assists in addition to his goal, earning him Man of the Match honors. On the connection of the two players, Marsch said, “whenever Sacha’s finding gaps in important spots, he knows that his first option is Brad.” Both coaches spoke about the referee, who Marsch criticized a few days before the match. Vieira, though accepting the penalty call, believed that Marsch’s comments “had an impact,” while the Red Bulls coach had only compliments for the refereeing staff. “I think he was very poised,” Marsch said about Geiger. Overall, the Red Bulls put in a strong performance after a tough 2-2 draw against the Philadelphia Union last week. “I feel like now we’re starting to really show not that we’re turning the corner, but that we’ve turned the corner.” New York’s next match will be on Sunday, July 31 against the Chicago Fire Post Views: 1,307 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Pardeep Cattry Pardeep is the New York Red Bulls Beat Writer for DoubleGSports.com while also covering other soccer teams and events. Latest posts by Pardeep Cattry (see all) New York Red Bulls Tie Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 in CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal - February 23, 2017 The New York Red Bulls Have Eyes Only on the Future, and more from Media Day - February 21, 2017 New York Red Bulls Add Four Players to First Team Squad - January 24, 2017 New York Red Bulls Undergo a Week of Comings, Goings, and Rumors of More - January 20, 2017 Related TopicsDouble G SportsHudson River DerbyMLSNew York Red BullsNYFCPardeep Cattry 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... For Long Island’s Crystal Dunn, A Year Makes a Big Difference Union’s Struggles Continue in 2-1 Loss to Real Salt Lake