Aaron Long headed in the deciding goal for the Red Bulls 1-0 win at Sporting KC. Its their league-leading sixth road win of the season. After a tough first half in which they were outplayed, Gerhard Struber changed the system. Once that happened, the Red Bulls slowly gained momentum and eventually the goal came. On the flip side, the losses pile up for Sporting KC, and Peter Vermes who has now clinched 500 career games.
Peter Vermes makes just one change to the Sporting side that lost 3-0 at Seattle. Graham Zusi is out with a quad problem, teenager Kayden Pierre replaces him at right-back. The rest of the team remains unchanged. Veterans Roger Espinoza and Ben Sweat are on the bench. Daniel Salloi, Johnny Russell and Khiry Shelton lead the attack.
For the Red Bulls, they too make a number of tweaks to the lineup that came back to beat Atlanta 2-1. Patryk Klimala has been benched, Tom Barlow leads the attack. Luquinhas returns to the starting lineup, with Lewis Morgan and Omir Fernandez on the wings. Dylan Nealis is back from yellow card accumulation suspension and is at right back, Tom Edwards is out with an ankle issue. Serge Ngoma, last weeks hero, is on the bench.
Sporting lineup (4-3-3): Tim Melia; Andreu Fontas, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Logan Ndembe, Kayden Pierre; Remi Walter, Felipe Hernandez, Cameron Duke; Daniel Salloi, Khiry Shelton, (C) Johnny Russell
KC subs: John Pulskamp, Ben Sweat, Kaveh Rad, Robert Vocoder, Oriol Rosell, Roger Espinoza, Marinos Tzionis, Jacob Davis
Red Bulls lineup (4-2-3-1): Carlos Coronel; John Tolkin, Aaron Long, Sean Nealis, Dylan Nealis; Frankie Amaya, Cristian Casseres Jr; Luquinhas, Omir Fernandez, Lewis Morgan; Tom Barlow
New York subs: Ryan Meara, Juan Castillo, Cameron Harper, Steven Sserwadda, Dru Yearwood, Patryk Klimala, Serge Ngoma
An early set piece chance a minute in, for Sporting just flew over the bar by Hernandez. Another shot, from a corner kick flew just above the net by Salloi. Gerhard Struber made his first sub just 26 minutes into the game, with Cameron Harper entering for Omir Fernandez.
Sporting enjoyed much of their success down the left flank. That mightve prompted Struber to change things. Shortly thereafter, the game was halted due to a weather delay. After the half-hour wait, the action resumed.
The Red Bulls looked to have taken the lead, but Aaron Long was offside before Harper put it in the net. Russell had a great chance, with time and space to put KC into the lead. But Coronel was equal to it with a low save.No added time as the first half cameto a close. The openingstanza waslargely controlled by the home team, who did everything but score. The Russell chance was a big let-off for the Red Bulls.
Seventeen fouls committed and surprisingly, there wasnt a booking in the entire half by referee Marcos de Oliveira. Taking off Omir to change to a back-five system proved to be the right decision by Struber. Its the system the team is most comfortable with. However, New York ended the half without a shot on target, KC outshot them ten-to-three. Sporting also enjoyed a 58%-42% possession advantage, and were easily the better side in the first 45 minutes.
The second half started lively. Numerous chances at either end for both teams, eventually the breakthrough came. The Red Bulls, off a short corner, grabbed the lead. Lewis Morgan whipped in a lovely cross that found the head of Aaron Long who headed at the near post. The captains third league goal of the season.
Cameron Harper is the first player to receive a yellow card for a foul. Serge Ngoma came on for Morgan. Afterwards, the Red Bulls went down a man. Sean Nealis handled a ball with his hand near the edge of the area and was given a yellow card initially. The referee looked at the VAR monitor and declared it was DOGSO, and gave Sean a red card. He will miss the game at Cincinnati.
Tolkin was booked with a yellow card for a foul on Russell. Frankie Amaya also was issued a yellow card. Marinos Tzionis entered the match for Hernandez late in the match for Sporting. The hosts nearly equalized from a set piece but the header was cleared off the line by Tolkin. After multiple stoppages, 100 minutes passed and the Red Bulls escape with a narrow 1-0 win.
Red Bulls taste away success again. Make that now the sixth road win for the Red Bulls, most in MLS. This one was arguably the toughest, after a first half where they werent at the races. Losing Sean Nealis will sting a bit in their next game at FC Cincinnati. On another day, they couldve easily lost this game. However, this team has showed grit and toughness to overcome. They did that, and remain one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Its just not going right for Sporting KC. Brutal the amount that has gone against them this season. Loss after loss, Vermes only made one substitution this game, such was how depleted the team was. They showed themselves well and shouldve taken the lead, but couldnt get an equalizer after that. Who knows when the next victory will come.
Gerhard Struber went bold, and it paid off. The tactician took off Omir Fernandez early in the game, changed the system to a back-five and it reaped the rewards. A first win at Sporting KC since October 2014, when a certain Bradley Wright-Phillips scored a brace to reach 27 regular season goals, and clinch home-field advantage in the MLS playoffs. That went well. But as for this, Struber is showcasing himself as one of the leagues best managers. Hes got a really young team flying and doing things that werent expected of them.Embed from Getty Images
Read the rest here:
Aaron Long heads in lone goal in 1-0 Red Bulls win at Sporting KC - Last Word on Soccer
- Hang onto your hats--More Redheads RFL Shopping 🙂 - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Why I Relay -- from Daaneth Kivioq - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Two Upcoming Events! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- We had fun AND ... - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Why I Relay -- from Edith Halderman & Envy Watts - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Toga! Toga! We had fun and raised 5k for RFL! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- "Duel of the DJ's" --THIS Sunday, April 19 at 1pm - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Dressing for Relay Events... Lag in Style! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- "Duel of the DJ's" -- TODAY Sun, April 19 at 1pm - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Relay Shopping Made Easy! Our Very Own Store! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- We have a winner! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Not to Miss! Frogg & Jaycatt Saturday at 1pm SLT - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Thank You Frogg, Jaycatt, Lomgren and Luskwood! GO RELAY! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Upcoming Events in Redhead-land - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- In Memory of ... Lachlan Campbell - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- More Goodies in Our RFL Store - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- The BIG Blowout Event! 12-3pm SLT Tomorrow! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- ONE WORLD, ONE HOPE! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- We miss you Fimi! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Redheads Know How To Partay!!! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- We had a BALL! And the SILENT AUCTION continues... - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- RenFaire! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- Rocking With Yahshvah Shinja - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- WOW! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- What a weekend that was! - November 8th, 2009 [November 8th, 2009]
- 2010 Blog! - April 4th, 2010 [April 4th, 2010]
- Brian Scalabrine - The World's Greatest - Video - March 29th, 2012 [March 29th, 2012]
- Red strength hint in caution notice - April 25th, 2012 [April 25th, 2012]
- Emma Roberts turns heads at Coachella - April 25th, 2012 [April 25th, 2012]
- Cartoon of the Day: Chelsea's battered bus leaves Terry behind and heads for Munich after rolling over Barcelona - April 25th, 2012 [April 25th, 2012]
- Kaskade Heads Out On 'Freaks Of Nature' Tour, Gives Us Full-Body Chills (VIDEO) - April 25th, 2012 [April 25th, 2012]
- Red shirts divided over Prem meet - April 25th, 2012 [April 25th, 2012]
- Snobby Mr. Douchey - Ep: 6 - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- Ep. 3 MALLSCAPADE: Squaresville (A new free web show about growing up bored in the suburbs) - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- My Sisters: Problematic to Practically Perfect - Ep: 2 - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- Backstage Girls- Episode 2: Bobby Brown's Every Little Step - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- Red Heads for Red Heads with Cornelia Frances for The Orangutan Project - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- More Theatre of Life: Gay Witchcraft - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- Asian Red Head - Video - May 4th, 2012 [May 4th, 2012]
- Red Devils baseball team wins play-in game vs. North Sevier, heads to 2A tourney - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- Ask Nick: Is something wrong with Gonzalez? - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- Red Bluff Lady Spartans blast Lassen 13-0 - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- Camelot heads 2,000 Guineas field - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- Tech baseball heads to College Station for final time - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- Joe Stortini heads list of local all-state basketball players - May 5th, 2012 [May 5th, 2012]
- 'White Rabbit, Red Rabbit' review: never the same - May 7th, 2012 [May 7th, 2012]
- Red sea of Clippers fans lifts team to win - May 7th, 2012 [May 7th, 2012]
- Reynolds and Hammel carry Orioles past Red Sox 8-2 - May 7th, 2012 [May 7th, 2012]
- Gillard, Abbott promote Red Cross - May 7th, 2012 [May 7th, 2012]
- The Duchess of Cambridge turns heads with glamorous cream dress - May 10th, 2012 [May 10th, 2012]
- Royals 4, Red Sox 3: Two out of three is bad - May 10th, 2012 [May 10th, 2012]
- The power of a sign - May 10th, 2012 [May 10th, 2012]
- Met Ball 2012 Red Carpet: Stars Shine In Metallic Frocks - May 10th, 2012 [May 10th, 2012]
- Morning Mail: Red Sox fan wears bag on head, starts social media storm - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- 'Food Truck Wars' heads for Monmouth Park - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- Obama to talk mortgages in Reno, Romney heads to North Carolina, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- Losing heads while salmon fishing - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- West Ottawa boys track & field wins stunning relay at OK Red meet - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- Sexy Redheads - Video - May 13th, 2012 [May 13th, 2012]
- Red Sox Look to Build Momentum Against Mariners: Fan Preview - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Red-cockaded woodpecker gets care and protection in Alabama (with video and gallery) - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Beckett takes Red Sox from Fenway to Bushwood - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Greek uncertainty leaves US stocks in red - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Greece Heads Toward New Elections - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- On Soccer: Red Bulls rise to top of Eastern Conference with help from trio of young American defenders - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Frankel heads Lockinge confirmations - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Kevin Spacey heads to South Africa for movie project premiere - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Red Poppy brings new voices to art scene - May 16th, 2012 [May 16th, 2012]
- Gold Heads Into The Red In 2012 - May 17th, 2012 [May 17th, 2012]
- Betty White heads to Washington to see the animals - May 17th, 2012 [May 17th, 2012]
- Outdoors: Losing your heads against fishing rules - May 17th, 2012 [May 17th, 2012]
- Betty White heads to nation's capital to see National Zoo, indulge passion for animal watching - May 17th, 2012 [May 17th, 2012]
- Canadian wave heads to Cannes Film Festival - May 17th, 2012 [May 17th, 2012]
- Pippa Middleton Wears Sexy Red Dress at Scottish Wedding - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- Touchdowns for a cure - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- TSX heads higher; Facebook shares rise after delayed start of trading - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- Woman heads to Uganda to bring cheer to children - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- World Premiere of Disney•Pixar’s “Brave” Heads to Hollywood for Grand Opening of the Dolby Theatre - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- Toronto stock market heads higher amid cautious buying at end of bruising week - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]
- Red Bluff brings home 11th section title; McColpin throws shutout vs. Wolves - May 20th, 2012 [May 20th, 2012]