Jermaine Jones finished a counterattack in the 85th minute with a tap-in to give New England a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls on Sunday at Harrison in the first leg of the MLS Eastern finals. <\/p>\n
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The Red Bulls Richard Eckersley, front, battling with Revolutions Teal Bunbury during the second half Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n
That put the Revolution to within a draw of the MLS Cup final. <\/p>\n
The result gives the Revolution a significant advantage heading home for the second leg of the aggregate-goals series on Saturday. They will need only a tie at Gillette Stadium to advance and face Los Angeles or Seattle. <\/p>\n
Teal Bunbury gave the Revolution the lead early, and Bradley Wright-Phillips tied the game for the Red Bulls midway through the first half. <\/p>\n
New England took the lead in the 17th minute when Bunbury took the ball on the right, touched it around Amboise Oyongo and struck a left-footed drive that curled inside the left post. <\/p>\n
Wright-Phillips tied the match in the 27th minute, but will miss the second leg after his second yellow card of the playoffs in the 60th minute for challenging New England goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth as he attempted to put the ball back into play. <\/p>\n
Wright-Phillips yellow card was one of 10 in the match issued by referee Alan Chapman. <\/p>\n
\"The referee lost control of the game tonight for both teams,\" Red Bulls coach Mike Petke said. \"I almost wanted to get a yellow because I felt left out.\" <\/p>\n
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