No doubt coming into this one that RSL needed all three points against a tough Red Bulls side. After losing 0-2 to Columbus and 2-0 to Sporting KC, there were a few fans ready to hit the panic button. I wasn't quite one of them, but had we gone down to the Red Bulls last night, I would have thought about it.
Instead, Real dominated the match. The energy in the guys was evident from the opening whistle. I don't know what buttons Jason pushed with the team after the KC loss, but they were the right ones. For the first time since the CONCACAF Champions League, I saw the typical RSL swagger really return last night.
NY really didn't have much, if anything, for us. RSL survived the the first ten minutes (whew) and climbed on top in the 13th minute. Captain Kyle Beckerman put a nice corner into the box and Frank Rost and the rest of Red Bulls stood around and watched Nat Borchers head it in for his second tally of the year and give RSL the 1-0 lead.
The rest of the first half, indeed the match, was pretty much all RSL. RSL had the possession and the only NY player who looked like he cared was Henry. In the 44th minute, Kyle picked off a poor ball from NY's defense, and passed it over to Luis Gil who knocked it in from 25 yards for his first ever MLS goal. So glad I was there. The Gil Golazo put RSL 2-0 at the half.
NY never really looked like they were going to climb back into it. They did force Rimando into 1 save, but the back line for RSL, including Schuler, was solid against Agudelo and Henry all night. I wasn't really impressed with Agudelo, he whined more than he played tonight.
RSL got the final goal of the match in the 77th minute when Sabo slotted home a PK after Roy Miller was whistled for a handball in the box. Full time result 3-0 to RSL.
I also don't wanna hear about how the Red Bulls were tired after their London trip. NY and MLS chose to be in that "tournament." If you want to win REAL silverware, then put your league matches first.
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