New York Red Bulls secured a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia Union on Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium in MLS regular season action.
Both teams came out attacking, with Peter Stroud and Serge Ngoma seeing shots blocked in the opening two minutes, while Alejandro Bedoya and Jesús Bueno had attempts blocked for Philadelphia. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting forced a save in the 23′, and Philadelphia were forced into an early substitution when Andre Blake was replaced by Andrew Rick in the 28′.
The second half brought more drama as Bruno Damiani saw his penalty saved in the 68′, keeping the match scoreless. The breakthrough came in the 74′ when Dylan Nealis fired home from the right side of the box, assisted by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, giving New York the lead. Nealis was shown a yellow card in the 77′.
Philadelphia pushed for an equalizer late, with Danley Jean Jacques having a shot blocked in the 89′ and Quinn Sullivan missing wide in the 90+7′, but New York held firm to claim all three points.
Goal: D. Nealis vs. PHI, 74'
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