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Opportunism in the penalty area and strong goalkeeping from MIRRA ends the chances of the Toronto supporters and secures a place in the second play-off round
The New York Red Bulls were furious and upset over their performance last weekend in the Bronx, so they decided to make up for it by spoiling the party in favor of Toronto FC and their hopes of snatching the fan shield on MLS decision day, the homeowners winning a two-goal final match One goal is not only to spoil the day for Toronto but to secure enough points for themselves to avoid playing in a MLS Cup match
Two goals were scored within two minutes as Tom Barlow and Brian White found ways to put the ball in the net in the 24th minute, Florian Fallott hit the ball towards the back post and Barlow met it with a header and then, two minutes later, Brian White was late to break the game and smashed it in the minute 26
“Yeah, it feels good like I said, it was a kind of crazy year, you know, I got a bunch of looks and a bunch of opportunities and some of them didn’t fall in my way” said Tom Barlow.
« So it’s good that you drop tonight, especially the last game of the regular season before we head to the qualifiers, against the good Toronto team who were looking to win tonight and hopefully get the Fan Shield »
“They were ready and it was a fun test. It was a good feeling to hit the goal and definitely win. This is what moved us to sixth place and I think we got Columbus”
While Tsubasa Indoh narrowed the lead for Toronto in the 51st minute, the remainder of the second half was Ryan Mira’s show as he saved twice powerfully to prevent his team from wasting points The way the Red Bulls started this match looked like the Meadowlands Massacre in 2005. 2009, when they beat Toronto FC by five goals without scoring a win on the last day of the regular season that spoiled their qualifying party
“Yeah, he’s clearly really excited, and tonight’s victory sparked the record straight, after a very emotional week, I have to say,” Bradley Carnell said, “We lost the game we lost, the last game, last weekend.”
“With a performance like this, I think we all hold ourselves accountable and we all wanted to feel a rebound at any cost. / p>
“You know we can try to ramp up players in certain ways in the first half, because we all know how difficult a 2-0 result is. Listen, we’re giving one straight from the start again not quite as planned, certainly a two-halves game, but Yes, it just showed how the group gathered behind one another, and it showed the soul within this group. ”
“Really proud of the performance and yes, they do their substitutions and we substitute us, and we are able to mobilize and secure the three points and ultimately secure the sixth place which I am so proud of. It has been a volatile year upside down”
With this victory over Toronto FC and the Philadelphia Union defeated the New England Revolution, the Red Bulls finished sixth in the East, and they would not have to worry about the role-playing game as Columbus challenged the crew in the quarter-finals after the international break
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World News – CA – Red Bulls 2-1 Toronto: Barlow and White Spoil Party