RED BULLS VS. CHICAGO: RUNNING COMMENTARY

RBR here to provide running commentary of today’s Red Bulls/Fire Memorial Day weekend tilt.   It’s a gorgeous day here at Giants Stadium, and there is also a large contingent of US sailors here as well.  With this being Fleet Week, the franchise donated tickets to the troops.  More after the jump.

PRE-GAME: Here is the Chicago Fire starting lineup:

—————McBride———-Rolfe—————-

————————-Blanco—————————

Thorrington—————————————Pappa

————————Pause—————————–

Segares——–Conde——–Soumare———Ward

————————–Busch————————–

Bench: Dykstra, Brown, Husidic, Nyarko, Banner, Mapp, Washington

PRE-GAME: Here is the Red Bulls’ starting lineup:

——————-Angel——–Wolyniec——————-

————————Celades—————————

Kandji————————————Ubiparipovic

————————Stammler—————————

Pacheco——Goldthwaite——–Petke——–Hall

————————–Conway————————–

BENCH- Cepero, Borman, Pietravallo, Boyens, Oduro, Richards, Zimmerman

NOTES: Hall takes over at right back for Carlos Johnson, who underwent successful surgery on his broken foot last week.

Today is the first of two matches that Jorge Rojas will sit out after receiving a straight red card last week against Houston.

Wolyniec gets the start up top with Angel, and Kandji moves to the left flank in place of Rojas.

Nick Zimmerman is in the 18 after a strong showing in the Open Cup.

Chicago is the last unbeaten team in MLS this season, and has defeated New York in each of the last four meetings between the two sides.

Its only May, but this is the last meeting between the Red Bulls and Fire this season.

RBR will be tweeting the match at twitter.com/redbullsreader.

RUNNING COMMENTARY:

1′ And we’re off…

4′ Looks like Pacheco has shorn of his locks and is now sporting a short haircut.

5′ Red Bulls earn the first corner.

5′ Angel skies for the corner, but puts it over the top.

7′ New York has been working the ball up the right flank thus far, using Hall and Sinisa to get the ball forward.

10′ Blanco is down after a seemingly harmless foul with Pacheco.  He is clutching his right knee.

12′ Blanco hobbles back on.

17′ Yellow card to Rolfe for a foul on Kandji.

17′ Pacheco’s free kick seems destined for Wolyniec, who goes down in the area but there is no foul called.

18′ Wolyniec rips a shot from the top of the area that Busch parries away.

20′ Thorrington with a shot from the top of the 18 that goes way over.

22′ Angel with a takeaway deep in the Fire’s defensive third, but Wolyniec’s pass gets deflected out.

24′ Wolyniec and Kandji have switched spots, with Kandji going up to partner with Angel.

32′ Stammler finds Angel at the far post for the header, but Busch dives to his right to corral  the attempt.

37′ Wolyniec collectes a Hall cross in the middle of the area, but his turn around shot it deflected out for a corner.

38′ Celades’ cross almost gets to Goldthwaite on the back post, but is put out.

39′ Goldthwaite tracks back to break up a long ball from Blanco intended for Rolfe.  McBride’s header on the ensuing corner is put just over.  Good sequence for Chicago.

43′ Sinisa’s left footed shot off a one-touch from Stammler has no pace and is easily picked up by Busch.

44′ Yellow to Pacheco for a handball.

45′ 1 minute of stoppage to be added.

45+’ Goal Chicago.  Red Bull killer Chris Rolfe gets free after a 50-50 ball goes right to him.  His left footer beats Conway to the far post.

HALFTIME:   A goal in the dying moments of the first half gives Chicago the lead going into the break.

HALFTIME: No changes for New York at the half.

HALFTIME: No changes for Chicago.

46′ And we’re back.

46′ Wolyniec and Kandji are back in their original positions.

48′ Celades’ through ball intended for Angel is gobbled up by Busch.

51′ Kandji with some nice moves to create space, but his low shot is blocked by Soumare.

53′ NY sub: Richards for Petke.  Most likely a switch to a 3-5-2 for NY.

55′ Kandji immediately creates a goal chance, but Angel cant provide the finish with his left foot.

57′ Pacheco plays Wolyniec, but his shot from an acute angle goes over.

58′ Stammler’s shot from distance does not challenge Busch.

59′ Richards is on the right and Sinisa is on the left, with Kandji in the middle.

60′ Celades with a shot but its right at Busch.

62′ NY sub: Borman for Sinisa.

64′ NY is pushing forward, and creating some good chances.

70′ A no call on Kandji draws boos from the crowd.

71′ McBride nearly doubles the lead, but mishits his clear shot in the area.

74′ The last few Red Bull entry passes have been intercepted by Chicago before reaching their target.

77′ NY is being a little too fine with their passing in the final third and it is limiting their chances.

78′ A nice through ball from Kandj frees Richards, who creates a corner.

79′ Chi sub: Banner for Pappa.

81′ Celades with a dangerous cross, but there is no one in the box.

82′ Angel can’t get a good touch on a through ball, and it goes out for a goal kick.

83′ Angel with a shot from distance, but its right at Busch.

84′ Kandji frees Angel, but its touched out for a corner.

86′ Chi sub: Nyarko for Rolfe.

87′ Richards with a great individual run that results in a corner.

90′ Borman earns a corner.

90′ Richards breaks free and his low blast is parried away by Busch.

90’+ 2 minutes of stoppage.

90+” Borman’s header off a Pacheco cross is parried over.  Conway comes up for the corner and almost puts it in!

90’+ FINAL 1-0 Chicago.

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