The Red Bulls carry a 1-0 lead into the second leg at Red Bull Arena. They are going with the same lineup they went with in the first leg, with 17-year-old Juan Agudelo getting his second career start. Thierry Henry, Tony Tchani and Salou Ibrahim were all ruled healthy enough to play, but are not in the starting lineup.
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The only significant change to the Earthquakes' lineup is Geovanni and Chris Wondolowski swapping spots. Geovanni will move back to his normal spot as a withdrawn forward and Chris Wondolowski will move back to his spot at right midfielder.
Here’s a closer look at the matchup.
Red Bulls starters: GK: Bouna Coundoul; DF: Chris Albright, Carlos Mendes, Tim Ream, Roy Miller; MF: Dane Richards, Joel Lindpere, Rafa Marquez, Mehdi Ballouchy; FW: Juan Agudelo, Juan Pablo Angel. Bench: Sutton, Petke, Hall, Robinson, Tchani, Henry, Ibrahim
Earthquakes starters: GK: Jon Busch; DF: Tim Ward, Jason Hernandez, Brandon McDonald, Ramrio Corrales; MF: Chris Wondolowski, Sam Cronin, Scott Sealy, Bobby Convey; FW Geovanni, Ryan Johnson. Bench: Edwards, Burling, Leitch, Ring, Stephenson, Alvarez, Eduardo
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