With his team’s first clear chance of the night, Nick DeLeon scored a dramatic winner for D.C. United against New York Red Bulls in an insane match that featured two red cards and a penalty save.
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It took more than an hour for action to break out in this match, but the game remains scoreless and there is sure to be more action ahead.
Read Article >New York Red Bulls-D.C. United: Lineups
The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:51 p.m. ET, and will be televised on NBC Sports Network in the United States. In Canada, the match will be aired on TSN2 and RDS2.
Read Article >New York Red Bulls-D.C. United game postponed
After a delay of more than 40 minutes from the scheduled 8:21 p.m. ET kickoff, Major League Soccer announced the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United will be postponed until 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Red Bull Arena. Efforts to shovel the snow off the field of play were ultimately unsuccessful, as the snow from an early winter storm wouldn’t let up enough for the game to be safely played.
As the NBC Sports Network discussed the conditions and interviewed both teams’ coaches while waiting for word from league officials about the match, D.C. United coach Ben Olsen seemed prepared to play the match, although he granted that the conditions certainly weren’t ideal. Meanwhile, Red Bulls coach Hans Backe was adamant that the match should not go forward, and said he told league officials that he definitely did not want to play in the extreme conditions.
Read Article >New York Red Bulls Vs. D.C. United: Lineups
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:21 p.m. ET, and will be televised on the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TSN2 and RDS2 in Canada.
Read Article >DC and NY could get even worse in the second leg
Patrick McDermottWhat did not make sense was D.C.‘s conservative nature. Ben Olsen, in his first major test as a manager, either failed or had supreme confidence in his team to do the job at Red Bull Arena. With New York essentially daring D.C. to attack their right, United refused to. With the Red Bulls’ back line in shambles, United couldn’t figure out how to consistently challenge them, even if by simple Route 1 tactics.
Odds are, the second leg won’t have two own goals, a missed penalty or even a red card. It won’t have such defensive tactics on both sides either, but toss in some nasty weather and it won’t be much prettier. Still, someone has to go to the Eastern Conference final, or so we’re told.
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