Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy collides with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul of New York Red Bulls in the first half during the MLS match at The Home Depot Center on Sept. 24 2010 in Carson California. The Red Bulls defeated the Galaxy 2-0. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
Red Bulls 2, Galaxy 0: New York Wins Showdown With LA
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Red Bulls 2, Galaxy 0: New York Wins Showdown With LA
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Richards, Angel Score To Lead Red Bulls Past Galaxy
CARSON, CA (Sept. 24, 2010) – A stout defensive effort and goals from Dane Richards and Juan Pablo Angel gave the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 shutout road win over the MLS-best Los Angeles Galaxy Friday night at The Home Depot Center. With the victory, the Red Bulls improved to 44 points off a 13-8-5 record and moved into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference with the Columbus Crew. Los Angeles, which came into the match with a League-leading 50 points, is now 15-6-5.
New York midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy had the first chance for either side 14 minutes in when he had space from 25 yards out and fired a shot that a diving goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts pushed away. Five minutes later, Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, making his first start in the 2010 MLS season, curled a pass to Edson Buddle, whose deflected shot skipped just past the right post. The Red Bulls continued pressuring and Joel Lindpere knocked on the door in the 28th minute, making a run into the box after gathering a Roy Miller feed and rolling it inches wide.
Lindpere would play a large role in the game’s opening goal nine minutes from halftime. Off a throw-in, the ball was headed up into the air by Yohance Marshall and run onto by Lindpere, who had time and space to blast a shot off the left post. The rebound was knocked home from close range by Richards, who tallied his third goal of the season.
The Red Bulls extended their lead in the 60th minute and the pesky Richards this time created the scoring opportunity. Carlos Mendes slid the ball clear to Richards, who had space to run at the Galaxy defense. Marshall took down the midfielder in the box and referee Ricardo Salazar pointed to the penalty spot. Angel stepped up and put home his team-leading 13th goal of the season, tucking the ball in the left corner.
Los Angeles tried to get back into the match and in the 66th minute, Beckham’s free kick attempt curled over the wall and was parried away by Coundoul. With five minutes remaining, substitute Tristan Bowen tested Coundoul from the right side and the goalkeeper went down to save it.
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New York Red Bulls vs. LA Galaxy Preview: The Biggest Game OF THE YEAR!!!
In what the MLS is describing as the "Biggest Game of the Year", the New York Red Bulls are set to square off against the Galaxy in Los Angeles. Both teams have played extremely well this year and when they met earlier this year at the cathedral known as Red Bull Arena, Los Angeles came away with the W. A lot factored into that win and hopefully with the recent changes, the Red Bulls have figured out how to stop Landon Donovan and David Beckham. There will be certain changes in the line up as Thierry Henry did not travel with the team due to a knee injury.
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Red Bulls @ Galaxy: Thierry Henry Out With Sprained Knee
New York Red Bulls superstar Thierry Henry will miss Friday's highly-anticipated match against the Los Angeles Galaxy due to a sprained knee. The club says Henry has been trying to play through the injury since suffering it Sept. 4 vs. Real Salt Lake.
"We spoke to Thierry Monday and we decided that it was the best course of action for his health and for our club to rest him this week," said Red Bull New York General Manager and Sporting Director Erik Soler. "Despite the attention surrounding this Friday’s match, we did not want to exacerbate Thierry’s current injury that he has been playing and practicing with over the past two weeks. We want to ensure that he is healthy for our final matches as we hope to qualify for the playoffs and make a run towards the MLS Cup. We have no doubt that our game against the Los Angeles Galaxy will be no less exciting with the talent already on the pitch and we are confident that we can earn a positive result."
Even without Henry, the game will have plenty of star power. It will feature four of the League’s top Designated Players: New York’s Juan Pablo Angel and Rafa Marquez and Los Angeles’ David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
-- 'Kudos' to SB Nation's 'The Red Carpet' for the initial report on this.
