On a night where the beautiful game was in second place, the New York Red Bulls draw by one goal with the Houston Dynamo last Saturday (15) at the Red Bull Arena, in Harrison. Carrasquilla opened the scoreboard for the visiting team at the 67`. Close to the end of the match Omir Fernandez equilized after an assists from John Tolkin.
Before the match, as announced before on social media, New York Red Bulls supporters groups exited the stadium after the National Anthem protesting against the striker Dante Vanzeir and the head coach Gerhard Struber after the racial abuse that took place at the same Red Bull Arena the week before against San Jose Earthquakes that led the Major League Soccer suspend Vanzeir for six games while Struber decided to keep the Belgium striker in the game after the episode.
GALLERY: New York Red Bulls 2 – 1 Columbus Crew
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The Red Bulls find themselves in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with 8 points after one win, five draws and two losses. On the other hand, Houston sit in the 7th place in the Western Conference with 10 points.
All pictures by John Perd – Território MLS
(Cover: John Perd)
