An early deficit seemed to spur the New York Red Bulls into action and two second-half goals lifted the home side to a 2-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution Saturday at Red Bull Arena.
Lee Nguyen's penalty had put New England in front in the ninth minute, but the Red Bulls woke up and dominated play after that, finally equalizing on Bradley Wright-Phillips' backheel into an empty net in the 47th minute. Daniel Royer's tap-in of a Kemar Lawrence square pass in the 74th minute proved to be the game-winner.
Goals
- 9' – NE – Lee Nguyen (PK) Watch
- 47' – NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips Watch
- 74' – NY – Daniel Royer Watch
Three Things
HE'S BEST WITH HIS BACK TO THE GOAL:
Bradley Wright-Phillips scored on a backheel on Saturday. And his last goal, last weekend against Toronto FC, was
a bicycle kick
(or, at least, some folks think it was a bicycle kick), meaning he's scored his last two goals with his back to the goal. Hey, when you've played as long as he has and scored as many goals as him, you don't really need to look at the goal -- you know where it is.