After all, the two haven’t had much interaction since New York City FC is barely in its first season as a club. The Red Bulls (10-6-6, 36 points) climbed to second in the East despite a low budget thanks to some Moneyball-esque signings.
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“The stadium was incredible”, said Red Bulls goal keeper Luis Robles to Fox Sports 1 after the game “The stadium was pumping”.
The fight took place outside Bello’s Pub And Grill, which is within a five-minute drive of the arena. They beat New England Revolution 4-1 at home before winning their next two away games against Orlando City and Philadelphia.
“Tensions had been building for a few hours when rival fans began drinking near Red Bull’s bar”, he said.
Jesse Marsch’s side certainly do not possess the star quality of their cash rich New York cousins, though their priceless commodity of organization, solidity and togetherness has proved the difference thus far.
Maybe the signing of a bunch of players past their primes wasn’t such a good idea for NYCFC after all.
The previous two editions seemed to go off without a hitch.
Men shouting in faux-English accents have clashed in a street brawl in Newark, New Jersey in the US, in scenes reminiscent of British football hooliganism.
Shaun Wright-Phillips replaced Lloyd Sam in the 66th minute to play in front of his home crowd for the first time. “I could have maybe put it down instead, but they scored on their chances and we don’t”.
It was Kljestan’s pass that freed left back Kemar Lawrence to assist Wright-Phillips’ 10th goal of the season – and his fourth against NYCFC.
The game itself was an electric affair, with one of the best environments seen at an MLS tilt. Mena failed to clear a cross and Wright-Phillips was waiting on the doorstep to tap it past Josh Saunders, but it was the buildup to the goal that had Kreis fuming.
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The rivalry amongst the NYRB and NYCFC will materialize one day, but for now, NYCFC supporters need to take a step back and allow their franchise to grow and build without the constant scrutiny from the NYPD and the city of New York.
