With his 0-1 win against Sporting Kansas Citylos New York Red Bulls they were put this Sunday as provisional leaders of the East in the MLS waiting for the matches that close this special day of the league on Monday for the American holiday of July 4.
A goal coming out of a corner Aaron Long gave the three points to the New Yorkers in a game in which they suffered the siege of the Kansas City -especially in the first half- and that ended with ten players due to the expulsion of Sean Nealis.
Los Red Bulls are first in the East with 32 points ahead of Philadelphia Union30 points and that this Sunday did not pass the goalless draw against Columbus Crew; and of Montreal, with 29 points and who visits on Monday the Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez’s LA Galaxy.
29 points also has the New York City, that this Sunday he let two points escape in the last minutes and that he ended up drawing 2-2 with the Atlanta United.
The Argentinian Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos he scored a brace for New York City (both goals assisted by Brazilian Talles Magno), but a goal by Venezuelan Josef Martínez and another by Dom Dwyer in minute 86 gave the team the equalizer. Atlanta.
These two goals place Castellanos with 10 goals at the top of the ranking of top scorers in the MLS along with Colombian-American Jesus Ferreira of Dallas.
Also with 2-2 ended the match between New England Revolution and the Cincinnatiin which Colombian Dylan Borrero and Argentine Gustavo Bou scored the local goals.
And the same result was experienced in the duel between Nashville and the Portland Timbers, which had a penalty goal from Colombian Dairon Asprilla.
Very entertaining was the meeting between Minnesota United y Real Salt Lakewhich ended 3-2 after the local team had to clench their teeth to close out a match that came to rule by three goals difference.
The Argentinian Emmanuel Reynoso was the great figure of the match since he scored the first two goals for Minnesota (the second by putting the rebound of the penalty that had failed) and also gave a beautiful assist for the third, which signed the Paraguayan striker Luis Amarilla scoring the ball in a way elegant in front of the goalkeeper.
Venezuelan Jefferson Savarino and Ecuadorian Anderson Julio scored for Real Salt Lake.
Lastly, the Houston Dynamo they lost 1-2 to Charlotte (one of their goals was an own goal by Argentine Matías Vera) and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Chicago Fire 2-1.
Four games will be played on the holiday Monday of July 4: Orlando City – DC United, Colorado Rapids – Austin, Dallas – Inter Miami and LA Galaxy – Montreal.
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