NEW YORK RED BULLS VS. TORONTO FC
RED BULL ARENA | Harrison, New Jersey
MAY 28, 2016 (WEEK 13, MLS GAME #127)
7 pm ET (MLS LIVE, SN360, MSG)
Another high-profile match in the Eastern Conference is in store when the New York Red Bulls meet Toronto FC for a second time this season on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls return home off of a record-setting performance, rolling to a 7-0 victory against New York City FC last Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Toronto FC are back on the road for the first time after their season-opening road swing, coming off a goalless draw with Columbus Crew SC last weekend at BMO Field. TFC opened the season and the road journey with a 2-0 win at Red Bull Arena in March.
- The Red Bulls equaled the MLS record for the largest margin of victory in league history, with their 7-0 rout of New York City FC in the Hudson River derby on Saturday afternoon. Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dax McCarty each scored a pair of goals; for Wright-Phillips, he now has six goals in four games against the cross-river rivals.
- Toronto FC concluded their first homestand with a second consecutive draw, reaching a scoreless result with Columbus Crew SC on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. TFC went 1-1-2 in the homestand, coming after an eight-game road swing while renovations were completed at the stadium.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Sebastian Giovinco netted a first-half penalty kick then set a late insurance goal from Marky Delgado as Toronto FC took a 2-0 win in the season opener for both clubs, March 6 at Red Bull Arena.
- The first match victory was the first ever for Toronto FC at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls were 5-0-1 all-time in Harrison before the TFC win; the triumph also snapped an eight-game home undefeated streak for the Red Bulls vs. TFC (7-0-1), which began Oct. 25, 2009. The Red Bulls are now 9-2-1 all-time in home matches vs. Toronto FC.
- TFC is undefeated in their last three home matches vs. the Red Bulls, with victories in the last two meetings there. The Red Bulls last won in Toronto in 2013, a 2-1 victory at BMO Field.
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REFEREE: Allen Chapman. AR1 (bench): Jason White; AR2 (opposite): Kathryn Nesbitt; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez
MLS Career: 76 games; FC/gm: 23.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 17; pens: 30
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: TOR: Justin Morrow
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYR: Mike Grella, Ronald Zubar … TOR: Jozy Altidore
DISABLED LIST: NYR: Damian Perrinelle
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NYR: Kemar Lawrence (Jamaica; vs. Chile 5/27); Anatole Abang (Cameroon; vs. France 5/30); Derrick Etienne (Haiti; vs. Colombia 5/29) … TOR: Michael Bradley (USA; vs. Ecuador 5/25; vs. Bolivia 5/28)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (24 meetings): Red Bulls 12 wins, 45 goals … Toronto FC 7 wins, 25 goals … Ties 5
AT RED BULLS (12 meetings): Red Bulls 9 wins, 31 goals … Toronto FC 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1
FUTURE MATCH: 9/18: Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 7 p.m. (FS1)
- Coaches record: Greg Vanney vs. NYR: P4 W2 L2 T0 … Jesse Marsch vs. KC: P6 W2 L3 T1
LAST MEETING (MLS):
3/6: NYR 0, TOR 2 (Giovinco 82; Delgado 91+)
- The opener came late after Red Bulls fullback Kemar Lawrence bowled over TFC's Tsubasa Endoh from behind in the 81st minute. Sebastian Giovinco stepped to the penalty spot and went low and hard to the right of Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles.
- Marco Delgado added a second in second-half stoppage time as Giovinco played provider, slipping Delgado in on goal for a simple finish into the bottom corner.
- NEW YORK RED BULLS (4-2-3-1): Luis Robles - Sal Zizzo, Ronald Zubar (Sean Davis 85), Gideon Baah, Kemar Lawrence - Felipe Martins, Dax McCarty - Lloyd Sam (Anatole Abang 73), Sacha Kljestan, Mike Grella (Shaun Wright-Phillips 79) - Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- TORONTO FC (4-1-2-3): Clint Irwin - Steven Beitashour, Damien Perquis, Drew Moor, Justin Morrow - Michael Bradley - Will Johnson, Jonathan Osorio - Tsubasa Endoh (Ashtone Morgan 84), Sebastian Giovinco, Daniel Lovitz (Marky Delgado 68).
