Wow does this field look worse from above then field level. At this point my backyard is far better. The unmistakable voice of Lloyd Sam the past NYRB player on the call. Luna leads the charge and Gozo sends one home in less than 3’. It was quite the broken play, the kill pass from Luna and then a lead ball taken from about 8 yards. Over the top for Luna but too far and into the waiting hands of AJ. Deep turnover and the GK has it after a lot of confusion in the area after the steal from Edelman. Emil for Choupo-Moting who leaves for Sofo and blocked out or a deep throw. Edwards with a long throw into the area and Edwards gets it on goal, no Choupo-Moting and it is coming out. Edwards fouled in his area and a DFK gets stolen and back to the top of the arc, NY with Sofo getting forward to Emil now Donkor, Duncan a bday had just this week has his shot blocked. The ball being traded back and forth now. Donkor to a double teamed Choupo-Moting it is lost he goes down. Edward with a throw, Donkor lets it run, slips at midfield. Ojeda holds off Duncan now Kyle grabs a lot of shirt and called for it. Luna over the ball from about 40 yards near the touchline. To the top of the 6, headed out and Sofo on the run beats one, kicks the other from behind. Errant pass taken by Carmona and NY goes back. Now outside back in and Emil is taken down, no call RSL carries over midfield, NY foul on Gozo, caution to Hack. AJ, well off his line, wins a throw. Edelman to Sofo the return is lost. Emil fouls near midfield. Duncan looking to play it out of touch, gets a goal kick. Duncan twice cannot get the ball from Luna, Donkor shields one out of play and the throw goes to RSL. Great ball from Edelman for Emil in the area and RSL wants the call on Sofo. Gozo speeds up field, then into the area, taken by Duncan. NY keeping it in their end. Edwards into the area no outlets loses it, the clearing ball gotten by NY, now a foul on Emil just beyond the arc, this is 100% is his shooting range. Save to the right post, not getting a good angle to see if it was on frame. Emil with a corner, Olympico? Into the center of the 6 Cabral up with Nealis and Sean Nealis called for a foul. Net cam shows the DFK was on frame. NY for Edwards by Wiki and headed out, Edelman passes back to Hack. Duncan to the GK. The conditions of the field are being mentioned by the talking heads now, suggesting it is due to many games, the concert may have done more damage. Great ball played to Edelman and it skies over the net from well within the area. NY with too many bodies in too tight of spaces and they almost collide, it goes back and they reset. Hack and Sofo do not link up getting forward. Pablo getting involved in a NY throw, coaches need to leave the ball alone. Edelman to a covered Donkor and Edwards with a high shot grabbed by the net minder no issue for Cabral. Duncan for Choupo-Moting now Carmona and lost by NY gets it to the penalty mark for Sofo but Cabral beats him to it. Edelman takes a hard foul from Nelly just in their attacking half. Emil with a big ball to Duncan he plays it in gets a corner at 30’. Pushing with Choupo-Moting puts a RSL player on his back and retake the kick. Edwards, across the goal, Duncan has it for Edelman and his ball in well cleared. AJ for Forsberg, cleared out and NY has it, then a foul by Nealis. Choupo-Moting for Sofo and too high, Cameroon and Ghana just missing out. Gozo with the ball outpaces Hack, that is speed but the shot is at AJ. Forsberg sent sprawling not a whistle to be heard. Choupo-Moting for Edelman he is blocked, Donkor gets off an ugly looking shot and it bounds easy to the GK. RSL moving the ball well looking towards the area and it is lost, Forsberg again taken down, Glaad did grab and push him. Nealis clears a ball that at the poor angle of TV appeared out, Pablo wants a throw but nope. Duncan to Forsberg and great shot, but at the GK from the penalty mark. Edwards too strong for Forsberg, NY recovers and back to Emil who lays it back. Emil to Sofo but he keeps the ball on the defenders side and loses it. Quick look at Nealis, Hall and more on the NY bench, each have a goal of late. Emil this time taken down and the defender who hit him behind the knee then foot does not agree, perhaps he thinks it is a caution? A few over the ball from 25 yards of so and now only Emil, this is sure to be on goal. Edwads takes it and skies it. Lloyd with a great line, when asked why did he take it “Because he probably scored them in training.” This is not training I want the proven entity in game situations taking these. Sofo bears on lays it off and lost just beyond the area, he must get rid of it earlier this is happening too often, speed kills but good defense negates that. NY with a slim advantage in the most useless of stats, possession. Getting forward RSL loses it then so does NY, and it goes out for a RSL throw at 20 yards. Donkor to Carmona who then loses his footing but NY keeps it, Wiki with and handball. Edelman takes a high kick the quick restart gets them forward at one minute of added time but then they slow it down. Donkor off an Eldelman pass, Choupu-Moting drops for Kyle and defended out with just seconds to go. Nealis backing into a player a good 6” shorter, bodies are down on both teams Forsberg pushes a shot wide from a Bike by Kyle.
Parker is now on for Hack, a duo of Long Island players on the back line. Hall is also on for Carmona up front. Emil to Sofo he goes lower corner and Cabral covers it. Choupo-Moting was left waiting. Duncan very forward now to Donkor and a weak inside of the foot shot is at the GK. With a deep throw Parker into the area as it is just beyond him, he is often the target on these and corners, quite the big target at over 6’ and in the combine he was #2 in height of jump. Nelly with a slide tackle strips Emil, but NY takes it back, a lead ball from Choupo-Moting to Donkor, who cannot get to it for a shot after letting it run. RSL now with a 58% of wining NY in the teens. Edleman steals one then to Sofo and well beyond him and Gladd takes it. Edelman for Choupo-Moting he comes back a bit then further back, Parker with a give and go then to Nealis, Duncan with a ball getting forward taken away then a NY foul. NY takes a ball by Edwards feeding Forsberg into the area and Choupo-Moting sends it home. Across the 6 to the outstretched foot of Eric, the win % is soon to change. Parker with a 40 yard clearing header and now back to him then to AJ who gives to Parker. NY plays it forward not a red shirt for a good many yards. What a speech coach must have made for this turn around. Donkor, Edwards gets it weakly into the area and Sofo wins a corner. Nice shows of skill by Emil, Eric and Hall. Edwards on the ball near post and let’s do it again. Far post to the foot of Forsberg who goes into the side netting. Sam states Edwards is better at corners than DFK, then that Emil should have kept the ball alive into the middle, that I am not with he had the shot, needs to take it, from inside the 6 no less. RSL holds in the offensive third into the area and Eldelman clears a bit the Hal further. Big ball over by Cabral, under pressure to AJ, under pressure cleared. Sofo again in the area loses it for a throw but very deep for his side, less than 10 yards up field. Edwards for Parker at the edge of the 6 and cleared back to AJ. Great passing by RSL gets it forward and Donkor with a hard foul near the touchline earns him a caution, caught the trailing foot and tripped up his mark. Luna bounces it into the area, Edelman gets it out of danger, back in, NY has it looking for Eric too much air under it and lost. NY again has it, Hall loses it on the touchline. Shots 18-3 for NY, yet just one goal to show for it, they did not show how many on goal. Forsberg if he is on, it is dangerous, goes endline, curls one back has Edwards but a bit too hard, get at least a shot off. Edelman with the RSL throw to him, now Sofo goes well over the frame. Choupo-Moting with the foul just beyond the RSL area and the player remains down for a bit. RSL gets forward, NY has numbers, Hall takes it, Donkor to Emil outside seeks Donkor and clear out the throw from about 40 yards. Cruz on for RSL and Ruiz as well as Stroud is in. Agada out for RSL as is Ojeda, NY pulls Donkor. Choupo-Moting just wide on his effort. Parker pushed out by Cruz and comes right back at him with a push and a smile, the RSL player gets a talking to, Parker was in the air pushed and landed awkwardly. Parker in on Cruz heads one out. Nealis fakes a driven ball and goes to Parker, Forsberg and defended to the GK. RSL playing it in the back, NY not pressing? In for Luna, Stroud clears it out. A ball for Cruz, defended out of touch. High ball, Hall is up to go for it and the one who submarined him is down, and gets called for the foul, the arm of Hall hit him in the head. RSL gets it forward with a number of passes, Parker with a booming clearance. RSL with a chance as a ball in is headed high. Ngoma in for Sofo. Hall called as he moved the RSL player in the air. Into the area just off with Diogo as Stroud clears it far. Nealis with a hard tackle gets whistled for it. Edelman turns with it into Cruz, who then gets off a shot no issue for AJ. Around the horn and back along the defensive line of NY, get forward with 15’ to go. Junqua fouls Hall at midfield. Duncan back to Nealis over to Parker who finds Forsberg he goes outside it gets played forward and lost. RSL goes back a good 30 yards with it. For Luna and not to the center circle. Back again into the backfield by RSL, too early to play for the road points in a tie. Nealis holds the jersey of Gozo who puts the ball at Nealis who returns it and both are cautioned. Good pass to Luna who then loses Stroud and his pass on the money to his attacker as Ngoma breaks it up in the 6. Duncan to Nealis for Stroud who goes to Emil and he is whistled for a foul. As they mention Choupo-Moting not having his name called in 15’-20’, a hard tackle by Parker gets the ball to him. Gozo down, Choupo-Moting seeks a PK as he was in the area and dropped with force, Hard foul in the area may have missed the ball even. Parker with a hard foul just beyond the 18 and now checking VAR. They show the replay of the Choupo-Moting foul and are reviewing it, I say PK. The audio of the ref is not on, now it is and it is called back for a PK at 82’. A trio of RSL players go to the ref, not a mass confrontation he is not being crowded. Choupo-Moting in the area for the spot kick. Eric ready, Cabral is way to one side now to the center as the kick goes straight ahead and into the hands of Cabral, I never am in favor of the Paneka kicks. Ngoma going endline for Emil who flicks it on and to the GK. Pablo protests the arm of Duncan as he claims an elbow to the head and Luna is tossed, this is now a mass confrontation why are the Red Bulls getting involved, Luna who should know better to go right at Duncan, Pablo is livid. Duncan had Luna in a head lock and gets tossed? VAR is not in play as it was not a straight red to Luan, he is being helped to the player tunnel with security right there. Forsberg with the restart it bounds back out and shot by NY well wide, Bogacz now in for Edelman at 88”, a few but less than 5’ of extra to come. Now Duncan gets the straight red, erasing the yellow, Nealis in for Forsberg, NY trying to preserve the tie. Now 8’ of extra time plus as it is almost 92’ now as we restart. Cruz goes on goal off the cross back and to the hands of AJ on the ground but offside. They got it right via VAR as it was violent conduct no doubt by Duncan, to the throat, you are out. Gozo on a break and he is off, stopped by Dylan. We now have what I have been waiting for, a 3 man defense with all LI players, thank you Sandro. Long clear into the hands of Sandro and NY with a quick restart, they go back a good 40 yards, Choupo-Moting taken down again in the area now by Glaad, who is stretching. VAR giving it a look. A great NFL tackle by Glaad as Choupo-Moting spun on the ball. Players coming over near the monitor being told not to by the AR. Sam is pointing out the possible handball as it was taken off the chest by Choupo-Moting on either player. The 8’ is now looking more like 12+. VAR confirms the PK and no offside offense. Again Choupo-Moting over the ball, the GK talks more as does Glaad delaying the kick further. Cabral this time is moving about as he may. Choupo-Moting goes right the GK left 2-1 at 99”, much more time to go. Inside of the foot and easy as you may sends it home then shows the Supporters Section how he did it. Far back to the NY GK, who boots it out into the hands of Pablo and a quick restart. Russell in from, SKC is on. Russell who has grown his hair out cannot get to the ball to the endline. Pablo looks so frustrated on the bench now. Now at 12’ of extra time and the whistle blows. A trio come to the ref and security is right there. With a brace, Choupo-Moting is undeniably the player of the game. 7 of 2 dozen shots on goal by NY, that needs to improve, barely 25% are on net is not a good thing.