Chivas USA Puts An End to New York Red Bulls' Longest Winning Streak in Nine Years

Published on May 23, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club Deportivo Chivas USA News Release


Harrison, NJ. (Wednesday, May 23, 2012) - Chivas USA (4-6-2) tied 1-1 to the New York Red Bulls (8-3-2), Wednesday afternoon, before a crowd of 13,919 at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Goat's forward Juan Pablo Angel gave the lead to his squad in the 47th minute, and Red Bulls' forward Kenny Cooper provided the equalizer in the 56th minute. With the draw, the Red-and-White stands with 14 points in the Western Conference.

- Chivas USA Head Coach Robin Fraser presented a similar lineup to the squad that defeated LA Galaxy last Saturday. This time Juan Pablo Angel, Paolo Cardozo and Blair Gavin started the match instead of Miller Bolaños, Alejandro Moreno and Juan Agudelo (Agudelo attended a call up to the USMNT).

- Midfielder Nick LaBrocca suffered a left hamstring strain in the 9th minute of the match, forcing the New Jersey native to abandon the pitch early. Miller Bolaños entered the game as his substitute.

- The first half of the match was a back and forth battle between both squads with 15 attempts on goal (NY Red Bulls 8 - Chivas USA 7).

- Chivas USA was close to score early in the first half through LaBrocca, whose shot to goal from outside the box was barely deflected by Red Bulls' goalkeeper Ryan Meara, who dove to his right to send the ball to a corner kick in the 2nd minute. Then through Angel in the 25th, 28th, and 41st minute, but New York's defensive line cleared the ball when needed.

- Angel opened the score early in the second half when Gavin cashed a corner kick that Goat's right back defender Rawshan McKenzie caught in the air and assisted Angel who, with a right-footed shot, beat Meara in the 47th minute to score the first goal of the game and his second of the season. The Colombian didn't celebrate the goal out of respect to New York ex-teammates and supporting groups.

- New York responded nine minutes later and attacked from the right side of the pitch. Red Bull's defender Brandon Barklage passed to midfielder Dane Richard, who crossed the ball to New York's leading scorer Cooper, who tapped the ball and placed it in the back of the net to give the equalizer to the home team in the 56th minute.

- The Red-and-White travel back to Los Angeles and will resume training on Friday ahead of the weekend game against Seattle Sounders, Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 pm (PT) at The Home Depot Center. The match will broadcast on television, live on Fox Sports West in English, and KWHY Channel 22 in Spanish. For more information about the game, please visit cdchivasusa.com . Follow us on Twitter @cdchivasusa and Facebook.com/chivasusa

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