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Red Bulls Fall 2-1 at Columbus

July 4, 2015 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release


COLUMBUS, OHIO - The New York Red Bulls fell to Columbus Crew SC, 2-1, on Saturday night at MAPFRE Stadium. Anatole Abang gave New York and early lead, but two goals from Ethan Finlay, one in each half, gave the home side all three points.

New York is now 6-6-5 on the season, and 2-4-3 on the road.

The Red Bulls finish a stretch of six matches in 19 days with a 4-2-0 record across all competitions - 2-2-0 in league play, with two wins in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Abang staked New York a lead in the eighth minute. The Cameroonian played a give-and-go with Bradley Wright-Phillips at midfield. Abang laid the ball off and received the return pass in stride. Abang took possession into the penalty area and placed a shot underneath a diving Steve Clark and in off the far post.

Mike Grella had a chance to double the advantage minutes later, cutting across the top of the box and putting a shot just wide.

Columbus pulled level in the 33rd minute, when a long pass from Clark was headed on by Kei Kamara to winger Ethan Finlay. Finlay worked into space on the right side of the box and fired a shot by Luis Robles to the far side.

Wright-Phillips shifted into his normal forward position in the second half after Abang was replaced by Sal Zizzo. Zizzo subsequently found Wright-Phillips with a long pass, which Wright-Phillips ran onto and fired just over the crossbar.

Finlay earned his second brace of the season with a goal in the 74th minute. Federico Higuain put a cross in for Kei Kamara to head back across the box, giving Finlay an easy finish from close range.

Robles was instrumental in keeping the game close, making several big saves in the second half. Robles was credited with four saves on the night. His best came in the 82nd minute in the form of a full-stretch diving save to deny Kamara, MLS' leading scorer.

Clark replied minutes later by denying a header from Wright-Phillips with a diving save of his own to keep the points in Columbus.

The Red Bulls return home next weekend for a match against the New England Revolution on Saturday, July 11. Kickoff at Red Bull Arena is set for 7:00 p.m.

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