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D.C United Upends New York Red Bulls

June 4, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release


WASHINGTON D.C. (June 4, 2009) - A Santino Quaranta first half goal and a late Jaime Moreno penalty kick conversion gave D.C. United a 2-0 win over the visiting New York Red Bulls at a wet RFK Stadium on Thursday night. New York dropped its third-straight contest and fell to 2-8-3 (9 pts.) in 2009.

D.C. United tested Red Bulls goalkeeper Jon Conway two minutes in when Clyde Simms unleashed a shot from 25-yards-out that went wide left. Three minutes later, New York midfielder Jorge Rojas had a shot outside the box that was pounced on by goalkeeper Josh Wicks. Rojas almost found Juan Pablo Angel behind the defense in the 14th minute, but the Colombian forward couldn't get on the end of it from 10-yards out.

United midfielder Chris Pontius tried to find the left side netting in the 20th minute. However, his attempt went wide. A minute later, Kevin Goldthwaite flicked on an Albert Celades free kick to Mike Petke, whose shot on goal was caught by Wicks.

D.C. took the lead in the 36th minute. From the right sideline, Luciano Emilio headed on a ball on to a streaking Fred, who dribbled the ball to the end line. Fred passed it low to Quaranta and he slid it in past Conway at the near post from close range.

The Red Bulls almost equalized two minutes before the break. Seth Stammler put the ball over the top to a wide-open Danleigh Borman, who was by the penalty spot. Borman however, was unable to control the ball and Wicks gobbled it up before the Red Bull got a shot off.

D.C. substitute Christian Gomez had two chances within a minute to put D.C. up, 2-0. Gomez first blasted a shot from long range that Conway dove to punch away. Emilio picked up the loose ball and curled a cross into Gomez, who nodded it off the top of the crossbar. After being substituted out of the game, Emilio earned a red card in the 64th minute from the referee for his behavior on the sideline.

In the 63rd minute, Rojas slipped Dane Richards into D.C.'s half. Richards raced to the end line and tried a short-angle shot that Wicks hit away. Ten minutes later, Pontius spun around his defender in the penalty box and blasted a shot that Conway parried.

The Red Bulls pressed for an equalizer and in the 79th minute, rookie Nick Zimmerman, who made his MLS debut Thursday, fired an attempt that Wicks could only punch over the bar. Moments after, Angel won a free kick outside of United's penalty box and his subsequent shot zipped just high. Later, Goldthwaite was able to get on the end of a Rojas corner kick but his header was off-target.

Moments later, Angel had a good opportunity to tie the game. Zimmerman found Richards at the top of the penalty box and he flicked it onto an open Angel. Angel took a shot from 10-yards-out that was saved by a fully extended Wicks.

United iced the result in the game's waning minutes when, on a counterattack, Conway was adjudged to have taken down Gomez in New York's penalty box. Moreno stepped up and scored on the penalty kick.

New York was missing defenders Alfredo Pacheco (El Salvador) and Andrew Boyens (New Zealand) due to international duty while forward Macoumba Kandji did not travel after suffering a left hamstring strain.

The Red Bulls' next match is on Sunday, June 7 against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium at 6:00 PM ET (TV: MSG; Radio: WQBU 92.7 FM). New York's next home match is on June 20, when it faces Seattle Sounders FC at 7:30 PM ET at Giants Stadium (TV: MSG; Radio: WADO 1280 AM). For tickets, call the Red Bulls at 1.877.RBSOCCER or log onto www.newyorkredbulls.com.

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