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Red Bulls Drop Season Opener to Sporting KC, 2-1

April 17, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release


The New York Red Bulls (0-1-0) drop the season-opening match to Sporting Kansas City (1-0-0), 2-1, Saturday night at Red Bull Arena.

New York drops its first season-opening match at Red Bull Arena since 2016 against Toronto FC.

Midfielder Caden Clark scored the first goal of the 2021 MLS season for New York. Clark volleyed a loose ball from a corner kick to the upper 90 for the 1-0 lead in the 48th minute.

Kansas City tallied back-to-back goals in the 59th and 60th minute to take the lead back.

Clark tallied his first home goal of his career, having scored his previous three goals across all competitions on the road.

Newcomers Youba Diarra, Wiki Carmona and Fábio all made their MLS debuts with Diarra and Fábio earning their first MLS starts.

Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Coronel made his first start in net for the Red Bulls, recording one save on three attempts.

New York will travel West for a nationally-televised match against LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 25. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park.

New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 2

2021 MLS Regular-Season Match 1

Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 8 p.m. ET

Red Bull Arena | Harrison, N.J.

Scoring Summary:

NY - Caden Clark 1 (unassisted) 48' - Watch Here

KC - Gadi Kinda 1 (PK) 59'

KC - Daniel Sallói 1 (Shelton) 60'

Misconduct Summary:

KC - Nicolas Isimat (yellow, unsporting behavior) 9'

NY - Youba Diarra (yellow, unsporting behavior) 41'

New York Red Bulls: Carlos Coronel; Kyle Duncan, Aaron Long, Sean Nealis, Andrew Gutman, Sean Davis ©, Cristian Casseres, Jr. (Wiki Carmona, 72'), Youba Diarra (Florian Valot, 54'), Caden Clark, Brian White (Tom Barlow, 61'), Fábio (Daniel Royer, 72')

Unused Subs: Ryan Meara; Amro Tarek, Andrés Reyes, Cameron Harper, John Tolkin

TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 10; POSSESSION: 51%; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1

Sporting Kansas City: John Pulskamp; Jaylin Lindsey, Andreu Fontas, Nicolas Isimat, Luis Martins, Gianluca Busio, Roger Espinoza ©, Gadi Kinda (Alan Pulido, 77'), Remi Walter, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi (Johnny Russell, 77')

Unused Subs: Roberto Punčec, Grayson Barber, Felipe Hernandez, Cameron Duke, Parker Siegfied, Kaveh Rad, Wilson Harris

TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 6; POSSESSION: 49%; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 2

Referee: Robert Sibiga

Assistant Referees: Gjovalin Bori, Jeremy Kieso

4th Official: Guido Gonzales Jr

VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

AVAR: Tom Supple

Attendance: Limited capacity

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