New York Red Bulls vs. Montreal Impact: Live Match Thread

by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT in Major League Soccer

Yeah, I went there. 4-1, like last night, would do nicely.

New York Red Bulls vs. Montreal Impact
The Cathedral of Football, Red Bull Arena, scenic Harrison, NJ
4 PM EDT, Moving Picture Box: MSG

Another weekend, another Red Bulls match. New York takes on the Montreal Impact this afternoon at Red Bull Arena for the second home game of the year.

The Red Bulls are unchanged from the side that took down 4-1 the Colorado Rapids last week. Kenny Cooper again joins Thierry Henry at the top of a flat 4-4-2, with Dax McCarty and Rafa Márquez in the center of midfield. For Montreal, Justin Braun has been dropped to the bench -- thank Juan Pablo for that! -- and it looks like they're setting up in a 4-5-1.

Lineups:

Red Bulls (4-4-2): Ryan Meara; Jan Gunnar Solli, Wilman Conde, Markus Holgersson, Roy Miller; Dane Richards, Dax McCarty, Rafael Marquez, Joel Lindpere; Kenny Cooper, Thierry Henry

Bench: Jeremy Vuolo, Brandon Barklage, Stephen Keel, Connor Lade, Mehdi Ballouchy, Jhonny Arteaga, Teemu Tainio

Impact (4-5-1, I think): Donovan Ricketts, Zarek Valentin, Matteo Ferrari, Tyson Wahl, Josh Gardner, Davy Arnaud, Patrice Bernier, Felipe, Justin Mapp, Sanna Nyassi, Bernardo Corradi

Bench: Red Bulls LEGEND Greg Sutton, Callum Mallace, Shavar Thomas, Lamar Neagle, Collen Warner, Andrew Wenger, Justin Braun

Let's go Red Bulls.

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Howdy folks.

How are we felling this fine afternoon?

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

Feeling, even. Jeez.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Still feeling last night punching me in the head (it’s only 2:10 here) and looking for a blow-out to pick me up.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

I'd be okay with 5-0.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

1' Some early RB possession results in a left-side throw-in

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

Hoooray shit camera work

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:12 PM EDT reply actions

are you watching the TSN coverage?

because it’s terrible

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup!

Oh, Canada…..

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

3' Another throw for NY, this time on the right. Mostly us so far.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

4' midfield looking okay, balls over the top not so good

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

4' Henry tracks way back to win the ball in our defensive third

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

5' Dangerous ball across the box from Mapp is taken by Meara

Nyassi was sliding in on the back post and would have scored if not for Ryan’s intervention

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:15 PM EDT reply actions

6' Coops tried to play in Henry, but his pass was overhit

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

7' Meara drops a ball in! but it's cleared away. Phew

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

Conde has a bit of a gut, eh?

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

I actually hadn't noticed...I'll look out for it next time! Or....that sounds weird....

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

9' Dane wins the ball back just outside our box. Doin' work defensively again.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

11' Ricketts saves comfortably from Dane, low to his left.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

13' Corradi to Nyassi in the box -- shoots and hits the post! but Nyassi was offside.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

15' Cross in from....Dax? not sure -- headed away easily by the Montreal defense.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

16' Henry is grabbed in the box by Valentin as he went up for a cross from Dane, no pen

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

17' Henry through ball to...nobody

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

19' GOAL MONTREAL 1-0, Nyassi. Fuck.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

Ball was cleared from Arnaud, put back in, Holgersson failed to clear and Nyassi jumped in, beat Meara at his near post.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

that was such a shit touch from Dane Richards in the box there.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

Yessir. Vintage Dane, sadly.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

21' Nice ball in from Lindpere falls to Dane, who overhits his first touch and the ball is cleared.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

24' some Montreal possession ends with a loopy long ball to the feet of Meara

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

25' Dangerous ball in from Nyassi is cleared by Solli.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

27' Defensive miscue by IMFC leads to NY corner....

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

27' Lindpere's ball in is cleared by Ferrari.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

28' Solli makes a run to the endline, pulls the ball back, but it's cleared

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

there were four red bulls waiting for the ball from solli and he couldn’t find any of them

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

28' GOAL NEW YORK! THIERRY HENRY VA VA MOTHAFUCKIN VOOM

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Assist from Márquez I believe; tough, almost backwards header from The Great Man.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

30' Red Bulls more dangerous now. Henry and Coops try to create something on the left side of the box, but the ball is cleared.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

lindpere received that ball from miller and then ran into the exact same space.

lindpere’s looked timid today and hasn’t made the best decisions.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

He's looked off most of the season so far. Very uncharacteristic of him.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

miller and lindpere look like a circus show out there. neither of them knows what he’s doing, let alone what the other is doing. looks like they’re both playing with horse blinders and clown shoes on.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

When Lindpere's off, the left side sucks.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

32' Solli gives the ball away cheaply just outside the Montreal box, IM break quickly, but Nyassi is offside again.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

34' NY tries to build from the back, but give the ball away again in midfield, Corradi is nearly in on goal clealy, but is offside.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

37' We're doing an okay job of keeping the ball in midfield, but can't get much going forward

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

38' GOAL MONTREAL how the fuck?

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

Mapp with a low shot from outside the box, slightly curved into the bottom corner. Meara should do better.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Holgersson looked like a little girl when he came out to pressure Mapp.

Solli showed yet again that he’s not a natural defender.

And the veneer on Meara is starting to crack.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed, agreed, and I hope you’re wrong.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

39' Meara nearly chipped from the halfway line. Nearly.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

41' Coops nearly taps in from a ball across the face of goal by Lindpere.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

42' Corradi pulls down Lindpere by his shirt and is booked.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

43' Solli punks Corradi, who was clean through. Italian striker stays down.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

44' Nyassi runs in from the left, shoulder-to-shoulder with Holgersson, shoots into the side netting.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

credit to Holgersson, he did well there. Should have put in a challenge, though.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

45+1' - PENALTY NEW YORK Tackle on Dax, left side of the box

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

scissor tackle, got a touch to the ball, but it's a pen

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Little thing

Just now when Miller tried to play the ball into the strikers, Lindpere made a run checking to the ball to take his defender and try open up space for Henry and Cooper. But no one ran with Lindpere. The Montreal right back stayed and pinched central to deal with the cross that he knew was coming. No one on Montreal thought Miller would actually play a ball to Lindpere.

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

Telling...he hasn't had a huge influence on the game.

Or bad scouting from Montreal.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

45+2' GOOOOOOAL NEW YORK COOPS FROM THE SPOT

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 4:58 PM EDT reply actions

2-2 HT. I'll take it, it could be much worse.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

46' Tainio on for Rafa, who may have a groin problem

fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

48' Ball over the top for Coops is overhit.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

49' shot from Richards is blocked

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:18 PM EDT reply actions

50' Nervy defending and a bunch of backpasses eventually result in a wayward ball over the top to Ricketts

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

52' Henry needling Wahl....with some success

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

53' Henry tries another shot on the turn, but scuffs it.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

54' Montreal corner after New York fails to clear; Solli had won the ball nicely from Corradi but misplayed a pass out from the back

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

55' Meara with a decent punch, and NY gets it clear after a bit of work. Long ball to Henry is, you guessed it, wayward.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

56' Absolutely crap cross from Solli

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

56' GOAL NEW YORK THIERRY HENRY

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Shoots on the turn again, assist to Dax, beat Ricketts at his near(er) post.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

60' Corner NY after a couple of blocked shots. Miller just hit the post from close range about a minute ago.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

61' Corner results in a MTL free kick

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

62' Nyassi cross from the right goes straight to Meara.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

63' Lindpere wins a corner.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

64' Dax's corner bobbles around the box -- could be poked in -- but is cleared by MTL.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

cleared off the line, actually

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions

65' Mapp fires over from long range; MTL sub: Wenger on for Valentin.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:34 PM EDT reply actions

66' Dax is down, holding his face and pointing at his right cheek.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:35 PM EDT reply actions

looks like an elbow to the face

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

67' Ball over the top from Dax for Dane is overhit and into the arms of Ricketts

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

68' Henry wins a free kick about 30 yards out on the left wing.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

69' Blue Cheese on for Lindpere.....hmmmm

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

69' Dax's free kick his headed behind for a corner

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

70' And it results in another corner, taken by Ballouchy....comes to nothing.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:39 PM EDT reply actions

that was absolutely brilliant

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

Great assist by Henry off a nice ball from Solli.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

72' GOOOOOOAL NEW YORK BLUE CHEEEEESE

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:42 PM EDT reply actions

i like how Henry went to celebrate with Solli. and Cooper came over to them. no one congratulated Ballouchy?

by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

Hahaha yeah.....he's the blue sheep of the squad. Or something.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

76' Justin Braun getting ready to come on.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

77' Ballouchy booked for a tackle on Arnaud.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

77' Braun on for Corradi.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

78' Free kick easily claimed by Meara.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

79' Weak shot from Mapp on the left side of the box goes straight to Meara

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:48 PM EDT reply actions

80' Dax dallies on the ball, just outside the box, and loses it

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

81' Ballouchy goes close with a flocke header off a Solli cross.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

*flick header

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

84' Rubbish cross from the Montreal left goes all the way to the right wing.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

84' Dane shot/cross is blocked, then cleared.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

87' Felipe is down, Red Bulls put the ball out, get it back, Montreal defender handles on the edge of the box, no call.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

89' GOOOOOOOOOOOAL NEW YORK HENRY HAT-TRICK

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

Pounces on a rebound from a shot by Cooper, taps in over Ricketts

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

90' Dax off for someone. Didn't see the sub.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

90+2' Conde is down. Fuck everything.

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by Ben Schneider on Mar 31, 2025 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

I just saw the announced attendance: 13,415.

That is horrible.

So I know I’m going to mull up what he actually said but Chris Heck argued that increasing the value of the game experience by increasing ticket prices, right?

If a team tried doing that down here in Mexico they’d be laughed at. Lobos BUAP are a second division team that have traditionally been a top half finisher. All of their home games are completely free of charge. The team makes money by collecting a fee on all the concessions sold during the game. When the weather is nice and they’re playing a decent team the stadium will easily see upwards of 13,415. I was at a match against the Pumas reserve(ish) team that had the 20,000 seat stadium more than 3/4 full.

The actual attendance is probably a lot less than 13,415 for RBA today. There are definitely many other factors at play in this comparison, but one of these approaches seems to be working.

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