New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union: Recap & Reaction

by Ben Schneider on May 13, 2025 3:08 PM EDT in Major League Soccer

The Red Bulls picked up their first ever win at PPL Park, beating the Philadelphia Union 3-2 with goals from Joel Lindpere, Markus Holgersson, and Kenny Cooper. Lindpere scored early on to give New York the lead before Lionard Pajoy leveled for Philadelphia. Freddy Adu was sent off for simulation late in the first half, but the Union took the lead shortly after the break and looked far the better side throughout.

Philly will rue some of their fifty missed chances and messed-up counter-attacks, and the Red Bulls looked tired and lacking sharpness at the back, but New York managed to score more of the (few) chances they created, and will be more than happy to head home for a bit of rest with three points and first place in the Eastern Conference.

More to come....

Selected Stats (NY - PHI)

Possession: 54% - 46%

Passing Accuracy: 84% - 75%

Total Passes: 446 - 357

Corners: 1 - 11

Open Play Crosses: 16 - 18

Fouls: 16 - 14

Shots (On Goal): 9(4) - 21(6)

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From the MLSsoccer.com article

New York (7-3-1) has now won four straight while the struggling Union (2-6-1) have dropped three consecutive regular-season games for the first time since their inaugural 2010 season.

How sweet is that?!

ESPN said that this is the first time that the Red Bulls organization has won four straight games in nine years or something like that. Any truth to this? I can’t seem to hunt down the information successfully.

Very, very pleased with the team and how it has played with Thierry Henry out of the XI.

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by Dig Deep on May 13, 2025 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

I'm loving this trend

Both the Red Bulls and my Rochester Rhinos are battling to tough 1 goal wins on the road. And now they are both top of the table in their respective leagues.

Is the one goal win this year’s boring draw? If so, I’m all for it.

by coys_from_wny on May 13, 2025 6:04 PM EDT reply actions