The Sky is Falling: Red Bulls Fall to USF 2-0

Waiting for the first "sky is falling" moment of the 2014 season?

Well, here it is: The Red Bulls dropped a pre-season, behind-closed-doors scrimmage to the University of South Florida 2-0.

It's an embarrassing loss for sure, especially when you realize the college soccer season ended moths ago and won't pick up for another seven months. And while you can take solace in the fact that it's the pre-season -- and the Red Bulls did horribly last pre-season -- they should have run circles around the 8-4-9 University of South Florida Bulls.

Anyway, I'm not sure the point of having a closed-door scrimmage when you're just going to tweet the line-ups and the game itself, but the Red Bulls did, and here they are (in reverse chronological order).

Scrimmage is over as #RBNY ends its first preseason trip, heads back home tomorrow. Next preseason game is vs. Union: http://t.co/2FnyJlgrt4

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

Wright-Phillips able to turn in the box and the USF goalkeeper makes a good save to stop the shot. #RBNY controlling.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

Sam turns and volleys hard shot on target but it is straight at the 'keeper.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

Bover pulls a shot just past the left post. Obekop coming on for Bover.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

With #RBNY pressed up, UCF has taken a 2-0 lead off a shot from the top of the box. Robles has come in for Castano in goal.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

49' Wright-Phillips gets it from Sam and fires it high. #RBNY

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

46' Wright-Phillips nearly gets on the scoreboard, controlling a perfectly weighted Bustamante long ball and chipping it off the bar. #RBNY

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

#RBNY Second Half XI: Castano, Kimura, Sekagya, Miazga, Oyongo, Sam, Luyindula, Bustamante, Bover, Moreno, Wright-Phillips

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

Halftime. #RBNY has controlled most of the opening 45 minutes. A new XI for NY will come out for the second half.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

38' Henry with a cross that an open Cahill nearly controls but it is just a bit too far. #RBNY

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

19' #RBNY controlling after the first goal and Cahill turns in the box and fires it just over the bar.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

16' Henry picks out Steele with a terrific through ball. Steele passes it across to Cahill and his shot is saved by the 'keeper.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

15' Good interplay by Henry and Stevenson, whose low cross is deflected just wide of goal. #RBNY

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

10' USF has taken a 1-0 lead on a long range deflected shot that flew by Meara and into the back of the net.

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

And #RBNY first preseason game of 2014 is underway...

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014

#RBNY Starters vs. USF: Meara, Duvall, Olave, Armando, Miller, Stevenson, Cahill, Convey, Steele, Akpan, Henry pic.twitter.com/l9vQemWzXE

— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014