Reserves win at Foxboro, 2:0
August 21, 2011 (Official Game Summary)
The New York Red Bulls scored a goal on either side of the break to shut out the New England Revolution, 2-0, in a reserve division match on Sunday morning at Gillette Stadium.
Immediately pushing for an early goal, the Red Bulls fired off two shots in the opening five minutes of play and continued to create chances throughout the remainder of the half. In the 32nd minute, New York earned a free kick at the edge of their attacking third. John Rooney sent the ball into the box, where captain Carlos Mendes got a head on it at the back post to give the visitors the lead.
The Revs saw two opportunities to equalize go to waste in the 40th minute, and the Red Bulls would capitalize on their adversaries' profligacy. A ball deflected off of a Revolution defender was collected by Corey Hertzog inside the box. Finding himself in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Tim Murray, the New York forward fired his shot into the back of the net to double the lead.
The Revolution build-up in the remaining 40 minutes of the match became increasingly urgent, and Diego Fagundez nearly chipped it into the back of the net in the 75th, but goalkeeper Alex Horwath stood strong to keep New England out of the net and post the shutout for New York's second win of the season.
The two teams used a combined four players from their youth development programs. New York's Ethan Decker and Santiago Castano -- who is rostered as a goalkeeper, but made an appearance as a field player out of necessity -- both came in off the bench.
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