Chinn Leads Red Bulls in 2-1 Win vs. Union in Preliminary Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament at Red Bull Arena Tuesday

Head coach Hans Backe started his reserves after seeing so many games in the upcoming schedule where the Philadelphia Union played the majority of their starters. This gave us a chance to see what the young guys can do and they didn’t disappoint. This was my friend’s first live soccer game and we both had a good time sitting in Section 108 right next to the Red Bull bench. I asked Joel Lindpere if he wouldn’t mind taking a picture with me and he was kind enough to oblige. I shook Joel’s hand and had a few words with him. Conor Chinn was terrific in scoring both Red Bull goals and playing a very strong game. He just didn’t stop running up and down the field. Defender Toni Stahl also looked very good. Chinn scored his 1st goal in the 16th minute on a rebound off his fist shot. Union goalkeeper Chris Seitz stopped the first shot but not the rebound. Chinn scored his 2nd goal in the 41st minute off a nice pass from Luke Sessano. Sebastien Le Toux came into the game in the 2nd half and scored for the Union in the 68th minute. It appeared that the Union were doing everything they could to win the game. Chinn came close to scoring another goal and with a little luck could have had 4 on the night. All in all it was an impressive game for the Red Bull reserves and at times they played a lot better then the starters had on Saturday! Hans Backe stated that he will also play the reserves for the next U.S. Open Cup match as they host the New England Revolution at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, May 12th.