Red Bulls Snap Road Losing Streak with 1-0 Victory Over Sounders at Qwest Field Saturday

The New York Red Bulls played a very defensive minded match last night with a solid 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders. The win snaps the road losing streak of 27 straight losses. In rainy cold Qwest Field the 36,000 Sounder fans were loud from the opening kickoff cheering on their club. The Sounders controlled for a lot of the match, especially when playing 4-4-2 in the 2nd half. Rookie Tim Ream and Mike Petke played very well on defense for the Red Bulls. Joel Lindpere played an excellent two way game again and is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. The captain Juan Pablo Angel had an excellent scoring chance but couldn’t capitalize. Macoumba Kandji was much more effective compared to his last game against the Chicago Fire. He didn’t dribble the ball and lose it in traffic and scored the lone goal for New York. Off a corner kick Kandji jumped on a loose ball in the penalty area and struck the ball just under the crossbar in the 21st minute. Late in the match Dane Richards took a cross from Danleigh Borman but missed the goal and pushed the ball to the right. Red Bull Goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul looked great, making some excellent saves in the beginning of the match and down the stretch. All in all an excellent road win for a team that hadn’t done so in a while. Head coach Hans Backe was not feeling well and stayed at the team’s hotel at the recommendation of a doctor. Assistant coach Richie Williams coached the Red Bulls and was all smiles after the match. Here’s to a speedy recovery for the head coach.