Red Bulls Shut Out Chivas USA 1-0 at Red Bull Arena for Second Win in a Row Saturday

The New York Red Bulls won their second game in a row as they shut out Chivas USA 1-0 at Red Bull Arena. Mike Petke sat this one out, his first in his MLS career. Petke’s had three tough games in a row where he’d gotten beaten and the opposition scored on Bouna Time. Carlos Mendes got the start and played well. Dane Richards also sat out with a hamstring injury and the great young Tony Tchani got the start. That guy’s going to be great. The Red Bulls moved the ball well and played a solid game. Unfortunately Sinisa Ubiparipovic pulled up while going for the ball in the 8th minute and left as Roy Miller was subbed into the match. Ubiparipovic has a hamstring strain and thank goodness he’ll have time to rest with the World Cup break upon us. Seth Stammler scored his 2nd goal of the season and broke the scoreless tie in the 27th minute on a rocket outside the box. He took the ball off a poor clearing attempt on a mishit Juan Pablo Angel header, turned and fired the ball into the left-corner of the net. Late in the 2nd half Joel Lindpere put a perfectly placed ball in front of Angel on a free kick and Angel scored but the goal was called back as the assistant referee confirmed that Angel was just offside. That would have sealed the deal. The Red Bulls held on for a terrific win and are in a much better position being tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference going into the World Cup break. Chivas USA did not have defender Jonathan Bornstein as he’s playing with the U.S. Men National Team in the World Cup.