Red Bulls Defeated Toronto FC 4-1 in Huge Win at BMO Field Saturday

The New York Red Bulls put some distance between them and the third place Toronto FC with a huge 4-1 win over Toronto Saturday afternoon at BMO Field, a very tough place to play for visitor. Latest Designated Player Rafa Marquez opened up the scoring for the Red Bulls with a golazo goal in the 35th minute. Tony Tchani passed the ball to Marquez who was moving up to Tchani’s right and blasted the ball into the upper-right corner of the net. A few minutes later right winger Dane Richards was mauled outside the box. Marquez took the free kick and curled the ball inside the box. A Toronto defender missed the ball and it hit off of Nane of Toronto for an own goal, Red Bulls up 2-0. Early in the 2nd half in the 49th minute Dwayne DeRosario scored for Toronto as he blew by Red Bull defender Carlos Mendes. The soft shot from the right side should have been stopped by Bouna Coundoul but overall he was great in goal. About eight minutes later Thierry Henry had a golden opportunity but shot high right. I saw the replay from behind the goal and was amazed that he missed that shot. Henry has yet to score in a regular season MLS game but the goals will certainly come. In the 60th minute a hand ball was called on Toronto, a blatant foul that resulted in a red card and penalty kick. Juan Pablo Angel took the shot and scored as the ball ricocheted off the bottom of the crossbar into the goal. Ex-Toronto player Carl Robinson was subbed for Marquez to cheers from the crowd. Robinson wasted no time scoring for New York in the 77th minute. He took the classy approach and didn’t celebrate the goal. Mac Kanji had visa issues and didn’t make the trip. Salou Ibrahim subbed for Henry but doesn’t have the mobility of Mac. Something to note was that Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Danleigh Borman and Seth Stammler did not play yesterday. They have had some tough games lately and head coach Hans Backe had them sit. With a bit of luck or better finishing the game could have been 6 or 7-1. That’s one aspect I hope gets better down the stretch for the Red Bulls, finishing on their chances.