Red Bulls Shut Out Earthquakes 2-0 at Red Bull Arena as Henry Scores First MLS Goal Saturday

The New York Red Bulls defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 at Red Bull Arena Saturday night in front of a great crowd of almost 22,000 fans. Dane Richards was Man of the Match by getting the Red Bulls on the scoreboard in the 1st half stoppage time. Richards made a terrific move to get around the defenders then the goalkeeper as he shot the ball into an empty net. Thierry Henry was waving his hands for the ball on the left but Richards kept dancing with the ball until he scored the goal, his first of the MLS season. The Red Bulls kept the pressure on the entire half and had other scoring chance by captain Juan Pablo Angel and Henry, shooting just wide and hitting the post. Henry was giving the San Jose defense fits all game. Midway through the first half Cornell Glen came close to tying the game for the Earthquakes but pushed the ball wide right when in close on Bouna Coundoul (Bouna Time). Henry had another scoring chance but his soft shot was stopped easily. Early in the 2nd half Roy Miller crossed the ball from the left side to Henry who took a slick shot off his back heel but San Jose goalkeeper Busch made a great save. Minutes later Rafa Marquez took a shot from the right side at a tough angle that just missed left of the far post. In the 63rd minute the wait was over as Henry scored his first MLS regular season goal. Richards got the ball on the right side and fed Henry a nice cross near the spot. Henry controlled the ball and rocketed it pass Busch for the goal. Late in the 2nd half Glen missed a chance to get the Earthquakes on the scoreboard. Red Bull rookie defender Tim Ream made a good play on the ball to kick it away. Marquez played the best game I’ve seen with the Red Bulls. He attacked the ball and made great passes. Once again Danleigh Borman and Sinisa Ubiparipovic did not make it into the game. Head coach Hans Backe went with the same staring lineup for three successive games, a formula for success.