I would just like to say I thought the game and atmosphere was superb. I didn't expect a 40k plus crowd a few months ago, but it seems that people got more excited as the game drew nearer. Also with the game at Orlando being sold out I think it gave the impetus for the New Yorkers to come out and support their team.
As for the game itself, we started off brightly in the first 15 minutes and took a deserved lead. However, this only seemed to stir NE into life and they gradually took control, with the last 15 mins being very scary indeed for our defence.
The biggest problem was the space Tierney was getting and his crossing was quality. Just has well they couldn't finish as we could have easily gone in 1-3 down.
Obviously JK had a few things to say at half time, because the team came out and immediately took control and never relinquished it for the remainder of the game.
I thought that the Nemec/Villa partnership worked much better in the second half and caused them all sort of problems. Then when Khiry came on he used his pace to cause havoc and win the free kick that led to the red card. The strangest thing about the game was it was only 2-0. If it had been 7-4 it would be a more realistic score line. However, I am glad we kept a clean sheet and hopefully as we go on, our defence will get stronger.