That was one of the best feelings seeing Thiago just rush down the field and score the winning goal in the closing moments, so happy I got to see it live. The atmosphere was decent in the first half, died in the early stages of the 2nd, and then awoke again in the final 10 minutes or so from my POV. I'm going to say the humidity was a big factor in the lack of noise from the 46' to about 80' in the game.
I feel Chanot is at fault for the goal against, giving their attacker way too much space and allowing him to make a move and fire it in past Johnson. I'd like to see a combo of Sands and Callens once Callens is back. I may get some flak for this, but I'm starting a Chanot out train as his major errors tend to be happening more and more. He should've applied more pressure or forced their attacker into a worse position. At least get beaten by a decent move/fake if you're going to give up a goal, don't allow their guy to walk down the box and blast a shot without even getting a minor amount of pressure.
Taty is on a cold streak right now, but I still love that he's making the runs to split the defense and draw them out of position. Obviously his finishing mindset is just missing as he ends up in a great spot and seems to have a brain fart at the worst moment. I'd like to see him with Thiago on the wing instead of Medina. Was Medina subbed due to an injury or was it due to his doing absolutely nothing?
Talles I think will need some more time, as he looks like a player just coming off a major injury, which he is. Santi looked bright taking on the DC defenders and playing some good 1-2s in the final 3rd. Almost had an assist if he could've gotten a final ball through.
I was lucky and actually had a friend invite me to one of the suites, as they had an extra pass/ticket they had gotten through their rep (who also happens to be my rep). I believe the suite was also filled with other season ticket holders as there were little groups of 2-3 people scattered about. The suite was a typical layout, nothing too fancy but nice and simple. Chicken fingers were soft and chewy, but I may have waited too long as they had been sitting on the hot plate for an extended period of time when I ate them. Spoke with some of the reps and found out the Billy's chaos regarding the season ticket bonus card pickup (food/merch money) was due to the Yankees not allowing them to setup a table within Yankee Stadium itself.
