We're all fans and we all celebrate in our own ways. During the first 20 minutes against the Red Bulls on Sunday, I was thinking of how crazy the atmosphere would be when the referee blows the final whistle. Think about it. How insane would the bars be? How loud would the streets be? How Blue our City would be?
I'm not listed as an official player on NYCFC's roster, so it's okay for me to prematurely think about celebrations 20 minutes into the first half. The issue is it seems NYCFC players were also thinking about this celebration. That can explain why after the first 20 minutes they seemed to have given up. Was that the reason for their poor performance?Or was it the coach of Red Bulls finding a way to through Kreis' strategy completely stuffing any of our chances?
Well we all saw what was happening during the last 35 minutes of the first half. You could almost smell the goal coming from the Red Bulls any minute. It smelled like...probably like this can of fermented herring.
Half time helped me settle down a bit and beer did too. We were up 1-0! Then a scuffle in section 225/226 certainly infuriated me even more when an obnoxious RB fans was talking smack to a pair of BBSC and HoO guys. It got worse when he started to yelp for security as these two guys confronted him. Luckily his friend was able to pull him away. Anyways, then then this happened.
David Villa is tripped by the half line and NYCFC is awarded a free kick. Mehdi Ballouchy take the free kick with a pass to Mix Diskerud.
Mix, looks over his shoulder to find where Villa is standing before the ball gets to him.
Mix flicks the ball with his left foot beating the Red Bulls defense closing in.
Though the ball isn't pass accurately enough for Villa to grab it. That said, I'm not sure that passing the ball to Villa when there are 6 Red Bulls fans and only 3 NYCFC attackers but hey, you never know!
The ball is quickly recovered by the Red Bulls.
The ball is not out of harms way and the Red Bulls attack starts.
Mix rushes to the ball carrier.
But is too late as it's lobbed over the half line.
To a running Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Who controls the ball and looks to make the first cross into the box.
RJ Allen does a good job closing in on Phillips and blocks the pass. The ball flies straight up.
Though Phillips win the air challenge and heads it towards the top of the box.
I'm not sure why Jason Hernandez was so slow in getting to the ball but Sacha Kljestan gets to it first. Note: see how Phillips moves back into the box.
Kljestan moves around the corner of the box and now both Allen and Hernandez are left to mark him. Queue in Andrew Jacobson to the far right. Note: Phillips is unmarked and Shay Facey has to decide who is more dangerous at this moment Anatole Bertrand Abang or Phillips.
Kljestan moves toward the end line. Hernandez does a smart thing and moves back into the center of the box. Phillips appears to move around Abang. I'm not sure how Jacobson is staring at but IMO he should of seen Phillips moving in the box.
Kljestan readys his cross with a back tacking Hernandez. Ballouchy...has't moved. You can see Phillips easily moving around Abang and Shay has to still with Abang as he moves towards goal.
The ball is crossed. This time Allen could not block the pass.
Here you easily see Phillips licking his lips as he's left wide open. Jacobson not coming in to help.
Jeb Brovsky is too late to defend the pass and Phillips one times it and Josh can't do anything about it.
Easy goal.
Then it appears Hernandez get's animated and throws his arm at anger towards Brovsky.
Jacobson also opens up his arms towards Brovsky in dispute. I'm not sure it's entirely his fault though.
This loss hurt. It wouldn't be so bad if we played the Red Bulls again this season in Yankee Stadium to get revenge, but we don't. This was our only chance this season
I certainly hope our team can dust this loss off and get a win at Montréal. Good thing I don't play for the team because I can't. This loss is as hard to swallow as this fermented herring.
I'm not listed as an official player on NYCFC's roster, so it's okay for me to prematurely think about celebrations 20 minutes into the first half. The issue is it seems NYCFC players were also thinking about this celebration. That can explain why after the first 20 minutes they seemed to have given up. Was that the reason for their poor performance?Or was it the coach of Red Bulls finding a way to through Kreis' strategy completely stuffing any of our chances?
Well we all saw what was happening during the last 35 minutes of the first half. You could almost smell the goal coming from the Red Bulls any minute. It smelled like...probably like this can of fermented herring.
Half time helped me settle down a bit and beer did too. We were up 1-0! Then a scuffle in section 225/226 certainly infuriated me even more when an obnoxious RB fans was talking smack to a pair of BBSC and HoO guys. It got worse when he started to yelp for security as these two guys confronted him. Luckily his friend was able to pull him away. Anyways, then then this happened.
David Villa is tripped by the half line and NYCFC is awarded a free kick. Mehdi Ballouchy take the free kick with a pass to Mix Diskerud.
Mix, looks over his shoulder to find where Villa is standing before the ball gets to him.
Mix flicks the ball with his left foot beating the Red Bulls defense closing in.
Though the ball isn't pass accurately enough for Villa to grab it. That said, I'm not sure that passing the ball to Villa when there are 6 Red Bulls fans and only 3 NYCFC attackers but hey, you never know!
The ball is quickly recovered by the Red Bulls.
The ball is not out of harms way and the Red Bulls attack starts.
Mix rushes to the ball carrier.
But is too late as it's lobbed over the half line.
To a running Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Who controls the ball and looks to make the first cross into the box.
RJ Allen does a good job closing in on Phillips and blocks the pass. The ball flies straight up.
Though Phillips win the air challenge and heads it towards the top of the box.
I'm not sure why Jason Hernandez was so slow in getting to the ball but Sacha Kljestan gets to it first. Note: see how Phillips moves back into the box.
Kljestan moves around the corner of the box and now both Allen and Hernandez are left to mark him. Queue in Andrew Jacobson to the far right. Note: Phillips is unmarked and Shay Facey has to decide who is more dangerous at this moment Anatole Bertrand Abang or Phillips.
Kljestan moves toward the end line. Hernandez does a smart thing and moves back into the center of the box. Phillips appears to move around Abang. I'm not sure how Jacobson is staring at but IMO he should of seen Phillips moving in the box.
Kljestan readys his cross with a back tacking Hernandez. Ballouchy...has't moved. You can see Phillips easily moving around Abang and Shay has to still with Abang as he moves towards goal.
The ball is crossed. This time Allen could not block the pass.
Here you easily see Phillips licking his lips as he's left wide open. Jacobson not coming in to help.
Jeb Brovsky is too late to defend the pass and Phillips one times it and Josh can't do anything about it.
Easy goal.
Then it appears Hernandez get's animated and throws his arm at anger towards Brovsky.
Jacobson also opens up his arms towards Brovsky in dispute. I'm not sure it's entirely his fault though.
This loss hurt. It wouldn't be so bad if we played the Red Bulls again this season in Yankee Stadium to get revenge, but we don't. This was our only chance this season
I certainly hope our team can dust this loss off and get a win at Montréal. Good thing I don't play for the team because I can't. This loss is as hard to swallow as this fermented herring.
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