PHILADELPHIA 2, NEW YORK 1
I watched this game on tape delay.
My setup for watching the loss against Philadelphia was less than ideal. The delayed start meant the game conflicted with other Saturday evening plans. I knew it would be hard to watch “live” so I set the DVR and headed out hoping for the best. Things didn’t really work out. I spent the evening tracking the score on my phone and managed to catch some of the delayed broadcast in a crowded bar. It wasn’t until this afternoon that I had an opportunity to sit down and watch the game in full.
Based on the result I thought the performance would be a lot worse. It’s hard to point to the silver-lining after New York gave away the game and a valuable point in the closing minutes, but Jason Kreis should be encouraged by his team’s play overall. The final score in soccer isn’t always indicative of how things actually went. Yesterday was a good example; New York City was the better team, particularly in the second half. It wasn’t a flawless game from NYC – early on it wasn’t even good – but the team should head into Thursday’s rematch at Yankee Stadium with confidence, and should be expected to grab all three points.
