Red Bulls Drop Four Goals To Give RSL Disappointing Loss
Jun 1, 2019, 7:48 PM
(Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
(Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
HARRISON, N.J. – After a strong first half performance, Real Salt Lake’s wheels fell off in the second half as the New York Red Bulls picked up a 4-0 victory at home.
The match was scoreless in the first half but the rout started in the 58th minute when the Red Bulls crossed the ball into the box and RSL defender Marcelo Silva deflected the ball past Nick Rimando for an own goal.
One minute later, Daniel Royer scored on a great through ball that left him one-on-one with Rimando and scoring the goal to put New York up 2-0.
That wasn’t all. Michael Murillo scored in the 64th minute and Omir Fernandez finished RSL off in the 83rd minute to get the 4-0 win.
New York had 62 percent possession, leaving Real with just 37 percent. They had 19 total shots, with 9 on goal, while RSL had 10 total shots and just 3 on target.
“The way we came out in the second half, the structure went out the window,” RSL head coach Mike Petke said after the match. “Three goals in seven minutes can’t happen.”
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— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 2, 2019
Petke Returns To Red Bull Arena
The RSL head coach returned to Red Bull Arena for the first time since he was fired by the club in 2015. He started as an assistant coach from 2011-12 before being named the head coach from 2013-15. After he was fired, he took one season off before being hired as the Real Monarchs head coach for one match in 2017. Petke was named the RSL head coach on March 29, 2017 after they fired Jeff Cassar.
Petke won 34 games, tied 23 times and lost 25 matches during his tenure with the Red Bulls at the helm.
Up Next
RSL dropped to 6-8-1 on the season and their second straight match. They will have a three week break from MLS action due to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Their next league match will be on June 22 on the road against the Chicago Fire.
They will play in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament against LAFC at Rio Tinto Stadium on June 11.
Both matches will be streamed on KSLSports.com or the KSL TV app.
