Substitute Derrick Etienne Jr. scored his first goal of the season to put the New York Red Bulls ahead for good -- if only following a Video Review -- in an enthralling 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his ninth goal and added an assist for the Galaxy, who turned an early deficit into a 2-1 lead during a four-minute stretch late in the first half.
But after Amro Tarek gave Red Bulls a deserved opener, Marc Rzatkowski finished off Conor Lade's feed to level affairs with a half-hour to play. Eight minutes later, Etienne capitalized on Daniel Royer's service for the winner over protestations over offsides from the Galaxy.
Goals
- 15' - RBNY - Amro Tarek
- 39' - LA - Uriel Atuna
- 43' - LA - Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- 59' - RBNY - Mark Rzatkowski
- 67' - RBNY - Derrick Etienne Jr.
Three Things
- THE BIG PICTURE: For now at least, New York avoided a third defeat at Red Bull Arena for the first time since the 2015 campaign. They've never lost there more than three times in a league season since the facility opened. Meanwhile, the Galaxy missed a chance to go top of the Supporters' Shield standings at least until LAFC played later
- MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Etienne's winner was originally ruled offside based on the idea that striker Brian White was impeding goalkeeper David Bingham. However, replays showed Bingham had guessed to his right on Etienne's shot, and that White didn't factor into Rolf Feltscher's attempt to keep the ball out of the net.
- MAN OF THE MATCH: Daniel Royer. While the Austrian had a goal disallowed for a very close offside call -- which was upheld after another Video Review -- he provided much of the attacking impetus the New York Red Bulls needed while striker Bradley Wright-Phillips sat out injured. His run and service created Etienne's winner.
Up Next
- RBNY: Wednesday, May 8 vs. Montreal Impact (8 pm ET | TVAS, MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in the US)
- LA: Wednesday, May 8 at Columbus Crew SC (7:30 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in the US, MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada)
