ROCHESTER, N.Y. (June 15, 2016) – The New York Red Bulls defeated the Rochester Rhinos, 1-0 on Wednesday night in Rochester to advance to the fifth round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Sacha Kljestan got the game-winner on a penalty kick, while Luis Robles kept a fourth clean sheet in four competitive matches.
Kljestan put New York ahead by converting a penalty attempt in the 20th minute. Gonzalo Veron earned the PK, picking up a ball that was laid off by Bradley Wright-Phillips at midfield and charging down the left side. Veron used his speed to beat one defender before getting tripped up by a second inside the penalty area.
New York was able to fend off the Rhinos and take control in the second half with long spells of possession, limiting the Rhinos to five shots and just one shot on target.
Matchups for the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup will be drawn tomorrow, June 16, at noon. MLS clubs entered the competition in the fourth round.
The Red Bulls return to MLS action this Sunday, June 19, with a home match against the Seattle Sounders. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with coverage on Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes, and Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn.
Tickets for all Red Bulls home matches are available by visiting www.newyorkredbulls.com/tickets or calling 1.877.727.6223.
Scoring Summary:
- NY – Sacha Kljestan (PK) 20’
Discipline Summary:
- ROC – Vasilios Apostolopoulos (caution, foul) 19’
- NY – Gideon Baah (caution, foul) 82’
- NY – Sean Davis (caution, foul) 90+1’
Lineups:
New York: Luis Robles; Justin Bilyeu, Gideon Baah, Aurelien Collin, Sal Zizzo, Dax McCarty ©, Sean Davis, Gonzalo Veron (Ronald Zubar, 80’), Sacha Kljestan, Shaun Wright-Phillips (Alex Muyl, 23’), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Mike Grella 67’)
Rochester: Tomas Gomez; Sean Totsch, Joseph Farrell, Vasilios Apostolopoulos, Marcos Ugarte, Brandon Beresford, Michel Guilavogui (Sofian Tergou 66’), Mike Garzi, Kenardo Forbes, Christian Volesky (Asani Samuels 66’), Steevan dos Santos
