RED BULLS ADVANCE TO EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
The New York Red Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship on Saturday, November 8, defeating D.C. United 3-2 on aggregate in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Red Bulls return to the Conference Championship for the first time since 2008 and the third time overall in franchise history.
HENRY AND LUYINDULA COMBINE FOR CRUCIAL AWAY GOAL
Peguy Luyindula excited the more than 1,200 NY Red Bulls supporters that traveled down to D.C. to be in the stands at RFK Stadium on Saturday with his second goal of the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. After a late first-half goal from United's Nick DeLeon brought D.C. to within one goal of tying New York on aggregate, Luyindula finished off a Thierry Henry cross from the left wing to level the score at 1-1 and push New York's aggregate lead back to two goals.
The Red Bulls take on the New England Revolution in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship on Sunday, November 23 at Red Bull Arena. The return leg is set for November 29th in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Tickets to Leg One of the Eastern Conference Final are on sale now by logging onto tickets.newyorkredbulls.com or by calling 1.877.RBSOCCER
Eastern Conference Championship Series Information
Leg One
- No. 4 New York Red Bulls vs. No. 2 New England Revolution
- November 23, 2014 at time TBD
- Red Bull Arena - Harrison, NJ
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Leg Two
- No. 4 New York Red Bulls at No. 2 New England Revolution
- November 29, 2014 at time TBD
- Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts.
RED BULLS SET FOR FOURTH POSTSEASON MEETING WITH REVOLUTION
The New York Red Bulls defeated top-seeded D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and advanced to the Conference Championship for the third time in franchise history. New York is set to host the New England Revolution in Leg One of the MLS Eastern Conference Championship on Sunday, November 23. This marks New York's first trip to the Conference Championship since 2008.
New York and New England have met in the postseason three different times with New England winning all three series (2003, 2005 and 2007). At home against New England, in the playoffs, New York has posted a 1-1-1 record with one goal scored and three goals against. At New England, New York has gone 0-2-1 with two goals scored and five goals against.
The Red Bulls and Revolution met twice during the 2014 regular season with New York earning victories in both matches. The Red Bulls earned a 2-0 win at Gillette Stadium on June 8 before a come-from-behind, 2-1 win on August 2 at Red Bull Arena with help from this Dax McCarty chip that won Goal of the Week:
TOP POSTSEASON PERFORMERS
- Bradley Wright-Phillips
After a historic 2014 regular season, Bradley Wright-Phillips has showed no signs of slowing down through three games in the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. The 2014 MLS Golden Boot winner scored twice against Sporting Kansas City in New York's 2-1 knockout round win and scored
again in New York's 2-0 win over D.C. United in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Englishman scored the game-winner in both games.
Now with 30 combined goals in the regular season and playoffs, Wright-Phillips is three shy of Roy Lassiter's record of 33 combined goals in 1996.
- Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry set a career high for assists in the regular-season in 2014 and has continued to set up his teammates in the postseason. Through three games, Henry has assisted on four of New York's five total goals and has recorded at least one assist in every playoff game so far.
Henry set up Peguy Luyindula's crucial away goal on Sunday in D.C. that pushed New York through to the Conference Championship.
- Peguy Luyindula
Supersub Peguy Luyindula came on as a second-half substitute against Sporting Kansas City on October 30 and helped set up both goals in New York's 2-1 come-from-behind win in the knockout round. Luyindula's performance against Sporting KC earned him a start against
D.C. on November 2 and the Frenchman scored New York's second goal in a 2-0 win in leg one of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Luyindula earned the start again for the return leg in D.C. and scored the lone goal for New York in a 2-1 loss that pushed the Red Bulls through to the Eastern Conference Championship 3-2 on aggregate.
- Luis Robles
Through three playoff matches in the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs, goalkeeper Luis Robles has allowed just three goals. He earned his first shutout of the postseason on November 2 in New York's 2-0 win over D.C. United in leg one of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
