On Aug 6th, DC United will play host to New York Red Bulls in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. DC United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Orlando City. de Almeida Junior scored the first goal for Orlando City in the 9th minute, then Christopher Durkin got the equalizer for DC United in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Williams Kamara But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 95th minute on a goal by Taxiarchis Fountas. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while new York Red Bulls is fresh off their 4-3 win against Austin. Serge Ngoma scored the first goal for New York Red Bulls in the 14th minute, then Dru Yearwood added another in the 26th minute. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
New York Red Bulls and DC United last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison on Saturday May 28th. New York Red Bulls won by a score of 4 to 1. Luquinhas struck first for New York Red Bulls in the 54th minute, then Luquinhas added another in the 58th minute.
New York Red Bulls is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lewis Morgan and Serge Ngoma each having 2 goals in their last 5. Taxiarchis Fountas has been the most prolific scorer on DC United in the last five matches with two goals.