New York Red Bulls extend unbeaten streak to five with 1-1 at New England

Midfielder Lloyd Sam scored his first MLS goal as the first place New York Red Bulls ran their unbeaten streak to five with a 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium Saturday night. With the draw, New York moved to 21 points with a 6-4-3 record and is leading the Eastern Conference by one point.

Fabian Espindola tried to put the Red Bulls ahead in the 14^th minute, firing a left-footed blast past the right post. Later, Heath Pearce got his head on a New York corner kick and nodded it wide. In the 38^th minute, Revolution forward Dimitry Imbongo ran at the Red Bulls’ defense and his shot was saved by goalkeeper Luis Robles.

New England went ahead in the 54^th minute. Chris Tierney’s corner kick towards the near post was volleyed by Diego Fagundez and blocked off the line by New York’s Kosuke Kimura.However, Fagundez got to his own rebound first and put it in from close range.

However, the Red Bulls responded immediately. Forward Andre Akpan, making his first start as a Red Bull, slid it into the box to Sam, who controlled the pass and put it inside the left post for his first career MLS goal.

New York Red Bulls 1, New England Revolution 1
May 11, 2013 – Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA
MLS Regular Season