Red Bulls extend unbeaten streak to 10, beat Whitecaps 1-0
Posted September 03, 2016 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the 50th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday 1-0 on Saturday to extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 10 games.
The Red Bulls (12-9-7) moved into a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference with Toronto FC.
Wright-Phillips scored his 17th goal to tie for the Major League Soccer scoring lead. He chipped a shot home after Whitecaps defender Jordan Harvey bounced a clearing attempt off him while falling down in the box.
The Whitecaps (8-13-7) are winless in eight games. Vancouver coach Carl Robinson was ejected shortly before halftime for protesting a throw-in awarded to New York and faces an automatic one-game suspension.
New York Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips, left, reacts as he and Vancouver Whitecaps' Russell Teibert vie for the ball during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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New York Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips, left, scores a goal as Vancouver Whitecaps' Tim Parker defends during second-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado, left, watches as his shot sails wide of the net behind New York Red Bulls' goalkeeper Luis Robles during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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New York Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips, left, scores a goal as Vancouver Whitecaps' Tim Parker defends during second-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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New York Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips, second from left, takes control of the ball to score a goal as Vancouver Whitecaps' Jordan Harvey, left, falls and Tim Parker, right, defends during second-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado reacts after missing a scoring chance against the New York Red Bulls during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado, left, and New York Red Bulls' Ronald Zubar vie for the ball during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado, right, is stopped by New York Red Bulls' goalkeeper Luis Robles as Ronald Zubar, left, defends during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Hurtado, right, watches as his shot sails wide of the net behind New York Red Bulls' goalkeeper Luis Robles as Aurelien Collin, left, looks on during first-half MLS soccer game action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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