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Post-Game Notes: Red Bulls Earn First Victory of the Season in 2-1 Win Against Houston Dynamo FC at Shell Energy Stadium
New York Red Bulls 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1
2024 MLS Regular Season Match 2
Saturday, March 2, 2024 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Shell Energy Stadium | Houston, TX
Box Score: https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2024/matches/houvsrbny-03-02-2024/
Scoring Summary:
HOU – Ibrahim Aliyu (Carrasquilla) 7’
RBNY – Elias Manoel (Vanzeir) 43’
RBNY – Lewis Morgan (unassisted) 59’
Misconduct Summary:
HOU – Steve Clark (caution, poor sportsmanship) 36’
RBNY – Frankie Amaya (caution, foul) 64’
HOU – Griffin Dorsey (caution, poor sportsmanship) 65’
HOU – Franco Escobar (caution, poor sportsmanship) 90’ + 5’
RBNY – Cameron Harper (caution, poor sportsmanship) 90’ + 5’
New York Red Bulls: Carlos Coronel, John Tolkin, Noah Eile, Sean Nealis, Dylan Nealis, Emil Forsberg ©, Daniel Edelman, Frankie Amaya, Peter Stroud (Lewis Morgan 34’), Dante Vanzeir (Cameron Harper 62’), Elias Manoel (Andres Reyes 82’)
Unused Subs: AJ Marcucci, Roald Mitchell, Mohammed Sofo, Omar Valencia, Wiki Carmona, Ronald Donkor
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; POSSESSION: 44.7; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 3
Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark, Tate Schmitt (Franco Escobar 46’), Micael, Erik Sviatchenko, Griffin Dorsey, Artur, Brooklyn Raines (Jan Greguš 46’), Coco Carrasquilla, Sebastian Kowalczyk (Brad Smith 68’), Ibrahim Aliyu, Gabriel Segal (Amine Bassi 68’)
Unused Subs: Andrew Tarbell, Daniel Steres, Ethan Bartlow, Kieran Sargeant, Ousmane, Sylla
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; POSSESSION: 55.3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 4
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Ast. Referee 1: Enrique Ulises Palacios
Ast. Referee 2: Jose Landa Jr.
Fourth official: Osvaldo Delgado Landeros
VAR: Mark Geiger
- New York Red Bulls (1-0-1, 4 pts.) earn their first victory of 2024 in a 2-1 win over Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-1, 1 pt.) on Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium.
- Houston opened the scoring in the 7th minute, when midfielder Ibrahim Aliyu found the back of the net after receiving a long ball from Coco Carrasquilla.
- New York leveled the match in the 43rd minute after Dante Vanzeir lobbed a cross to the back post to find fellow forward Elias Manoel, who headed the ball home.
- The Red Bulls took their first lead of the season in the 59th minute, when midfielder Lewis Morgan found the top left corner with a quick shot from right outside of the box.
- Manoel’s goal was his first of the season and his tenth across all competitions for New York.
- The goal was the Brazilian’s fourth in the last five matches across all competitions, dating back to last season.
- With Manoel scoring the first goal of the season for New York, he became the 29th different player in 29 seasons to score the club’s opening goal of the MLS regular season.
- Vanzeir recorded his first assist of the season and the second of his MLS career on the goal from Manoel.
- Morgan’s goal was his first of the MLS season and his first since returning from injury.
- The Scot’s goal was his first across all competitions since October 15, 2022, against FC Cincinnati in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. It was his first MLS regular season goal since September 9, 2022, against New England Revolution.
- The goal was Morgan’s second of his career against Houston Dynamo FC.
- Morgan now has 22 career MLS goals.
- Defender Cameron Harper made his first appearance of the 2024 MLS season after being subbed on in the 62nd minute.
- New York Red Bulls Head Coach Sandro Schwarz earned his first career MLS victory with the club.
- The Red Bulls extended their regular season road unbeaten streak to six matches.
- New York returns to Red Bull Arena for the first time in 2024 against FC Dallas on Saturday, March 9. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish and New York Red Bulls Radio in English via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app, and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
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