MLS exhibition roundup -- Feb. 15
The Red Bulls knocked off Sweden's Hammarby IF 3-1 at The Home Depot Center on Friday morning, while the Colorado Rapids played to a scoreless draw against Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton, Fla.
New York Red Bulls 3, Hammarby IF 1
Goals from forward Oscar Echeverry and Juan Pablo Angel and defender Eric Brunner helped give the Red Bulls a 3-1 win against their Swedish Allskenskan visitors, New York's first victory of the preseason.
Echeverry slotted home a through ball from Claudio Reyna in the eighth minute to give the Red Bulls an early lead, then five minutes later, Echeverry was again in on the action, drawing a penalty kick at the right edge of the penalty box. Angel stepped up to the spot and buried it, doubled their advantage.
In the 28th minute, the Red Bulls made the lead 3-0. Off a corner kick, a Hammarby defender flicked it on right to the head of Brunner, who nodded it in from 10 yards out.
Hammarby was finally able to get on the board in the 66th minute when Claudio Dadomo was able to unleash a shot into the back of the net, but the Red Bulls held out to the end.
New York Red Bulls (first half): Jon Conway -- Kevin Goldthwaite, Eric Brunner, Chris Leitch, Dema Kovalenko, David Roth, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Dave Richards, Claudio Reyna, Oscar Echeverry, Juan Pablo Angel
New York Red Bulls (second half): Danny Cepero -- Scott Palguta, Ted Niziolek, Carlos Mendes, Danleigh Borman, Seth Stammler, Luke Sassano (John Wolyniec 82'), Hunter Freeman, Martin Nunez, Jerrod Laventure (Diego Serna 68'), John Wolyniec (Chris Megaloudis 68')
Colorado Rapids 0, Florida Atlantic Univ. 0
The Colorado Rapids opened the Florida portion of their preseason camp with a scoreless draw against Florida Atlantic University in a match played in three 30-minute periods on the FAU campus.
The Rapids played a 4-4-2 in each period. Mehdi Ballouchy was a late scratch with a strained muscle in his leg.
The Rapids are scheduled to play their second game of the preseason on Saturday at their hotel in Sunrise, Fla. against Marathon of Honduras.
Colorado Rapids (first 30'): Justin Hughes, Kosuke Kimura, Facundo Erpen, Stephen Keel, Jose Luis Burciaga Jr., Terry Cooke, Nick LaBrocca, John DiRaimondo, Colin Clark, Omar Cummings, Jacob Peterson
Colorado Rapids (second 30'): Justin Hughes, Brandon Prideaux, Jordan Harvey, Cesar Zambrano, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Nico Colaluca, Brian Grazier, Ciaran O'Brien, Scott Campbell, Niko Hernandez, Jovan Kirovski
Colorado Rapids (final 30'): Mike Graczyk, Brandon Prideaux, Cesar Zambrano, Cliff Wilmes, Jordan Harvey, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Nico Colaluca, Brian Grazier, Ciaran O'Brien, Scott Campbell, Daniel Antunez, Stan Terlecki
