{"id":1285,"date":"2015-09-20T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T06:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2015-09-20T23:18:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T06:18:58","slug":"two-late-first-half-goals-by-new-york-red-bulls-sink-timbers-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxcite.net\/soccercityusa\/2015\/09\/20\/two-late-first-half-goals-by-new-york-red-bulls-sink-timbers-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Two late first half goals by New York Red Bulls sink Timbers 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portland Timbers would produce few good quality chances against the New York Red Bulls on a \"nyrb092015-350\"<\/a>sunny Sunday afternoon in Portland, but two late half chances from the Red Bulls would be the difference as midfielder Felipe<\/strong> and defender Damien Perrinelle<\/strong>‘s goals in the last few minutes of the first half would be all the scoring in a 2-0 New York win before a full house of 21,144 at Portland’s Providence Park.<\/p>\n

Timbers defender Nat Borchers<\/strong> nearly got the Timbers on the board in the 34th minute, but his header off a corner kick slipped just over the bar.<\/p>\n

The first goal would come in the 43rd minute off a surprise shot from Felipe<\/strong> from 30 yards out that slipped over the head of Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey<\/strong>. \u00a0In first half stoppage time, after the Timbers had cleared a shot off the line, defender Damien Perrinelle<\/strong>‘s header found the net the same way the first New York goal did, slipping over Kwarasey’s head for the 2-0 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

The best scoring chance for the Timbers would be in the 87th minute when New York goalkeeper Luis Robles<\/strong> could not control a free kick by Diego Valeri<\/strong>, but Borchers could not quite get his toe on the rebound before Robles batted the ball away, and the visitors would hold on for the 2-0 win.<\/p>\n

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