Red Bulls 1 - 0 Carolina Railhawks

By: Dave Martinez | March 28th, 2008

Always nice to go into a season with a win.

I just watched the replay. For you guys. So I hope you appreciate it.

First off, Claudio Reyna was the man of the match, hands down.

And he did it within a strange line up . . . check this out:

——-Altidore——-Echeverry—–

Borman——-Reyna———Sassano

———VDB——Ubiparipovic—–

Goldthwaite—–Parke——-Leitch

—————Conway————–

Reyna, within the first 25 minutes, had two blasts at goal that nearly went in, and that enthusiasm continued the rest of the game. He was involved in either every important build up, or as the finisher himself. Great game for any doubters out there - give him a shot.

Van Den Bergh put a BLAST up high for the only goal. The feed was from Parke with a header. And his play was also very controlling and strong.

Goldthwaite almost scored on his own team first half. But I cant pick on em - a good effort tonite all around from Goldie - especially in the second half. He was even excellent at times out there. I call it like I see it . . .

Sassano showed, on many occasions, that what he lacks in speed, especially in comparison with Dane Richards, he makes up for it in his crosses. Give and take I suppose.

And Echeverry looked so cold out there. His touch was weak, his aim was way off - It makes the case for a Francis Doe to have stayed on (at least he was clutch). May I even say that Chris Megaloudis (local Queens product) looked more dangerous at times than Ech had. Oscar needs to get acclimated and fast - the MLS season tends to sneak up on ya and leave just the same.

By the way . . . Mega . . . I am rooting for ya pal.

This is a nice warm up for a long season, and a good confidence booster as well.

Lets hope the results carry.

Category: Dave Van Den Bergh, +++ MY INFO +++, Luke Sassano, +++ daveredbulls@hotmail.com +++, Claudio Reyna, Red Bulls, Results, CURRENT ROSTER

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• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 8:20 am

  
  
  

  Poor guy…still getting comments on the launch of the ‘offside cup’ but can’t get his own fans to comment on their first(ish) game? I’ll help you out…just don’t expect this as much come Monday, spring break ends and I’m back to work work work

  Anyway my only comments on this are: good job Reyna, but is there anyone else on the squad really worth recognizing?? Also: scoreline = pathetic, work on finishing…

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 29th, 2008 at 8:48 am

  
  
  

  Hahaha thanks Catherine - this has to be the slowest post of the past month! It has to be either Offside Cup or Kpene . . . I know my readers!

  1-0 is hardly a massive achievement, but its a good start. As long as SOME winning happens soon, I will be happy.

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am

  
  
  

  true I’d be happy with a win no matter the scoreline. I mean I’m blissful about Arsenal’s win and they played horribly today. lol.

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 29th, 2008 at 9:21 am

  
  
  

  ugh dont get me started with Fulham. They totally killed my mood.

  EJ has to learn to step forward. Putting his finish (which is actually quite good when he is on) with Kamaras play would make a pretty good forward.

  UGH.

  We are getting relegated.

  BTW - Here is my MLS Fantasy lineup (since you shared)

  Jon Busch Goalkeeper

  Bryan Namoff Defender
  Tyson Wahl Defender
  Frankie Hejduk Defender

  Guillermo Barros Schelotto Midfielde
  Cuauhtemoc Blanco Midfield ©
  David Beckham Midfielde
  Marcelo Gallardo Midfielder

  Tomasz Frankowski Forward
  Ivan Trujillo Forward
  Ante Razov Forwar

  Denis Hamlett Coach

  Bench:
  Fabian Espindola Forward
  Raphael Wicky Midfielder
  Jeff Parke Defender

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 9:26 am

  
  
  

  my goodness…my butt is getting a serious kickin in this fantasy league…hehehe. your midfield cracks me up.

  about Fulham though, I didn’t watch the game, I just know it’s 2-2 with Derby thanks to uk.eurosport.com (best site ever). the only thing I can say about that is hey at least you drowned Derby with that. I’m looking forward to Barcelona today though because Arsenal’s chances have pretty much tanked.

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 29th, 2008 at 9:35 am

  
  
  

  2 argies and 1 on the bench. Come now - talent is talent!

  Posted from United States

  

• Michael |  March 29th, 2008 at 10:20 am

  
  
  

  Here’s mine:

  GK: Conway
  D: Xavier, Parke, Dunivant
  M: DeRosario, Mulrooney, Gaven, Schellotto
  F: Angel, Emilio, Twellman

  Bench: Curtin, Franchino, Gomez
  Coach: Kinnear

  That front line is guaranteed points, no?

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 11:15 am

  
  
  

  And Argentines are Argentines…which = points!

  I’m more inclined toward Catalans I must say…too bad there aren’t any in MLS…

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

  
  
  

  about me looking forward to Barcelona…I take it back. this sucks. they lost 3-2. I’m in shock. now I know what heartbreak feels like for real. this really, really sucks. ugh.

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 29th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

  
  
  

  Now you know 1/100000th of the feeling Fulham fans have

  Michael - guarenteed points except for Angel, who wont play till week 2. But great line up!

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 29th, 2008 at 3:08 pm

  
  
  

  well yeah but at least Fulham fans can have the pride of knowing that they are introducing the wonders of America to Europe. Barca fans right now? You have no idea…

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 30th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

  
  
  

  guess who’s winning my fantasy league?

  

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 30th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

  
  
  

  Catherine - just found out the scores are inaccurate - no joke. They are fixing it for tommorrow (they counted Bench players, sent out a message)

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

  
  
  

  my bench players didn’t get any points. guess who’s STILL winning my fantasy league?

  and you want to know why? my captain. my captain got 34 points x 2. hehehehe i would have like 30 points without him…

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 30th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

  
  
  

  Ugh. Blanco got be 24 total points, and he scored. stinks.

  What is your overall rank? I am 1346.

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 31st, 2008 at 3:46 am

  
  
  

  902!!!!!

  Posted from United States

  

• Dave Martinez |  March 31st, 2008 at 4:06 am

  
  
  

  OOOOOH CATHERINE! 902?!! I will HAVE to catch up! =)

  Next time - no tips!

  Posted from United States

  

• NoLayupRule |  March 31st, 2008 at 11:10 am

  
  
  

  Im shocked we let Doe go too Dave.

  Wht6 didnt Angel play? Is he in national competition or something?

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 31st, 2008 at 11:54 am

  
  
  

  lol. I’m sure this ol’ brain of mine would have figured it out that RBNY had week 1 off. I didn’t get any points off it anyway. nice of ya tho.

  I’ve got to improve…if my captain sucks next week I’ll get like zerooooo points…

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 31st, 2008 at 12:14 pm

  
  
  

  never mind…you’re already beating me for next week. i screwed up transferring and now my roster is incomplete.

  Posted from United States

  

• David Martinez |  March 31st, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  
  
  

  Its not incomplete - and you will now owe me 2 favors -

  Try resigning the people you released. It costs you nothing.

  Posted from United States

  

• David Martinez |  March 31st, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  
  
  

  No Lay Up - its a preseason game - Angel is saving up for Columbus!

  Posted from United States

  

• Catherine-Lucia |  March 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  
  
  

  Now I owe you one and a third favors. It worked for 1 out of 3 players.

  But thank you so much. Here is my attempt at repaying you. Next time Colorado beat LA 4-0, make sure Bouna Coundoul is your captain.

  Posted from United States

  

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