RJ Allen will never forget his first start for NYCFC.
It was May 10, 2015 and Allen marched through the tunnel with his new teammates into a cauldron of noise at Red Bull Arena for the first-ever meeting between NYCFC and the Red Bulls.
Allen acquitted himself well, picking up his first MLS assist on a perfect ball into the six-yard box in a 2-1 loss that Sunday night.
“It was definitely a really special moment for my family and for me as well,” Allen said. “It was a very disappointing end result, but for my first start and to come away with an assist like I did, it was a great first game for me and I’m very blessed to be in that situation and to be given the opportunity that I was.