With a watered-down starting lineup, the New York Red Bulls were not expected to score and create chances the way they did in their 4-3 loss to Orlando City on Saturday.
Somewhere tangled in the overall story of goals, let-downs, physical play and controversy was a narrative of young attacking players, who have started for Red Bull II in recent years, taking the opportunity and getting on the score sheet for the first time in their MLS careers.
Florian Valot was the first player to get on the board, with a well-timed header in the seventh minute, off of a beautifully-weighted Alejandro Gamarra cross.