The New York Red Bulls and NYCFC played to a 1-1 draw in Harrison, NJ Friday night. NYCFC’s Maximiliano Moralez scored the opening goal in the 56th minute with the assist from David Villa.
Video Assistant Referee will be definitely be a discussion because of this match, as shown in the second half. RBNY’s Bradley Wright-Phillips was brought down early in the second half in the box. Neither the referee or VAR made the call. A penalty was then given to RBNY after Sacha Kljestan was tripped up inside the box. Gonzalo Veron stepped up and evened the score as he slotted it in the NYCFC goal in the 70th minute.