Before this match got underway many pundits thought this match would be a loss for the New York Red Bulls. At best, perhaps, a draw. After 60 minutes or so, it seemed increasingly like the match would yield on of those two outcomes. The Red Bulls were rocked by three injuries that saw all subs deployed by necessity by the 47th minute. If injury-ravaged RBNY could cling on to a scoreless draw, it would be doing well under the unusual circumstances of the game it found itself in.
All expectations were validated at the final whistle: the Red Bulls did indeed settle for a point in LA.