Red Bulls 2-3 New England: yet another second half collapse

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports As Sean Davis put it post-game, “it feels like the same lesson over and over again.”

Yet again the New York Red Bulls were unable to close out an otherwise lively performance, falling 3-2 to New England Revolution in Harrison on Saturday night. Wiki Carmona and Fábio put the home team ahead with emphatic goals but surrendered successive backline breakdowns to Gustavo Bou, Brandon Bye, and Adam Buksa in the second half.

In the team’s third loss in 2021 to Bruce Arena’s first place New England side, two separate leads were surrendered in the second half before the Revs snagged a messy winner in stoppage time. The match opened with active attacking from both…