MetroFanatic.com is a gift to New York Red Bulls fans for many reasons. One of those reasons is the site's comprehensive and meticulous attention to RBNY records, milestones and achievements. And an example of that is MetroFanatic's ongoing monitoring of RBNY's milestone goals.
When the 2017 regular season kicked off, it was noted on the MetroFanatic message boards that RBNY was just five goals shy of its 1000th league goal. The fifth goal of the current season would have historic significance for the club, even if it wasn't particularly important to the game in which it was scored.