Steve Birnbaum and Sacha Kljestan are playing their first games since starring in two games for the USMNT, with Birnbaum starting both games and Kljestan racking up two goals and two assists.
Lloyd Sam was on the Red Bulls from 2012-2016, when he was traded to D.C. United. This will be his second game against his former team. In total, he played 106 games with New York, scoring 20 goals and recording 22 assists. Against D.C. United, he appeared in nine games, scoring five goals.
D.C. United’s Taylor Kemp (2009-2012) and Patrick Mullins (2010-2013) played collegiately at Maryland, where former Red Bull players Seth Stammler (2000-2003) and Jeremy Hall (2006-2008) also played, although not at the same time.
