Pontius has the scoring knack for the Union

The Union's Chris Pontius uses his chest to control the soccer ball against the Chicago Fire in MLS action on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in Chester.Red Bulls right defender Sal Zizzo couldn't keep up with the Union's Chris Pontius.

Not three weeks ago when Pontius scored two goals and not Sunday night when he scored one and drew a penalty kick that resulted in another.

In both games, Pontius torched the Red Bulls defense by being in the right spot at the right time and capitalizing on the Red Bulls' mishaps on the back side of their defense.

Defenders "are late, and they are asleep, and they don't see that Chris is running," Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said. "Then all of a sudden Chris has…