A strong start to the second half wasn’t for Philadelphia Union II as it fell to the rival New York Red Bulls II by a 5-1 margin at Subaru Park on Wednesday night.
After the night started off with a thunderstorm that delayed the start of the match by a full hour, the two rivals traded chances in the opening half with the visiting Red Bulls taking a 1-0 lead into the break after an early strike by Deri Corfe in the 10th minute. The away side nearly doubled its lead just before the break but newly signed Nathan Harriel made a quick reaction stop off a corner kick to keep the halftime deficit at just 1-0.