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The Bulls' men's soccer team played in a closed-door scrimmage against Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls yesterday afternoon in Orlando as a preparation for New York's preseason matchup against the Philadelphia Union in Jacksonville this weekend. The odd part about the whole thing is that there was no mention of the game on USF's side at all, and the only news about it was the live-tweeting done by the Red Bulls' account, who didn't take the time to learn the names of the USF players. And if you asked them, the game was all New York.
15' Good interplay by Henry and Stevenson, whose low cross is deflected just wide of goal. #RBNY
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
16' Henry picks out Steele with a terrific through ball. Steele passes it across to Cahill and his shot is saved by the 'keeper.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
Halftime. #RBNY has controlled most of the opening 45 minutes. A new XI for NY will come out for the second half.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
46' Wright-Phillips nearly gets on the scoreboard, controlling a perfectly weighted Bustamante long ball and chipping it off the bar. #RBNY
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
Wright-Phillips able to turn in the box and the USF goalkeeper makes a good save to stop the shot. #RBNY controlling.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
Oh yeah, well if New York was so much in control, then how do you explain this?
10' USF has taken a 1-0 lead on a long range deflected shot that flew by Meara and into the back of the net.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
And THIS
With #RBNY pressed up, UCF has taken a 2-0 lead off a shot from the top of the box. Robles has come in for Castano in goal.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 6, 2014
...I'm going to ignore that typo. Anyway, the game ultimately ended by that score, with the Bulls topping the Red Bulls 2-0, further extending the great week in USF Athletics.