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New York Red Bulls
Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2015 at 12am UK
 
San Jose Earthquakes

2-0

Kljestan (29'), Grella (35')
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Sacha Kljestan, Mike Grella goals down San Jose Earthquakes

Sacha Kljestan and Mike Grella find the net to help New York Red Bulls beat San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 and move top of the Eastern Conference.

Goals from Sacha Kljestan and Mike Grella proved enough as New York Red Bulls beat San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 this morning to move top of the Eastern Conference.

The duo both grabbed first-half goals to secure a win that saw their side leapfrog DC United at the summit and cause further cracks to appear in the Earthquakes' season, with the defeat representing their fourth of the season already.

It took some 13 minutes for the clash to throw up a chance, and it was for the hosts as Dax McCarty's bullet hit drifted narrowly wide.

Jesse Marsch's side did not have to wait long for the opener, however, as they moved ahead shortly before the half-hour mark. Kljestan, in his first season back in the MLS after a spell with Anderlecht, latched on to Bradley Wright Phillips's ball to squeeze his effort beyond David Bingham from an acute angle.

Luis Robles was called into action for the first time as he denied Innocent Emeghara to preserve the Red Bulls' lead with a save that proved vital for New York. Minutes later, it was two when Grella tapped home from six yards to give his side a comfortable 2-0 half-time lead.

It was very nearly game over within a minute of the restart when Damien Perrinelle glanced Felipe's corner against the crossbar, before Wright Phillips tested Bingham again on the hour mark as the Red Bulls looked in full control.

The Earthquakes gradually grew into the encounter, though, and Tommy Thompson forced Robles into a save on 75 minutes after Chris Wondolowski's speculative effort whistled over the bar in a previous attack.

Wondolowski sent another long-range effort sailing over the bar in the final quarter, but it was not San Jose's night.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
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Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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