PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for a chilly night in Yankee Stadium as the Philadelphia Union came back with a late goal to tie the New York City FC 1-1. Here’s a look at what he saw.
Yankee Stadium at the start of the match
Michael Lahoud with another strong showing at midfield
Eric Ayuk challenges Ned Grabavoy
Sheanon Williams blocks David Villa’s shot
Vincent Nogueira leaps over Jason Hernandez and earns a yellow card
Maurice Edu and John McCarthy push Khiry Shelton to the outside
Edu with a soft header back to McCarthy
McCarthy pushes Shelton just wide enough to cut the angle
Steven Vitoria gets a toe to the ball before Villa
Adam Nemec having a hard time following the twisting Nogs
Fernando Aristeguieta finds space out on the wing
Andrew Wenger gets a step on Josh Williams
Ayuk breaks away from Mehdi Ballouchy
Aristeguieta does seem to draw a crowd
McCarthy has little chance on Mehdi Ballouchy’s shot
Nogs goes down hard before leaving the game
Thanks to Williams we have a new demonstration from the Ministry of Silly Walks
Zach Pfeffer fends off Ballouchy
Sebastien Le Toux gets shouldered off the ball
Pfeffer looks to work up the middle of the field
Williams blows a tire to allow Wenger into the eighteen
A New York City fan didn’t like Le Toux and probably liked him less after the goal that followed
C.J. Sapong jumps on the ball coming off of Edu’s head before scoring the late equalizer
Cristian Maidana and Sapong keep pressing on offense
Sapong with a late break into the box
For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.
Many hanks! Great pix.
Thank you, OSC. It was a little hard getting in the stadium but worth the trouble.