Alex Dixon and Martin Murphy will join UNC teammates Billy Schuler and Scott Goodwin on the USL Premier Development League side Reading United AC. Reading host the Hampton Roads Piranhas for their May 8 season opener.
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Empty seats: 15,619 fans at Red Bulls game
Where were all the New York Red Bulls fans at Saturday’s match with Philadelphia Union? Only 15,619 saw the game at the Red Bulls’ new stadium in New Jersey. We spin through that and some other MLS and U.S. soccer stories in today’s news roundup.
Independence 3-1 victory over Washington Freedom
The Independence move into third place in the WPS as Rodriguez, Falk and Sanderson put Philadelphia ahead of Washington in the team’s first win of the season.
The Union wrap: 2-1 loss to New York Red Bulls
Same Le Toux + same Seitz + same brain cramp = same result.
Unfortunately for the hundreds of SoBs and other supporters making their way to the gleaming Red Bull Arena for the first leg of the newly minted I-95 derby, this formula was all too apparent.
Red Bulls 2-1 Union: I-95 derby summary
The Union fell to the Red Bulls 2-1, with two near-misses that could have tied the match late in the day.
Opposition Report: New York Red Bulls
The Red Bulls should provide a decent test in the first installment of the newest New York – Philadelphia rivalry.