NYCFC lose their cool, hand game to New Jersey
Three red cards shown as Red Bulls crush New York City 3-0 in US Open Cup quarterfinal Let’s start with the head-butt. Rather, let’s start with the run of play that led up to the endline tussle between New York City FC forward Thiago and New Jersey Red Bulls defender John Tolkin. Thiago’s flanking run into the box almost presented a dangerous opportunity for NYCFC: He danced around Tom Edwards on the left, who responded with a two-handed shove and chopped at his heels, but when Thiago went to collect the ball just inside the line defender Sean Nealis gave…
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