New York Red Bulls 3 – 0 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Jose-Earthquakes-c40434: Thierry Henry ends his goal drought – MLS News
It was a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thierry-Henry-c34918 show in a week five Major League Soccer game at Red Bull Arena on April 16, as New York Red Bulls thrashed San Jose Earthquakes with a final score line of 3-0.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international sealed the score line in the 87th minute of the game, but Luke Rodgers second minute strike had already secured the result.
Henry walked back into the team after a chronic Achilles injury, which had restricted him from participating in the practice sessions. Although the Designated Player ended his goal drought with his first goal of the season, he was left frustrated as his contribution played little role in deciding the winners of the game.
“It was more annoying than important, because it didn’t really have an effect on the game but I tried everything I could do to score and I finally did. But the more important thing is that we worked hard.” Henry said.
The team worked hard in this game, just like they had done in the 1-0 defeat to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philadelphia-Union-c40231, but were able to score three goals against the Quakes. Rodgers was brilliant throughout the 90 minutes as he scored a brace while also nothing up the assist on Henry’s goal.
Where Henry was annoyed with himself, he was simply unplayable at times, finding his way beyond the offside traps more often than not.
“You could see with Thierry today, he was different class today, his touch on the ball,” manager Hans Backe said. “Every striker needs sometimes to score, but he set up today a lot of final passes, and he was very composed on the ball.
However, the repeated tries from the Frenchman irritated not only him, but also the crowd in the stands. The player was seen exchanging words with the spectators. “I think they were getting frustrated, like me,” Henry told the media. “I think they wanted me to score, I wanted to score.”
The Henry-Rodger duo deserved the credit for the win. The aforementioned players displayed superb link-up play to test http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jon-Busch-c18946 at their home ground. Henry notched the assist on Rodgers’ 15th minute score that doubled the lead for Hans Backe’s boys.
The final whistle brought smiles to the New Jersey-based team as they grab three essential points. This match takes RBNY to second spot in the standings, past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/DC-United-c38901 on April 21. San Jose Earthquakes, on the other hand, occupy 7th position on the Western Conference points table and are set to host CD Chivas USA at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, April 23.
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