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Loons adapt, overcome Red Bulls in final away game before opening Allianz Field

After a lackluster last time out of the Loons, even the most bullish of fans could have been excused for having qualms about the trip to the Red Bulls. The first 20 minutes of the game did nothing to belay the fears that fans had that this would be a repeat of last week. Poor turnovers, misplaced passes between the midfielders and center backs, and a couple slips at inopportune times in attack smacked of today being ‘just one of those days.’ Absences from Darwin Quintero, Miguel Ibarra, and a less than fit Rasmus Schuller meant that Ethan Finlay, Brent Kallman, and Abu Danladi got their first starts of the season, and the made the most of it.