In the same moment that Marc Rzatkowski changed the direction of his 79th minute run into space on Saturday night, the ball began sliding across the perfectly-manicured Red Bull Arena grass. The origin of the ball was a player not pronounced as a star, but one that is still a beacon for future stability within the organization: Sean Davis.
The score was tied at 2-2 – thanks to Rzatkowski’s first career MLS goal seven minutes prior – when the perfectly-weighted pass was delivered. The bold German substitute proceeded to blow the roof off Red Bull Arena with a second goal from outside the 18-yard-box, and the Holmdel, N.