Gulbrandsen made his MLS debut against Colorado, subbing in to the game for the man who might eventually be regarded as his strike partner, Bradley Wright-Phillips, in the 88th minute. There wasn't much for Gulbrandsen to do beyond help his new team close out the 1-0 win it had been holding since the last minute of the first half. That was perhaps a blessing, since he had only recently arrived in America. He told reporters he'd not had much time to get acclimatized:
[I arrived] yesterday at 9 in the evening so I went straight to bed and then this morning I had the medical and everything and then to the stadium so it's been a little bit stressful, but it was good to get my debut.