Eleven days after being signed from USL Championship, Tom Barlow scored his first MLS goal to lead a ten-man New York Red Bulls to a dramatic 1-0 win over Atlanta United at Red Bull Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Red Bulls snapped Atlanta's five-game win streak and a 520-minute shutout streak in the process.
An incredibly lively first half ended without a goal but with plenty of narrative. The Red Bulls got the first and arguably best chance of the half in the third minute, when Kaku led a final-third break by stealing the ball from Pity Martinez; it finished with Marc Rzatkowski pinging a shot off the crossbar.