The Red Bulls were looking pretty good in a this two match winning streak, with a hard fought match against both FC Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Galaxy. So the Red Bulls were facing a Montreal Impact side who were missing several starters, due to injury.
The Red Bulls had a solid opening forty five minutes as they were playing strong and at times looked to get stretched out, as the Impact were looking to sneak in a chance. The Red Bulls earned a free kick in the 34th minute as Daniel Royer got hit in the head.