Bradley Wright-Phillips was parading with heel clicks toward the Gillette Stadium end-line on June 2, a signal of business as usual, despite the reality in which international call-ups, injury and turf precautions left four regulars absent from the team, and one regular on the bench to start.
The eighth minute strike from Wright-Phillips, off a recovery tackle by Vincent Bezecourt and a pinpoint cross via Sean Davis, seemed to be all the Red Bulls – winners of three consecutive road matches at the time – needed. However, seconds before halftime, a moment of magic from Revolution midfielder Diego Fagundez leveled the score and reset the game heading into the second half.