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Teenage Trio Lifts Red Bulls to 2-0 Start as Hall Sets MLS Mark

A contract decision on 17-year-old Matthew Dos Santos now looms after consecutive short-term call-ups.

Overview

  • New York beat the New England Revolution 1-0 in Harrison on Feb. 28, with Julian Hall heading in the winner in the 53rd minute from an Adri Mehmeti flick after a short corner by Matthew Dos Santos.
  • Hall, 17, leads MLS with three goals and became the youngest player to score in each of his team’s first two matches to start a season.
  • Michael Bradley’s side is perfect through two games, holding roughly two-thirds of the possession against New England as Ethan Horvath made two saves and Matt Turner made three.
  • The Red Bulls started three players aged 17 or younger for the second straight match, a first in MLS, and all three were involved in the decisive goal.
  • The Revolution fell to 0-2 with ongoing attacking issues, and their home opener has been postponed to March 15 due to the new grass field at Gillette Stadium not being ready.