The New York Red Bulls took down reigning English Premier League champions Chelsea FC on Wednesday at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls now have two points in the Guinness International Champions Cup and feel great after taking down one of the best teams in the world.
Chelsea got on the board first thanks to Loic Remy in the 26th minute. The Red Bulls would respond in the 54th minute thanks to Franklin Castellanos Rivera, who made it 1-1. The Red Bulls would be put on top thanks to a Tyler Adams strike in the 70th minute to make it 2-1. Sean Davis, one of the Red Bulls homegrown stars in this game, scored in the 73rd minute to make it a 3-1 game. Two minutes later, Chelsea would pull one back to make it 3-2 thanks to Eden Hazard. However, just two minutes after that Davis scored his second of the night to make it 4-2. That would be the way it would end as the Red Bulls pull the upset.
The game was a tale of two halves for Chelsea, who played fairly well in the opening period but had no answer to New York's offensive onslaught in the second half. The Red Bulls were awake all night, as they were in midseason form. Chelsea couldn’t get back into the game after the 2nd half started really because the homegrown Red Bulls were playing so well. Chelsea should improve in their next ICC game and keep it going in the preseason.
The Red Bulls got big impacts from homegrown stars tonight such as Sean Davis, which led the attitude on social media to be excited for the future. Captain Dax McCarty tweeted, “Regardless of the final result and the fact that its Chelsea’s preseason, #RBNY fans should be very excited about the future, kids are legit. This is incredible. Definition of no fear. I love it. @seanakiradavis taking over. About to mess around and get snatched up by the champs! The Kids are alright. I’m buzzing right now”.
Many other current Red Bull mainstays tweeted their support tonight, Chris Duvall tweeted, “The future of #RBNY is bright! 3 goals by homegrown players tonight. Congrats @seanakiradavis and @tyler_adams14 well done!” Davis tweeted “Unforgettable win over @chelseafc, great team effort”. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said after the game, “The kids they picked tonight were very good opponents for us-sharp, quick.” Davis went on to tweet after the game, “Proud to be apart of this team and get a win over Chelsea, let alone score my first professional goal. Truly moment I’ll never forget #NYRB”.
The Red Bulls next game is against AFC Benefica in the ICC again, at Red Bull Arena. Chelsea’s next game is in Charlotte, NC at Bank of America Stadium where they play rival Paris Saint-Germain again in the ICC.
