Benny Feilhaber and Dominic Dwyer scored to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Red Bulls, 2-0, on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia had six saves — including a diving stop of a penalty kick by Bradley Wright-Phillips — for his MLS-leading third shutout for Sporting (4-1-0).
Dwyer beat two Red Bulls defenders on the dribble, then slipped a pass to a streaking Graham Zusi, who crossed to Feilhaber for a far-post goal in the 17th minute.
Dwyer spun around a defender and put away a left-footer, off a throw-in from Saal Abdul-Salaam, from just outside the 6-yard box to make it 2-0 in the 60th.
The Red Bulls (1-4-0) outshot Sporting 22-7, including 10 by Wright-Phillips — the highest game total in MLS this season.
Starting Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles inched closer to an MLS record by playing the entire 90 minutes. He has not missed a second of action in 111 straight regular-season matches since his first start in the 2012 season, putting him one game shy of Kevin Hartman’s all-time league record.
The Red Bulls, who won the Supporters’ Shield last season, have been shut out in each of their four losses.
– with AP


