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Dane Richards
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (CMC):
Dane Richards sent a strong message that he was fully fit and back to his best, when he collected a brace to lead New York Red Bulls to a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday in Major League Soccer.
The Jamaican midfielder brought New York from the brink of despair with a pair of second-half goals that earned them a share of the spoils, after they came from two goals down at half-time.
The result extended the Red Bulls' winless streak against the Revs in Foxborough to 14 matches, which also includes four losses.
Milton Caraglio opened his MLS account after 15 minutes, when he converted his own rebound off a Bouna Coundoul save, then added his second goal eight minutes before the break, heading home a Kenny Mansally free kick.
Richards reduced the deficit eight minutes after play resumed, when Tim Ream caught the Revs defence out of place with a culture feed, and sent Richards racing through on a breakaway to thump home at the near post to notch his fourth goal of the season.
Mansally earned his second yellow card for a wayward elbow two minutes later before New York committed players forward to search for the equaliser.
But the one-man advantage for the Red Bulls soon evaporated, when midfielder Teemu Tainio hacked down Grenada Spice Boyz's Shalrie Joseph from behind to pick up his second yellow card in the 69th minute.
Richards secured the draw for the visitors with three minutes to play, when Joel Lindpere carved out a yard of space on the left flank, and drove a low cross into the box for him to turn home at the near post.
