MLS Playoffs
The Pleasure and the Distress of the New York Pink Bulls
ASN despatched photographer Mike Lawrence to Harrison, N.J., to cowl the New York Pink Bulls’ push for each the Supporters’ Defend and postseason relevance. He captured the intense highs, and the devastating lows.
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John Godfrey and Mike Lawrence
Posted
November 07, 2013
10:02 AM
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THE NEW YORK RED BULLS defeated the Chicago Fireplace, 5-2, on the final day of the common season, securing Main League Soccer’s Supporter’s Defend for the primary time within the membership’s beleaguered historical past. Unbridled pleasure reverberated all through Pink Bull Area—within the stands and on the pitch—and there was a powerful sense that this staff, lastly, after so a few years of frustration and disappointment and futility, would make good on its promise and push for the MLS Cup.
Photographer Mike Lawrence captured the constructive vibe and jubilant post-game celebrations that night time, and you may see these photographs by clicking on the ASN Slideshow icon above proper.
On Wednesday, the Pink Bulls crashed out of the MLS Playoffs but once more, shedding at house, 2-1, in opposition to a gritty Houston Dynamo staff that scratched and clawed and fought its well beyond New York regardless of falling behind twice within the home-and-away sequence.
The temper across the stadium after final night time’s match? You be the decide. Lawrence’s photographs under seize the sentiments surrounding this seemingly cursed membership higher than any phrases can.
So, what do you assume? Are the New York Pink Bulls cursed? Is that this essentially the most disappointing incarnation of the staff in its 17-year historical past? Share your ideas under.
