The New York Red Bulls (or Red Bull New York, rather) defeated namesake Red Bull Salzburg, 3-2, in Austria on Thursday. All the goals came in the second half, with Salzburg taking a quick 2-0 lead after the restart. New York began its comeback in the 59th minute when Juan Pablo Angel put home the rebound from a Claudio Reyna shot. Reyna created the second as well, setting Luke Sassano up from close range in the 66th, and Mike Magee completed the comeback, firing home the rebound from a Sassano effort in the 78th. The win followed a 1-0 loss to the Red Bull Salzburg reserves on Monday.
The Salzburg was made up of first-team players who didn’t play the whole game during the Austrian side’s 3-0 victory over Wacker Innbsruck on Wednesday. Bulls target Lider Marmol left the match with a hamstring injury that’s expected to keep him out for six weeks. Marmol has been the subject of a tug-of-war between New York and Chicago. Earlier in the week, MLS officials said the Fire had the right of first refusal in signing the Paraguayan, though he’s been training with the Red Bulls in Austria all week. It will be interesting to see what happens to the sought-after trialist now that he’s injured.