Match Recap: TFC 3, NYRB 3

Bradley Wright-Phillips made history, but Jozy Altidore got the last laugh at BMO Field on Sunday evening.


Wright-Phillips looked to have the Red Bulls cruising after becoming the first player in MLS history with two 20+ goal seasons, but Altidore scored twice in the second-half – including a picture perfect free kick – to earn Toronto a 3-3 draw and help them become the first team in 2016 to clinch a playoff spot.


It was an all-too-familiar scene for the Red Bulls, who once again coughed up points from a leading position after their high pressure led to an early own goal and Wright-Phillips' first. But Toronto would get one back later in the first half after Michael Bradley ghosted into the box to finish off a well-worked TFC passing sequence.


Wright-Phillips would grab his second goal, and a little piece of history, when he finished off a through ball from Sacha Kljestan three minutes into the second half to restore the Red Bulls' two-goal advantage.


The cushion would only last for 20 minutes, though, before Altidore brought the Reds back within one with a bending free kick that gave New York 'keeper Luis Robles no chance. Altidore required a bit more fortune on his equalizer, taking advantage of a chaotic sequence to squeeze a left-footed shot inside Robles' near post with four minutes left in regulation.