Henry settles for draw in first MLS fbl match

Thierry Henry set up two goals by Juan Pablo Angel but the New York Red Bulls settled for a 2-2 draw with 10-man Houston Dynamo in French star Henry’s first Major League Soccer match.

Henry made the key pass to spark goals from Colombia’s Angel in the 10th and 58th minute Saturday, put two shots on goal and another off the crossbar in the 42nd minute but he could not collected a victory in his first US league match.

Houston’s Brian Mullan scored the final equalizer in the 89th minute to lift the home side into a draw.

The Red Bulls, now 8-6 with three drawn, opened the scoring when Henry set up Angel in the 10th but the Dynamo equalized on a Brad Davis penalty kick in the 24th minute.

Davis went high on a second penalty kick in the 39th minute as the teams reached half-time deadlocked, although Houston’s Lovel Palmer was ejected in the 44th minute for a hard foul, leaving Dynamo a man down for the second half.

Angel’s second goal put the Red Bulls ahead 2-1 with 32 minutes remaining but Mullan snatched a victory for the visitors away at the death, Houston moving to 5-8 with five drawn.

Henry played a pair of international friendlies for Red Bulls last week but the match at Houston was his first against another MLS club.

It comes amid reports New York will lure Mexican defender Rafael Marquez, released Saturday from his contract by Spanish champion Barcelona. The Red Bulls have called a Tuesday news conference to announce a top player signing.