But a glaring defensive gaffe by Pacheco provided W Connection a chance to equalize in the 72nd minute. He stumbled trying to head a ball out of danger and missed it completely; Hughton
Hector teed it up with a pair of touches before hammering a rising right-footed shot that caromed into the net off the inside of the crossbar.
W Connection had taken a 1-0 lead in
the 40th minute when Hector's corner kick came off the head of Juan Pablo Angel and onto the crossbar for Jonathan Fana Farias to bang into the net.
Obster, making his
debut for the Red Bulls, converted a chance created by Dane Richards, whose run down the right flank and centering pass evaded several defenders on its way to Obster, whose shot nicked off
Kern Cupid and past keeper Jan Michael Williams. Pacheco scored from outside the penalty area when his low shot hit two opponent and skied over Williams into the net.
Concacaf Champions League
Preliminary round, first leg
July 30 in Marabella, Trinidad
W Connection 2, New York Red Bulls 2