[MLS] Injuries, those confirmed and others perhaps exaggerated, dog the Red Bulls as they prepare to host San Jose in the second leg of their conferencesemifinal series Thursday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2/Deportes). Thierry Henry has been hobbled by a hamstring strain and will probably miss the match, although the squad has been strengthenedby the return to fitness of others. Midfielder Tony Tchani and forward Salou Ibrahim also sat out the first leg — a 1-0 New York win. in their absences, JoelLindpere and Rafael Marquez put the squeeze on Quakes’ catalysts Geovanni and Bobby Convey, and 17-year-old Red Bull forwardJuan Agudelo looked confident and dangerous in his first professional start.

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