HARRISON, N.J. -- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored a goal and set up another as the New York Red Bulls defeated D.C. United 2-0 on Sunday in a home opener that was marked by disgruntled fans chanting support for former coach Mike Petke who was fired after last season.
Lloyd Sam scored his second goal of the season for the Red Bulls' other goal, while Luis Robles recorded the shutout with five saves in the home debut of new coach Jesse Marsch.
Chris Pontius sent a penalty kick about five feet over the crossbar in second-half injury time to keep D.C. United off the board.
The biggest surprise came at the start of the game when the Red Bulls' most loyal fans behind their goal chanted "Michael Petke" over and over and held up a banner "Legends Deserve Better."
Petke led the Red Bulls to the playoffs in both his seasons as coach, guiding them to the Supporters' Shield in 2013 and within a round of the MLS Cup final last season.
Wright-Phillips, who tied the MLS single-season record with 27 regular-season goals in 2014, got his first in the 25th minute. He took a long pass from Dax McCarty on the edge of the box, took a touch to settle the ball and then right-footed it into the corner of the net beyond the reach of goalkeeper Bill Hamid.
A takeaway by Felipe Martins sent Wright-Phillips toward the goal in the second half and he found Sam on the right side of the penalty box for a shot that beat Hamid short side in the 71st minute.
The Red Bulls, who saw Thierry Henry retire after last season and underwent a massive roster overhaul, had the better of the play in the opening half, taking nine shots and getting five corner kicks.
D.C. United had two excellent chances with the best coming in the 33rd minute when Robles made a sprawling save on a shot in the box by Chris Rolfe and McCarty then had to make a sliding tackle to clear the loose rebound.
Pontius also got off a good header on a United corner kick in the 37th minute, but it was right at Robles and he had no problem catching it. Rolfe also had a good chance in the second half after Sam's goal.
Fatai Alashe and Ty Harden scored goals in the first half as the San Jose Earthquakes opened their new stadium with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Sunday night.
Goalie David Bingham made three saves for the Earthquakes (2-1). San Jose has won back-to-back games after going winless in its previous 16.
The setting was perfect with a sellout crowd on hand for the official opening of Avaya Stadium, the $100 million gem financed by Earthquakes owners John Fisher and Lew Wolff.
Harrison Shipp scored the lone goal for Chicago (0-3). The Fire had been shut out in their first two games and trailed the entire game.
The atmosphere was fantastic," San Jose coach Dominic Kinnear said. "We got good early goals to get the (crowd) excited and keep them nice and vocal. I'm glad we won the game, that makes it even better. That makes everything look a little bit better."
The Earthquakes celebrated the opening of their new 18,000-seat stadium by jumping out to a 2-0 lead as fans clad in blue and black roared in approval.
Alashe, who is headed for training camp with the Under-23 U.S. men's national team, re-directed a header by Clarence Goodson past Chicago goalie Sean Johnson to put San Jose up 1-0 in the fifth minute.
Johnson later made a kick save to stop Matias Perez Garcia's shot, but the ball ricocheted to Harden, who fought past one Fire defender in front of the net and scored.
"Obviously, there was a lot going on and it's easy to get distracted," Alashe said. "But none of us played into that whole thing. We just focused on the game and got the result that we needed."
Chicago, which was shut out in its first two games, ended its scoring drought on Shipp's goal in the 29th minute. A finalist for rookie of the year in 2014, Shipp took a late pass from Joevin Jones and fired a shot into the left corner of the net past a diving Bingham to make it 2-1.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber attended the game and watched from one of the field-level bunkers, seats located about 15 feet from the field, giving fans a unique viewpoint.
"We're very pleased with what they did here," Garber said. "Clearly, it's a terrific environment and the fans are excited about it. The league is excited about it."
San Jose did a soft opening of the stadium in the preseason when only 10,000 fans were allowed in. There were no limitations for the official opening, as fans waved blue-and-white flags and filled the grandstands.