New York Red Bulls

First, it was Tropical Storm Irene that forced the postponement on Aug. 28 of the Red Bulls’ game against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Now an uncharacteristic late October snowstorm enveloped and stunned the New York metropolitan area on Saturday, one day before the scheduled playoff match between the Red Bulls and the Galaxy. It is a long way from California to the wilds of Harrison, N.J.

On Saturday, the Red Bulls posted photos of the inside of Red Bull Arena, where crews worked to keep the heated field, which was also covered by a tarp, relatively free of snow.

The photograph above is from the Red Bulls’ official Facebook page, where you can find more pictures by clicking here.

As as the Goal blog’s Andy Das pointed out a few days ago, it might be time to break out the orange soccer balls.