M.L.S. Saturday Recap: Henry, Donovan, Green Grass and White Stripes One had to figure the Red Bulls would eventually score another goal, and that Thierry Henry would eventually notch his first, and that the team would one day win a game. Saturday was that day. The Red Bulls earned their first victory of the season, 2-1 over the visiting Philadelphia Union. Dax McCarty's goal in the 55th minute ended the home team's scoreless drought at 308 minutes, dating to a 17th-minute score at San Jose three games ago, and Henry provided the winner in the 81st minute, a precise piece of skill that made everyone forget the highlight reel of near misses that preceded it. Henry's goal was the coolest of finishes: he took down Peguy Luyindula's cross from the left side with his right thigh and in one motion slammed a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Zac MacMath. The funny thing is that while Henry's winner was a solid sign that he still has the talent to be a force in the league, even on a bum knee and at age 35, it might have been the second-best play he made Saturday. That had come five minutes earlier, when Henry quickly sized up a flicked-on header for a bicycle kick but drove it just wide. One look will have you ooooohhing right along with the crowd of 15,824. Donovan Returns Landon Donovan returned to practice with the Los Angeles Galaxy after a visit to the White House on Tuesday, and he had been expected to make his return to soccer in a Concacaf Champions League match on Wednesday. But Coach Bruce Arena clearly had a different timetable; he sent Donovan on as a second-half substitute in the Galaxy's 2-2 tie with Toronto F.C. on Saturday. Donovan entered in the 61st minute, was immediately handed the captain's armband by his friend and teammate Todd Dunivant, and then nearly scored with his first touch. The reviews were mixed: Donovan said he hadn't felt so good mentally on the field since his "late teens," but he acknowledged that he "didn't play well," an evaluation that Arena was quick to second. Still, for Donovan, just getting back on the field made it a great day. "I felt like I felt when I was a little kid today," he said in a postgame television interview. That's the feeling I want back. Dunivant's gesture was merely a pleasant surprise. "It was just a symbolic gesture to show that we had fully welcomed him back," Dunivant told LA Galaxy Insider. He's as much a part of this team as he ever was, so it's as simple as that. He's been our leader and it's more of a symbolic gesture than anything. Around the League ¶Soccer returned to Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday, where the grass was visible and there were four goals scored, including this laser by the Rapids" Dillon Powers. The 2-2 tie between Colorado and Portland produced four times as many goals as the United States and Costa Rica had there a week ago. Of course, it's a lot easier to find the net without all the snow. ¶A month into the season Montreal has just lost its first game and Portland and Seattle have yet to win one. And you thought the N.C.A.A. tournament was full of surprises. ¶If you plan to paint your house white this year, write to the New England Revolution and find out what they use to stripe the field for football at Gillette Stadium. Because that stuff never comes off: You can see the field in Foxborough, Mass., in its full glory here. Just skip ahead to the:40 mark. Because nothing says soccer on a gorgeous spring day like football lines left over from last fall.