ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 22, 2017) - New York Red Bulls II drew the Rochester Rhinos, 2-2, at Capelli Sport Stadium Saturday evening.
Rochester opened the scoring right before halftime with a right-footed strike from Mike Garzi to beat a diving Evan Louro far post.
Red Bulls II rebounded to start the second half with a quick equalizer. New York was helped by some great hold up play and a quick turn and shot from Brandon Allen to beat the Rhinos goalkeeper in the 50th minute.
15 minutes later in the 65th minute, Vincent Bezecourt would put New York in front after a collision between the Rhinos goalkeeper and centerback fell to the foot of Bezecourt, who easily tapped it in for his fifth goal on the year.
Both sides saw multiple chances leading into stoppage time but neither could convert.
In the final minute of stoppage time, Rochester found the equalizer taking a quick free kick off a Red Bulls II foul that found the head of a leaping Joe Farrell. His header snuck past Louro to end the match as a draw at the death.
New York Red Bulls II Head Coach John Wolyniec:
"Overall, we played pretty well, a lot of good things for sure. We do lack some energy at times, which we need to get better in. Playing Rochester teaches you that you better play the entirety of the match out. It's most definitely a learning experience for us."
New York:
Louro; Bilyeu, Abidor, Ndam, Najem (90th minute, Tinari); Metzger, Basuljevic, Bezecourt (90th minute, Schmoll); Lewis (77th minute, Flemmings), Valot, Allen
Rochester:
Gomez; Fewo (78th minute, Brown), Felix, Farrell, James; Defregger (71st minute, Dover), Garzi, Forbes, Fall, Francois; Madison (78th minute, Graf)
Scoring:
45+' - ROC - Mike Garzi (Darius Madison)
50' - NY - Brandon Allen (Justin Bilyeu)
65' - NY - Vincent Bezecourt
90+' - ROC - Joe Farrell (Kenardo Forbes)
Discipline:
70' - Yellow - Arun Basuljevic - NYRB II
80' - Yellow - Hassan Ndam - NYRB II
86' - Yellow - Ryan Felix - Rochester
92' - Yellow - Justin Bilyeu - Rochester
