Inside the 18: Clark, Reyes, and Murphy Inserted into Starting XI

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New York Red Bulls II will host Indy Eleven on Friday, July 15, at MSU Soccer Park.

The match marks the beginning of a stretch for Red Bulls II where it will play five out of six matches at home.

Zach Ryan will start up top for the third-consecutive match and will wear the captain’s armband for the first time in his professional career.

Jeremy Rafanello, Caden Clark, and Jordan Adebayo-Smith will fill out the attacking midfield options.

John Murphy will make his first start since June 8 in the defensive midfield and will be paired with Sam Williams.

The back line will consist of Curtis Ofori, Juan Castillo, Andrés Reyes, and O’Vonte Mullings. Reyes will make his Red Bulls II debut a week after making his return from injury in the Red Bulls’ match at FC Cincinnati.

For the second-straight match, Giannis Nikopolidis will start in net.

The bench for Ibrahim Sekagya will feature Derrek Chan, Daniel De Leon, Christopher Cragwell, Michael Knapp, Wiki Carmona, Jesús Castellano, and Jonathan Filipe.

Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, with coverage on ESPN+.