Red Bull New York II (10-8-4, 35 pts.) defeated Columbus Crew 2 (10-6-5, 39 pts.) 2-1 on Saturday night at Historic Crew Stadium.
New York opened the scoring in the sixth minute when winger Dennis Nelich delivered the ball to forward Sean Baitinger to score.
In the 24th minute, New York scored their second goal of the night when midfielder Benny Rodriguez delivered the ball to Nelich, whose square ball found Baitinger for his brace.
In the 85th minute, Columbus scored their first goal of the night when midfielder Johann Chirinos’ corner kick delivery found the head of substitute defender Gianmarco Di Noto.
Baitinger has scored five goals this season, second most at the club.
The forward’s nine goal contributions are third most at the club this season.
Nelich has delivered six assists this season, second most at the club.
Rodriguez provided his fourth assist of the season.
Following Saturday’s match, Red Bulls II will travel to take on Atlanta United 2 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground on Friday, August 14. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET with coverage available on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.
