Red Bull New York II (2-0-2, 8 pts.) earn a point in a 4-3 penalty kick shootout loss to Philadelphia Union II (2-1-1, 7 pts), on Sunday night at MSU Soccer Park.
Philadelphia opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Defender Jordan Griffin played a cross into the box that was headed into the back of the net by midfielder Lennon Harrington.
New York equalized in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Defender Aimar Modelo played a wide through ball to forward Mijahir Jimenez who played a cross onto the six-yard box to midfielder Paul Sokoloff who placed his attempt into the back of the net.
The match went to a penalty kick shootout where New York Goalkeeper Aidan Stokes made three saves. However Union II took a 4-3 advantage through a seven-round shootout.
Sokoloff scored his first career MLS NEXT Pro goal and is the fifth-youngest player in club history to score a goal in a match at 16 years and 256 days old.
The Brooklyn, N.Y native also is the third-youngest player in club history to score a goal in MLS NEXT Pro.
The midfielder is the second-youngest midfielder to score a goal in club history.
Jimenez tallied his first assist of the season and the third of his career.
Modelo tallied his first career MLS NEXT Pro assist.
Defender Ryan Scuro made his first career start in MLS NEXT Pro.
With the draw, New York have gone unbeaten in their first four league matches for the fourth time in club history, and third consecutive season.
The tie also makes Red Bulls II unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions against Philadelphia.
Following Sunday’s match, New York will travel to Beirne Stadium to face New England Revolution II on Sunday, March 29. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET with coverage on MLSNEXTPro.com and OneFootball.
