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New York Red Bulls II played its final match of the 2015 USL season last weekend when the team fell on the road to the top-seeded Rochester Rhinos in the second-round of the 2015 USL Playoffs. The loss effectively ended New York’s season after they earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and won its first ever playoff game in overtime against Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
The team will train at the Red Bulls Training Facility until the end of October before departing for the offseason.
Rochester Rhinos end Red Bulls II inaugural season
New York Red Bulls II fell in the Eastern Conference Semifinal against the USL Regular Season champion Rochester Rhinos at Sahlen’s Stadium, 2-0.
In the 22nd minute, Steevan Dos Santos earned a one-on-one with Konrad Plewa and ran at the defender. Plewa won the ball and passed back to Castano, but tugged at Dos Santos who went to ground and was issued a straight red card for the challenge.
Dos Santos went on to score in the 48th and 69th minute to give Rochester a two-goal advantage against the 10-man Red Bulls II. In the 78th minute, Marius Obekop whipped in a cross on a dangerous free kick which bounced off of the hand of a Rochester defender in the penalty area. The New York players pleaded for the referee to blow his whistle for a chance from the penalty spot, but no foul was called.
New York pressed forward in the final 10 minutes of the match, curling in numerous crosses, but were unable to finish and had their season ended in Rochester.
Red Bulls II total USL Playoffs stats
Games Played: Two (Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, Semifinal)
Goals: Karl Ouimette (2), Manolo Sanchez (1), Daniel Bedoya (1)
Game-Winning Goals: Karl Ouimette (1)
Assists: Leo Stolz (1)
Points: Karl Ouimette (4), Manolo Sanchez/Daniel Bedoya (2), Leo Stolz (1)
Saves: Santiago Castano (8)
Shots: Stefano Bonomo (6), Manolo Sanchez/Marius Obekop (5), Speedy Williams (4)
Minutes: Santiago Castano/Speedy Williams/Shawn McLaws (210), Stefano Bonomo (200)
Red Bulls II in MLS through 31 matches (USL stats in parenthesis)
Anatole Abang (six starts, four goals): Since beginning the year with NYRB II, the young Cameroonian forward has appeared in 17 matches for the Red Bulls, tallying four goals and one assist. The forward also scored in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against the New York Cosmos.
Sean Davis (five starts, two assists): Davis has been a consistent option for the Red Bulls off the bench in his rookie season, but plied his trade in USL when he didn’t get in games for the MLS-side. The Homegrown Player has earned one assist for the Red Bulls in the regular season, and scored his first professional goal in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He scored his second and third professional goals over the summer in the International Champions Cup match against the 2014-15 English Premier League champions, Chelsea F.C.
Karl Ouimette (five starts, two playoff goals): In the ever changing back line of the Red Bulls, Ouimette has stepped in at center back 11 times this year, including seven starts. The defender has also appeared in seven matches for the Canada Men’s National Team this year, and was named to the 24-player roster for a friendly on Oct. 13 versus Ghana.
Anthony Wallace (six starts, one goal, one assist): Wallace has started six matches for the First Team, and scored two goals from long-distance this season. Prior to his goals in MLS, he scored a very similar game-winning goal against Pittsburgh Riverhounds in USL.
Ronald Zubar (one start): The French defender has made nine MLS appearances and six starts in MLS. Despite only playing one match in USL, his start for Red Bulls II on Aug. 12 was his first competition since picking up an injury on June 28 against NYCFC. He was substituted late in the first half, but the match served as a crucial step in getting Zubar back into game shape.
Tyler Adams named to U.S. U-17 FIFA World Cup squad
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Richie Williams has named New York Red Bulls II’s Tyler Adams and Red Bulls Academy player Matt Olosunde to the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which runs from Oct. 17 – Nov. 8 in Chile.
READ: Tyler Adams and Matt Olosunde named to U.S. U-17 FIFA World Cup roster
Adams, a native of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., is the only player on the 21-man roster born in 1999. The Red Bulls Academy product appeared in 11 matches with New York Red Bulls II this season. The midfielder made his First Team debut as a starter in the International Champions Cup (ICC) against Chelsea FC on July 22, and scored his first professional goal. He made his second First Team start against Benfica in the ICC and played the first half.
The U-17’s were drawn into Group A with host Chile, Croatia and Nigeria and open group play against Nigeria on Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. ET in Santiago. The team will then square off with Croatia on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. ET in Vina Del Mar and Chile on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. ET in Vina Del Mar.
Karl Ouimette called up for Canada Friendly
Defender Karl Ouimette has been named to the Canada Men’s National Team 24-player roster that will face Ghana on Oct. 13 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The friendly will serve as a tune up for the Canadians, who continue preparations for November’s fourth round FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Vancouver against Honduras.
READ: Canada MNT picks roster for October friendly against Ghana
The 23-year old has appeared in seven matches for Canada in 2015, including five starts. The defender most recently appeared for Canada on Sept. 8 against Belize in the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
