HARRISON, N.J. (May 1, 2016) – New York Red Bulls II fell to the Charlotte Independence 2-0 on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. Red Bulls II fought hard for a comeback, but could not cancel out the Independence’s two first half goals.
The result is New York’s first loss of the season and brings both their five-game unbeaten run and their 418-minute shutout streak to an end. New York stands in third place of the Eastern Conference with a 3-1-2 record.
Gideon Baah, who was loaned to Red Bulls II to regain his match fitness after suffering a hamstring injury earlier this season, started and played 45 minutes in the match.
Red Bulls II’s first chance came when forward Anatole Abang sent a pass through the middle for midfielder Alex Muyl in the 10th minute, but Charlotte ‘keeper Cody Mizell collected it at the top of the box before Muyl could arrive.
Charlotte’s first goal came in the 13th minute, when forward Caleb Calvert flicked a cross from Brown on the left to midfielder Enzo Martinez who buried it in the left corner.
In the 33rd minute, Charlotte logged their second goal after New York failed to clear a deflected shot that fell to defender Patrick Slogic inside the box.
Rafael Diaz stopped a possible third for Charlotte in the 37th minute as he dove to direct out another Martinez shot from the left. NYRB II’s goalkeeper made four saves in the match.
New York had their best chance to get on the board in the 44th minute when a point-blank save on forward Brandon Allen rebounded to Muyl, who sent the ball just over the crossbar.
Finding their momentum in the second half, Mizell was forced to make a low save against New York midfielder Derrick Etienne Jr. on a cross from Abang in the 57th minute.
New York almost got one back in the 87th minute when defender Justin Bilyeu put in a ball from outside the 18-yard box that Mizell needed to tip over the bar.
Red Bulls II returns to action on Saturday, May 7 when they travel to Highmark Stadium to take on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at 7 p.m. ET.
Discipline Summary:
- CLT: Patrick Slogic, Caution 28’
- CLT: Zach Pfeffer, Caution 90’
Scoring Summary (Assists in parenthesis):
- CLT: Enzo Martinez (Caleb Calvert) 13’
- CLT: Patrick Slogic 33’
Lineups:
NY: Rafael Diaz, Justin Bilyeu, Gideon Baah (Stefano Bonomo, 46’), Zach Carroll, Konrad Plewa (Sean Teixeira, 85’), Sean Davis, Tyler Adams, Derrick Etienne Jr., Alex Muyl, Brandon Allen, Anatole Abang (Junior Flemmings, 72’)
Subs not used: Sam Ilin, Aaron Long, Noah Powder, Dan Metzger
CLT: Cody Mizell, Bilal Duckett, Patrick Slogic, Dennis Castillo, Henry Kalungi, Jun Marques Davidson, Yann Ekra, Enzo Martinez (Jorge Herrera, 67’), Caleb Calvert (Zach Pfeffer, 59’), Brian Brown, David Estrada (Joel Johnson, 85’)
Subs not used: Kyle Renfro, Jack Metcalf, Lewis Hilton, Alec Bartlett
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