RICHMOND, Va. (July 30, 2016) – New York Red Bulls II suffered its first road loss of the season on Saturday night, falling 2-1 to the Richmond Kickers at City Stadium. Brandon Allen put New York ahead in the 10th minute, but the Kickers quickly equalized, and found a stoppage-time winner to take all three points.
NYRB II is now 12-3-5, and 8-1-1 on the road. The team remains in second place in the East behind Louisville City FC.
Allen scored his team-leading ninth of the season, taking a first-time pass from Derrick Etienne Jr. and beating the Richmond goalkeeper. The play started with pressure from Florian Valot causing a turnover deep in the Richmond half.
The Kickers leveled the match just a minute later with a penalty kick converted by Yudai Imura.
The teams would stay deadlocked until stoppage time, when a loose ball after a long cross fell to Richmond’s Jackson Eskay, who was able to beat Ryan Meara through traffic for the game-winner.
NYRB II continues on the road swing to face the Harrisburg City Islanders on Tuesday, August 2. The team is next home to host Orlando City B on Friday, August 12 at Red Bull Arena.
Scoring Summary
NY – Brandon Allen 9 (Derrick Etienne Jr. 5) 10’
RIC – Yudai Imura (Penalty kick) 11’
RIC – Jackson Eskay (unassisted) 90+’
Discipline Summary
RIC – Andrew Dykstra (caution, foul) 7’
NY – Zach Carroll (caution, foul) 13’
NY – Anatole Abang (caution, foul) 65’
NY – Dan Metzger (caution, foul) 90’
Lineup
NY: Ryan Meara; Kevin O’Toole (Ryan Mingachos, 90’), Tim Schmoll, Zach Carroll, Konrad Plewa, Dan Metzger, Tyler Adams (Devon Williams, 57’), Derrick Etienne Jr. (Zoumana Simpara, 68th), Florian Valot (Junior Flemmings, 61’), Brandon Allen, Anatole Abang (Vincent Bezecourt, 68’)
