Match Recap: NYRB II Defeats Charlotte on the Road

Tom Barlow | 3.9.19

Post-Match Recap: New York Red Bulls II 2, Charlotte Independence 1

2019 USL Regular Season Match Game 5


Saturday, April 13, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. ET


Sportsplex at Matthews | Matthews, NC


Scoring Summary:

CLT- Niki Jackson (Andrew Gutman) 25’


NY – Tom Barlow (Marcus Epps) 33’


NY – Tom Barlow (Jared Stroud) 36’


Discipline Summary:

CLT - Kevan George (caution) 51’


CLT – Mark Hill (caution) 53’


New York Red Bulls II: Evan Louro; Rece Buckmaster, Jordan Scarlett, Sean Nealis, Allen Yanes, Jean Christophe-Koffi, Chris Lema, Jared Stroud, Marcus Epps (Sean McSherry 74’), Mathias Jorgensen (Amarildo de Souza 76’) , Tom Barlow (Preston Kilwien 89’)


TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11 OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 3


Charlotte Independence: Brandon Miller, Joel Johnson, Andrew Gutman, Steven Thicot, Hugh Roberts, Kevan George, Dominic Oduro (Alex Martinez 71’), Mark Hill (Jorge Herrera 63’), Abudolie Mansally (Jake Areman 45’) , Enzo Martinez, Niki Jackson


TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2


  • New York Red Bulls II (3-0-1, 10 points) played to a 2-1 victory against Charlotte Independence (0-1-4, 1 points) at Sportslex at Matthews on Saturday evening.
  • Tom Barlow recorded a brace and now has five goals for the season.
  • NYRB II midfielders Jared Stroud and Marcus Epps each had an assist in the victory tonight.
  • Sean McSherry and Amarildo de Souza both made their season debuts for NYRB II. This marks McSherry’s first professional appearance.
  • Charlotte took the lead in the 25th minute with a goal from Niki Jackson.  
  • Following Saturday’s match, NYRB II will return home when they face Hartford Athletic on Wednesday, April 17. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be seen live on ESPN+.