Match Recap: NYRB II Set Club Record for Best Start to a Season

Stroud and Barlow | 4/17/19

Post-Match Recap: New York Red Bulls II 4, Hartford Athletic 0

2019 USL Regular Season Match Game 6


Wednesday, April 17 2019 – 7:00 p.m. ET


MSU Soccer Park | Montclair, NJ


Attendance: 721


Scoring Summary:

NY – Jared Stroud (2) 53’


NY – Tom Barlow (6)  64’


NY – Derrick Etienne Jr. (2)  71’


NY – Chris Lema 89’ (1)


Discipline Summary:

NY – Kyle Zajec (caution) 17’


HFD – Sem deWitt (caution) 41’


New York Red Bulls II: Ryan Meara, Edgardo Rito, Sean Nealis, Preston Kilwein, Kyle Duncan, Chris Lema, Kyle Zajec (Jean-Christophe Koffi 72’), Jared Stroud (Jeciel Cedeno 77’), Andreas Ivan, Derrick Etienne Jr, Tom Barlow (Amarildo de Souza 68’)


 TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 8 OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 5


Hartford Athletic: Jonathan Kempin, Kyle Coringa, Nikolaj Lyngo, Sem de Wit, Raymond Lee, Tyler David (Ryan Williams 58’), Luis Argudo (Wojciech Wojcik 73’), Philp Rasmussen, Alex Dixon, Sebastian Dalgaard, Jose Angulo (Mac Steeves 73’)


TOTAL SHOTS: 3; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 4; CORNER KICKS: 0; SAVES: 3


  • New York Red Bulls II (4-0-1, 13 points) shutout Hartford Athletic (0-7-0) 4-0 at MSU Soccer Park on Wednesday evening.
  • Preston Kilwien and Kyle Zajec made their first professional starts.
  • With tonight’s 4 -0 victory, NYRB II has set a new club record for their best start to a season, beating 2016’s mark of 3-0-2.
  • Sean Nealis and Chris Lema remain the only two NYRB II players to play in every minute this season.
  • NYRB II defender Edgardo Rito registered his first career assist in a Red Bulls uniform, back heeling a ball for Etienne, Jr. to slot home.
  • With another clean sheet against Hartford, goalkeeper Ryan Meara continues to add to his club record of 13 career shutouts.
  • Following tonight’s match, NYRB II will host Loudoun United FC on Saturday, April 20. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and can be seen live on ESPN+.