Match Recap: NYRB II Suffer Loss to Pittsburgh at MSU Soccer Park

Post-Match Recap: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2, New York Red Bulls II 1

2019 USL Regular Season Match Game 24

Wednesday August 14, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. ET

MSU Soccer Park | Montclair, NJ

Attendance: 783

Scoring Summary:

NY- Tom Barlow (Vincent Bezecourt) 20’

PIT- Joe Greenspan (Kenardo Forbes) 36’

PIT- Neco Brett (Anthony Velarde) 85’

Discipline Summary:

PIT – Robbie Mertz (Caution) 58’

NY – Jean Koffi (Caution) 63’

NY – Sebastian Elney (Caution) 90+3’

New York Red Bulls II: Evan Louro, Janos Loebe (John Tolkin ’88), Preston Kilwien, Sean Nealis, Kyle Duncan, Jean-Christophe Koffi, Chris Lema, Vincent Bezecourt (Ben Mines ’83), Jared Stroud, Tom Barlow, Omir Fernandez (Sebastian Elney ’74)

TOTAL SHOTS: 9 SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 FOULS: 7 OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: 4

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Kyle Morton, Tobi Adewole, Joe Greenspan, Tom Vancaeyezeele, Ryan James, Jordan Dover, Robbie Mertz (Anthony Velarde ’68), Kenardo Forbes, Kevin Kerr (Mo Dabo ’76), Neco Brett, Steevan Dos Santos (Christian Volesky ’76)

TOTAL SHOTS: 14 SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 FOULS: 13 OFFSIDE: 3 CORNER KICKS: 10 SAVES: 5

• New York Red Bulls II (14-5-5 47 points) dropped a 2-1 decision to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (11-8-3 41 points) at MSU Soccer Park in Montclair, N.J. Wednesday evening.
• Midfielder Chris Lema made his 50^th career start for NYRB II tonight.
• Tom Barlow opened the scoring in the 20^th minute, tallying his 11^th goal of the year. Vincent Bezecourt earned the assist on the goal, slipping a pass through the backline.
• Pittsburgh leveled the game in the 36^th minute, as Joe Greenspan knocked in a corner attempt by Kenardo Forbes.
• The visiting Riverhounds grabbed the lead for good in the 84^th minute, as Neco Brett converted an Anthony Velarde pass.
• New York Red Bulls II begins a three-game road trip next Wednesday, taking on Nashville SC at 8 p.m. EST. After road contests against the Swope Park Rangers and the Indy Eleven, NYRB II returns home on September 13 when they host the Charlotte Independence at 7 p.m.