April 2, 2023 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – New York Red Bulls II News Release
– New York Red Bulls II (0-0-2, 3 pts.) grabbed two points against Atlanta United 2 (0-1-1, 1 pt.) in a 1-1 draw with New York winning the shootout 5-4 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
– Atlanta opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Erik Lopez capitalized off a turnover with a breakaway goal.
– Wiki Carmona leveled the match at one in the 58th minute, his second goal of the year in as many matches.
– With the match tied at one, the two teams headed to a penalty shootout to decide the final point of the night.
– Frank Ssebuufu, Daniel Edelman, Yostin Salinas, Wiki Carmona, and Erick Ruiz all scored in the shootout to give New York a flawless record.
– Omar Valencia tallied his first assist of the year after driving down the left side and feeding Wiki Carmona. The assist is Valencia’s second with the club.
– Yostin Salinas made his first appearance this season for New York after being subbed on in the 38th minute.
– New York returns home to face Crown Legacy FC on April 9th at MSU Soccer Park with a kickoff time set for 7:00 p.m. ET. Coverage will be on MLSnextpro.com, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Atlanta United 2 1 , New York Red Bulls II 1
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Match 2
Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 7 p.m. ET
Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kennesaw, G.A.
Box Score: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro/2023/matches/atlvsrbny-04-02-2023/
Scoring Summary:
ATL – Erik Lopez (unassisted) 4′
NY – Wiki Carmona (Valencia) 57′
Misconduct Summary
NY – Matt Nocita (caution, foul) 24′
NY – Oladayo Thomas (caution, foul) 46′
NY – Yostin Salinas (caution, foul) 52′
ATL – David Mejia (caution, foul) 71′
ATL – Clement Diop (time wasting) 74′
NY – O’Vonte Mullings (caution, foul) 80′
NY – Omar Valencia (caution, foul) 83′
New York Red Bulls II: AJ Marcucci; O’Vonte Mullings, Matt Nocita (Yostin Salinas 35′), Hassan Ndam, Omar Valencia, Dru Yearwood (Erick Ruiz 60′), Daniel Edelman, Wiki Carmona, Amos Shapiro-Thompson, Curtis Ofori (Dylan Sullivan 83′), Oladayo Thomas (Frank Ssebuufu 83′)
Unused Subs: Will Meyer, Ricardo Gorday, Henry Wise, Jayden Reid, Arian Recinos
TOTAL SHOTS: 20 ; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 ; FOULS: 15 ; POSSESSION: 47.4 ; CORNER KICKS: 13 ; SAVES: 2
Atlanta United 2: Clement Diop; Aiden McFadden, Fuad Adeniyi, Noah Cobb, Tyler Young, Kofi Twumasi, Tyler Wolff, Ajani Fortune (Nick Firmino 55′), Jonatan Villal (David Mejía 55′), Erik Lopez, Luke Brennan (Erik…
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