April 22, 2024 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
New York City FC II News Release
New York City FC II claimed a 2-0 win against Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday. Máximo Carrizo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a delightful chip over the goalkeeper. Jacob Arroyave added a second in the 78th minute to seal a big win for City in MLS NEXT Pro.
Match Recap
A trip to the Buckeye State was next on the calendar for New York City FC II as they sought to cap off a memorable week in style against Columbus Crew 2.
City were riding high after a midweek victory over Hartford Athletic in the U.S. Open Cup, and they knew a win in Columbus could put them in the top six of the Eastern Conference.
Head Coach Matt Pilkington made three changes to the side that took on Hartford on Wednesday. In came goalkeeper Alex Rando, defender Chris Tiao, and midfielder Jake Rozhansky in place of Tomás Romero, Christian McFarlane, and Piero Elias.
New York City started the game the better of the two sides and registered their first major chance in the 12thminute.
Good work by Jonathan Jiménez on the right-hand side of the box allowed him to send in a bouncing cross that required an intervention from Crew goalkeeper Stanislav Lapkes.
Lapkes could only parry the delivery, however, and there wanting for the rebound was Máximo Carrizo – Crew defender Jackson Lindimore clearing the ball off the line.
City’s high press was proving successful at disrupting the Crew’s rhythm when building out from the back.
In the 17th minute, good work by Jiménez saw him regain possession on the left. Given the chance to drive inside toward goal he then fired off a shot that only narrowly went wide.
A goal did not seem far away, and the deadlock was finally broken in the 21st minute thanks to a well-taken finish from Carrizo.
The teenager intercepted a loose pass on the edge of the penalty area and produced a brilliant first-time finish that floated over a diving Lapkes and into the empty net.
The Crew promptly went in search of an equalizer and thought they had grounds for a penalty after Cole Mrowka went down in the box in the 27th minute. The referee did not agree, however, and promptly awarded New York City FC II a freekick.
Pilkington opted to start the second half with one change – Carrizo being replaced by midfielder Jacob Arroyave.
City continued to pile on the pressure and that saw an early turnover from the Crew inside their defensive third.
This time Taylor Calheira was the beneficiary, but his attempt at goal…
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