New York Red Bulls II (1-0-0, 3 pts) defeat Atlanta United 2 (0-1-0, 0 pts.) 1-0 at Fifth Third Stadium on MLS NEXT Pro Matchday 1.
New York opened the scoring in the 51st minute, when midfielder Andy Rojas won a second ball and dribble 20 yards into the box and curled a left footed shot into the top left corner to earn his first career MLS NEXT Pro goal
Goalkeeper Aidan Stokes had a huge day, making five saves, which is the fourth-most in a single game in his career.
Stokes surpasses Rafael Diaz for fifth-most career saves in club history with 68.
Defender Aimar Modelo, midfielder Andy Rojas, and forward Christian Gallagher made their first career MLS NEXT Pro start and appearance.
Defender Matthew Dos Santos made his first career MLS NEXT Pro start.
Midfielder Tim Logan made his MLS NEXT Pro debut.
Defenders Aidan O’Connor made his 25th start and appearance for the club.
With the win today, New York remains undefeated (3-0-1) against Atlanta in MLS NEXT Pro play.
Following tonight’s match, New York will travel to Subaru Park to face Philadelphia Union 2 on March 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
