HARRISON, N.J. (May 28, 2016) – New York Red Bulls II defeated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 1-0, on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena. Junior Flemmings scored the lone goal in the game, his second-consecutive game winner for New York.
The win improves Red Bulls II to 6-1-3 on the season with 21 points. The club stands alone in second place of the Eastern Conference.
The clean sheet marked the sixth in 10 games for Red Bulls II.
Flemmings opened the scoring for New York in the 8th minute after receiving a pass from forward Brandon Allen. Allen turned a defender from about 35-yards out and played a ball into the feet of Flemmings. The forward took his first touch away form the defender and slotted the ball with his left foot into the bottom corner. The goal was the Jamaican’s third of the season.
Defender Justin Bilyeu nearly doubled the lead when he struck a powerful free kick in the 12th minute from 25-yards out, only to be denied by the crossbar.
Just as the second half kicked off, goalkeeper Ryan Meara saved a Pittsburgh breakaway as Hertzog was played in. Meara made an immediate second save from close range. The goalkeeper finished with three saves in the match, and earned his fourth shutout of the season.
Red Bulls II will be back in action on Sunday, June 5 at 4 p.m. on the road against Bethlehem Steel FC. NYRB II returns home the following week to host Harrisburg City Islanders on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
Scoring Summary (Assists in parenthesis):
- NY: Junior Flemmings (Brandon Allen) 8’
Discipline Summary:
- PGH: Lebo Moloto 16’
- PGH: Stephen Okai 30’
- NY: Dan Metzger 58’
Lineups:
NY: Ryan Meara, Justin Bilyeu (Cheikh M’Baye, 46’), Aaron Long, Zach Carroll, Konrad Plewa, Devon Williams, Sean Davis (Dan Metzger, 46’), Noah Powder (Tim Schmoll, 90’), Junior Flemmings, Brandon Allen (Zoumana Simpara, 46’), Stefano Bonomo (David Najem, 74’)
Subs not used: Rafael Diaz
PGH: Mauricio Vargas, Jordan Murrell, William Hunt, Sergio Campbell, Kevin Kerr, Lebo Moloto, Stephen Okai (Zak Boggs, 82’), Michael Green, Duwayne Ewart (James Bissue, 60’), Corey Hertzog
Subs not used: Richard Gilstrap, Ryan Dodson, Conor Branson, Karsten Smith, Isaiah Schafer
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