Late Wallace blast wins it for RBNY II, 3:2
May 3, 2015 (Official Game Summary)
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Okiomah(OG)
Sanchez
Wallace
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Vincent 2
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New York Red Bulls II claimed its second win of the season in dramatic fashion thanks to an injury time game-winning goal from Anthony Wallace.
The first half started quickly with two early goals from each team inside of the first 10 minutes. Red Bulls II were the first on the scoresheet in part to an own goal from Pittsburgh. Manolo Sanchez charged down the right wing and sent a low, dangerous ball into the box. In a sliding attempt to break up the pass, Fejiro Okiomah instead deflected the ball into the back of the net to put NYRB II ahead early.
The Riverhounds responded two minutes later with the equalizer when Kevin Kerr gained possession in space on the right side of New York's penalty box. Kerr spotted Rob Vincent making a run into the box and delivered his cross. Vincent slammed home his chance from the penalty spot on the volley to level the match, 1-1.
Red Bulls II re-gained the lead in the 66th minute thanks to Sanchez, his first goal of the season. The play started when Dan Bedoya delivered a long cross-field pass to Shawn McLaws, who placed his cross perfectly on the forehead of Sanchez, who headed home New York's second goal. Pittsburgh drew level for a second time. Kerr received a pass just outside the box and teed up an open Vincent, who blasted a low shot from the top of the 18-yard box into the lower right hand corner past Santiago Castano to secure his brace.
New York pushed forward, throwing numbers up-field to press for one final goal. The opportunity arose when a deflection fell to Wallace just left of the penalty arc outside of the area. He calmly settled the ball, lowered his head and smashed a bullet across the face of goal into the side-netting to provide Red Bulls II its third lead of the match.
Pittsburgh battled for an equalizer in the final moments of the match. A shot in the dying seconds of the match beat Castano, Andrew Jean-Baptiste was in the right spot at the right time to clear the shot off the line and solidify the victory for Red Bulls II.
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