Late Harrisburg goal tops RBNY II, 2:1
May 9, 2015 (Official Game Summary)
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Jean-Baptiste
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Barril
Plewa(OG)
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New York Red Bulls II succumbed to a last minute goal against Harrisburg City Islanders, falling at home 2-1.
End-to-end play ensued and Red Bulls II struck first in the 9th minute. A corner swung in by Leo Stolz was headed down in the box and reached Chris Tsonis. The forward took a touch which reached Andrew Jean-Baptiste who blasted his shot into the upper right-hand corner to give Red Bulls II the early 1-0 lead.
Red Bulls II continued to create scoring chances after the goal. In the 20th minute, NYRB II nearly grabbed a second goal when a Dan Metzger takeaway turned into a quick counter-attack. Derrick Etienne received the ball from Metzger. Etienne returned the pass to the U.S. U-23 international who played in Tsonis. In a one-on-one with goalkeeper Nick Noble, Tsonis' shot was saved.
Moments later, Harrisburg City responded with the equalizer. Enric Valles launched a long aerial pass from just inside the New York half of the field and found Jose Barril in-behind the Red Bulls II defense. The Islanders forward took a touch with his foot and appeared to have settled the ball with his hand, but no whistle was blown and he slotted away his chance into the lower left corner to even the match at 1-1.
In the second half, Manolo Sanchez nearly grabbed his second goal of the season when he received a pass in space from Tsonis in the 52nd minute. Sanchez, alone near the penalty spot, struck a low shot but Noble made the save with his leg. The ball deflected out of the area to Metzger, but his shot went directly to Noble.
Three minutes short of the full 90, Stolz received a second yellow card and an ejection in the 86th minute for a dangerous play.
Harrisburg took full advantage of the handicapped NYRB II, finding the go-ahead goal in the 91st minute. A cross aimed for Valles was headed into his own net by Konrad Plewa.
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