RBNY II kicked by Kickers, 1:0
April 22, 2015 (Official Game Summary)
New York Red Bulls II fell in its return to Red Bull Arena against Richmond Kickers, 1-0. Richmond's Brian Ownby converted the only goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 50th minute to claim the victory for the Kickers.
Perhaps the best chance in the first 45 minutes came from Anatole Abang. In the 35th minute, Derrick Etienne spotted Abang charging forward and delivered an accurate through ball. Abang, alone in behind the defense, beat the charging goalkeeper but was dispossessed by a defender from behind. Abang desperately battled for the ball back, but the defender drew a foul and play was blown dead.
In the second half, Richmond needed only five minutes to break the tie. Ownby received a pass in some space behind the Red Bulls II defense. Santiago Castano ran off his line to confront Ownby, but dragged him down for a penalty kick. Ownby stepped up to the spot to gain the one goal advantage.
Andrew Jean-Baptiste, on loan from the first team, found himself in some space in the 55th minute outside the box, but his shot flew a couple yards over the bar. Five minutes afterwards, Richmond responded to the threat and tried to double its advantage. Forward Miguel Aguilar took a shot that beat Castano, but hit the post and bounced out of play.
The best chance of the match for NYRB II arrived in the 63rd minute. Abang received the ball in Richmond's third of the field and dribbled around the Kickers' defense towards the end line, just right of the penalty box. He sent in a low and driven cross which deflected off a Richmond defender and fell to Karl Ouimette in the area. Ouimette cut back to his right to dodge a charging defender, took a shot that was taken off the line by a Richmond defender and the ball fell to Etienne. Etienne took a shot, but it was blocked and deflected out of the penalty area.
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