4:3 New York Richmond Tsonis 2 Sanchez Bedoya Yeisley 2 Shippman 07.25.15 · Reserve

New York Red Bulls II claimed their second consecutive victory in a high-scoring affair at Red Bull Arena against Richmond Kickers, 4-3. Chris Tsonis grabbed a brace, while Juan Sanchez and Daniel Bedoya also tallied in an important win for New York.

New York pressed high from the sound of the opening whistle and won a free kick in the 11th minute. Taken quickly, the ball bounced to Tsonis, whose shot deflected off of a Richmond defender, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, and into the back of the net for the opening goal of the game.

Richmond responded quickly, equalizing seven minutes later. Alex Lee, running down the right side, spotted Jerry Yeisley making a central run and delivered a cross. Yeisley left his feet, diving forward and nodded in from close range.

The Kickers took the lead five minutes later. Fred Owusu Sekyere spotted Yeisley at the back post and sent in a cross. Yeisley, in behind the New York defense, sent a header to the far post and in.

Despite the quick responses from Richmond, Red Bulls II remained calm and climbed back into the match. Devon Williams, in space just outside of the penalty box, struck a driven shot which was re-directed off of Sanchez and into the net to tie the game again, 2-2.

Red Bulls II snatched the fifth goal of the first half when Colin Heffron, taking the ball to the endline, delivered a low-driven ball to Tsonis, who tapped in for his second goal of the game.

The Kickers nearly found an equalizer when a corner kick, deflected by Santiago Castano, bounced to a Kickers forward whose shot was blocked by Konrad Plewa, standing tall in front of the empty net to prevent the goal.

In the 81st minute, Plewa delivered a ball over the top to Bedoya, who ran by the Richmond defense with ease, thanks to the high line being played by the back four. Bedoya, entering the box from the right side, slowed as goalkeeper Ryan Taylor came out to confront him, and slid his shot past the keeper with his left foot.

Just when fans thought the game was over, Richmond found themselves with an odd-man break and capitalized with a goal in the 89th minute.