2:2 Charlotte New York Badji 2 Castellanos Stolz 08.05.15 · Reserve

New York Red Bulls II claimed a draw on the road against Charlotte Independence, 2-2. Franklin Castellanos tallied his third goal of the season in the 5th minute, and Leo Stolz snatched his fourth in the 72nd to extend New York's unbeaten streak to four.

Five minutes into the match, Castellanos found himself with time and space just outside of the penalty box. He turned and fired a laser with this left foot past the diving goalkeeper to give NYRB II the early lead.

After the opening goal, the Independence bounced back. Dominique Badji received a pass from Enzo Martinez and was alone behind the New York defense. Rafael Diaz charged off his line to confront the forward, but Badji calmly chipped the goalkeeper and leveled the match at one.

Charlotte amped up the pressure after the goal and forced Diaz to make a couple vital saves before halftime. The Independence sent a pass to the back post, but Diaz was in position and parried away a strike surely headed for the back of the net. On the ensuing corner kick, Charlotte hammered a header towards goal, but Diaz reacted quickly and came up with another big save.

In the second half, Charlotte wasted no time getting forward. Not 20 seconds into the half, Badji grabbed his brace off to give the Independence their first lead of the match.

Box-to-box play ensued for the next 25 minutes, until Marius Obekop entered the match as a substitute. In the 72nd minute, Obekop cleverly played in Stolz behind the Charlotte defense. In tight space on the left side of the box, Stolz calmly knocked a right-footed shot past the goalkeeper to the level the match. It was his fourth goal of the season.