Philadelphia Union II faced off against New York Red Bulls II at MSU Soccer Park on Sunday evening, winning 2-1. In the first half, Union II applied the pressure from the start and created plenty of attacking opportunities. In the 20th minute, Union II found their breakthrough when forward Jose Riasco made a run into the box, taking on multiple defenders and sliding the ball to forward Nelson Pierre who finished the attacking move to put the side up 1-0. Forward Nelson Pierre then continued to shine and doubled the lead before the half, scoring from a counter attacking opportunity to complete his first half brace. In the 77th minute, New York forward Ricardo Gorday converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-1. Union II were able to hold onto their 2-1 lead with a great attacking display to take all three points and secure their second road win of the season.
Philadelphia Union II are back on the road on Sunday, May 14 (6:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com) where they play Inter Miami II at DRV PNK Stadium.
New York Red Bulls II (1) – Philadelphia Union II (2)
MSU Soccer Park (Montclair, NJ)
Sunday, May 7, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Kyle Johnston
AR1: Robert Cordrey
AR2: Zeno Cho
4TH: Christian Centeno
Weather: 73 degrees and partly cloudy.
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI – Nelson Pierre (Riasco) 20’
PHI – Nelson Pierre (Castillo) 39’
RBNY – Ricardo Gorday (PK) 78’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
RBNY – Ibrahim Kasule (caution) 3’
PHI – Gino Portella (caution) 33’
PHI – Mike Villero (caution) 43’
RBNY – Yostin Salinas (caution) 57’
PHI – Stefan Stojanovic (caution) 72’
PHI – Francis Westfield (ejection) 77’
RBNY – Juan Gutierrez (ejection) 87’
RBNY – Jayden Reid (ejection) 90+3’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union II: Andrew Rick; Juan Castillo (Boubacar Diallo 86’), Daniel Krueger, Gino Portella, Francis Westfield, Richard Odada, Mike Villero, CJ Olney, David Vazquez (Luke Martelli 86’ ), Nelson Pierre (Anton Sorenson 90+2’), Jose Riasco (Stefan Stojanovic 66’).
Substitutes not used: Brooks Thompson, Pedro Alvarez, Alex Perez, Luciano Sanchez, Anthony Ramirez.
New York Red Bulls II: Alan Rutkowski, Jayden Reid, Davi Alexandre (Yostin Salinas 46’), Juan Esteban Gutierrez, Copeland Berkley, Ibrahim Kasule, Henry Wise (Dyllan Sullivan 74’), Erick Ruiz (Aiden Jarvis 65’), Bento Estrela (Ricardo Gorday 61’), Frank Ssebufu (Julian Hall 61’), Oladayo Thomas.
Substitutes not used: Will Meyer, Amos Shapiro-Thompson.
Team Notes
- Forward Nelson Pierre scored his second and third MLSNEXTPro goals of the season.
- Forward Jose Riasco and defender Juan Castillo registered their first MLSNEXTPro assists of the season.
Philadelphia Union II are back on the road on Sunday, May 14 (6:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com) where they play Inter Miami II at DRV PNK Stadium.
