NYRB II Defeats Memphis 901 FC in First-Ever Matchup

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Post-Match Recap: New York Red Bulls II 3, Memphis 901 FC 2

2019 USL Regular Season Match Game 3


Friday, March 29th, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. ET


MSU Soccer Park | Montclair, N.J.


Attendance: 704


Scoring Summary:

MEM – Adam Najem (Muckette) 11’


NY – Jared Stroud (Mines) 18’


NY – Tom Barlow (unassisted) 45’ + 1


NY – Derrick Etienne (unassisted) 56’


MEM – Marc Burch (unassisted) 61’


Discipline Summary:

NY – Edgardo Rito (caution) 38’


MEM – Adam Najem (caution) 45’ + 1


NY – Jordan Scarlett (caution) 59’


MEM – Rashawn Dally (caution) 73’


MEM – Tristian Hodge (caution) 90’ + 5


New York Red Bulls II: Evan Louro; Rece Buckmaster, Jordan Scarlett, Sean Nealis, Edgardo Rito, Jean Christophe-Koffi (Kyle Zajec 68th minute), Chris Lema, Ben Mines (Derrick Etienne 36th minute), Brian White (Marcus Epps 79th minute), Jared Stroud, Tom Barlow


TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 13 OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 3


Memphis 901 FC: Jeff Caldwell, Morgan Hackworth, Triston Hodge, Dan Metzger (Leston Paul 59th minute), Marc Burch, Adam Najem, Rashawn Dally, Ewan Grandison, Todd Pratzner (Junior Sandoval 84th minute), Duane Muckette, Abdi Mohamed (Joshua Morton 62nd minute)


TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2


  • New York Red Bulls II (2-0-1, 7 points) played to a 3-2 victory against Memphis 901 FC (1-2-1, 4 points) at MSU Soccer Park on Friday evening.
  • Jared Stroud tallied his first goal of the 2019 campaign, after seven goals in his rookie season. Ben Mines also recorded his first assist of the year on Stroud goal, his second in his NYRB II career.
  • NYRB II had 52 percent of the possession Friday night, whipping 17 crosses for 11 shots inside the box. The three goals scored is tied for first the most goals NYRB II have scored this season.
  • Tom Barlow and Derrick Etienne Jr.  both scored their first goals of the season.
  • Memphis 901 FC took the lead in the 11th minute, which was answered by three straight goals by NYRB II.
  • Kyle Zajec made his first appearance of the season, coming on in the 68th minute. It was his first appearance for NYRB II since 2015.
  • Following Friday’s match, NYRB II will take to the road when they face Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday, April 6. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET and can be seen live on ESPN+.