Post-Game Notes: NYRB II Grab Point in Road Contest with Steel, 2-2

6.18.18 Recap

Bethlehem Steel 2, New York Red Bulls II 2


2018 USL Regular Season Match Game 15


Wednesday, June 20, 2018 – 5 p.m. ET


Goodman Stadium | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania




Scoring Summary:

NY – Stefano Bonomo (PK) 12’


NY – Stefano Bonomo (unassisted) 84’


BST – Matthew Mahoney (Chris Nanco) 88’


BST – James Chambers (Chris Nanco) 90+4’




Discipline Summary:

NY – Jordan Scarlett (caution) 29’


BST – Anthony Fontana (caution) 35’


BST – Fabian Herbers (caution) 45+4’


BST – James Chambers (caution) 51’


NY – Stefano Bonomo (caution) 66’


NY – Cristian Casseres, Jr. (caution) 81’


BST – Chris Nanco (caution) 89’




Bethlehem Steel: John McCarthy, Matt Real, Brandon Aubrey, Jack Elliott, Matt Mahoney, James Chambers, Drew Skundrich, Santi Moar, Anthony Fontana (Mike Catalano, 72’), Maichee Ngalina (Chris Nanco, 43’), Fabian Herbers


TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 1


New York Red Bulls II: Evan Louro, Niko De Vera, Kevin Politz, Jordan Scarlett, Ethan Kutler, Chris Lema, Steven Echevarria (Cristian Casseres, Jr., 59’), Andrew Tinari, Jared Stroud, Stefano Bonomo (Amando Moreno, 86’), Ben Mines (Brian White, 66’)


TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 1




  • New York Red Bulls II (5-4-6, 21 points) earned their first road point since May, drawing Bethlehem Steel (5-5-6, 20 points), 2-2, on Wednesday night at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
  • With the road draw, NYRB II moved into a three-way tie for sixth in the Eastern Conference with Indy Eleven and Charleston Battery at 21 points.
  • Stefano Bonomo, wearing the captain’s armband, got the scoring started in the 12th minute by finishing off a penalty earned by Ben Mines. Bonomo doubled his tally in the 66th, scoring his third goal of the season.
  • Bethlehem rallied late to earn the draw, with Matt Mahoney scoring in the 88th minute and James Chambers finding the equalizer with the last kick of the game.
  • Bonomo, who led NYRB II in scoring last season, tallied his first brace of 2018.
  • Red Bulls II have tallied at least one point in five of eight road matches this season.
  • NYRB II will return home to MSU Soccer Park for four of the next five league matches, beginning with Ottawa Fury FC on Sunday, June 24. Kickoff is set for 5pm E.T.