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ATL UTD 2 Falls at New York Red Bulls II

July 13, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Atlanta United 2 News Release


MONTCLAIR, NJ - Atlanta United 2 lost 8-1 to New York Red Bulls II Saturday at MSU Soccer Park. Atlanta United Academy players Brandon Clagette and Will Reilly made their professional debuts while Jackson Conway scored his second goal of the season.

New York found the opening goal in the 19th minute when Christopher Lema scored with a shot into the bottom left corner. Red Bulls II added a second goal in the 21st minute when Mathias Jørgensen buried a close-range shot into the bottom right corner. Sean Nealis headed in a third in the 22nd minute off a cross from John Tolkin and Stroud scored in the 39th minute.

New York added four more goals in the second half. Conway pulled one back for Atlanta in the 65th minute. Andrew Carleton played Conway in behind Red Bulls II's backline down the right flank where the 17-year old buried a right-footed shot from a tight angle into the center of the net.

ATL UTD 2 (3-10-4, 13 points) returns to action Saturday, July 20 against Birmingham Legion at 8:00 p.m. EST at BBVA Field. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

LINE SCORE

Atlanta 1, New York 8

MSU Soccer Park

Montclair, New Jersey

STATS

Shots: 21-4 New York

Shots on Target: 14-2 New York

Corner kicks: 4-3 New York

Fouls committed: 21-17 Atlanta

Saves: 6-1 Atlanta

Offside: 4-3 New York

Possession: 53-47 New York

Passing Accuracy: 76-73 New York

SCORING SUMMARY

NY - Christopher Lema (Jared Stroud, Marcus Epps) 19'

NY - Mathias Jørgensen 21'

NY - Sean Nealis (John Tolkin) 22'

NY - Jared Stroud (Rece Buckmaster) 39'

NY - Christopher Lema 50'

NY - Marcus Epps (penalty) 55'

NY - Christopher Lema 63'

ATL - Jackson Conway (Andrew Carleton) 65'

NY - Christopher Lema 85'

DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY

NY - Rece Buckmaster (yellow) 27'

ATL - Luiz Fernando (yellow) 48'

ATL - Laurence Wyke (yellow) 58'

ATL - Luiz Fernando (yellow, red) 70'

ATL - Kevin Barajas (yellow) 84'

ATLANTA UNITED 2 STARTING LINEUP

Dylan Castanheira ©; Guillermo Benitez, Wesly Decas, George Campbell, Brandon Clagette (Laurent Kissiedou - 67'); Laurence Wyke, Jose Hernández (Kevin Barajas - 45'); Luiz Fernando, Chris Goslin (William Reilly - 45'), Andrew Carleton; Jackson Conway.

Substitutes not used: Paul Christensen, Patrick Okonkwo, Alessandro Castro.

NEW YORK RED BULLS II STARTING LINEUP

Rashid Nuhu; Sean Nealis, Preston Kilwien, John Tolkin (Amarildo - 77'), Rece Buckmaster; Jared Stroud, Christopher Lema ©, Jean-Christophe Koffi; Marcus Epps, Mathias Jørgensen (Tom Barlow - 59'), Kyle Zajec (Janos Loebe - 53').

Substitutes not used: Edgardo Rito, Jordan Scarlett, Sebastian Elney, Miguel Silva.

OFFICIALS

Jon Freemon (referee), Patrick Casey (assistant), Zeno Gyuho Cho (assistant), Joe Franks (fourth).

TEAM NOTES

Brandon Clagette and Will Reilly each made their professional debut

Jackson Conway scored his second goal of the season

With an average age of 19.9 years old, Atlanta presented its youngest starting XI in club history.

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