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LouCity Beats NY Red Bulls II 5-3 at Slugger

September 21, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release


Louisville City FC notched a season-high five goals in a 5-3 win over league-leading NY Red Bulls II Saturday night at Slugger Field. The Boys in Purple extended their Eastern Conference-best unbeaten streak to eight games with six wins and a pair of draws since their last loss on July 28.

The New York Red Bulls II came into Slugger Field as the top team in the Eastern Conference and drew first blood with a goal by Vincent Bezecourt in the 20', but Louisville City scored three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead.

Louisville City's first goal, a screamer from Oscar Jimenez after an assist by Speedy Williams, equalized the score at 1-1 before Napo Matsoso had back-to-back goals in the 31' and 33' to put Louisville City up 3-1.

A handball call in the box gave the NY Red Bulls a penalty kick in the 37', and Jared Stroud buried the shot to pull within a goal. But Louisville City got a goal in stoppage time from Antoine Hoppenot (assist to Brian Ownby) to give the Boys in Purple a 4-2 lead going into halftime.

LouCity midfielder Niall McCabe drilled a beautiful strike from 10 yards beyond the 18 to push LouCity's lead to 5-2 in the 59'. The booming goal brought the 9,846 fans to their feet. A 71' minute goal by Omar Sowe pulled the Red Bulls to within 5-3, but they couldn't inch any closer.

STANDINGS UPDATE:

The win moved Louisville City from 7th to 6th in the Eastern Conference standings with 50 points. LouCity is two points behind fifth-place Pittsburgh Riverhounds and five points behind 4th place Nashville SC. NY Red Bulls II are now in a three-way tie for the league lead with 56 points, but remain in 1st due to the goal differential tiebreaker.

GOALS:

20' - Bezecourt - NYRB, 0-1

24' - Jimenez - LouCity, 1-1

31' - Matsoso - LouCity, 2-1

22' - Matsoso - LouCity, 3-1

37' - Stroud - NYRB, 3-2

45+2' - Hoppenot - LouCity, 4-2

59' - McCabe - LouCity, 5-2

71' - Sowe - NYRB, 5-3

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