Sports stats



MLS NEXT Pro New York Red Bulls II

New York Red Bulls II Falls to Philadelphia Union II, 2-1

July 16, 2023 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
New York Red Bulls II News Release


New York Red Bulls II (8-6-4, 30 pts.) fall to Philadelphia Union II (7-8-4, 27 pts.) 2-1 at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia opened the scoring in the fourth minute, when Stefan Stojanovic found the back of the net for the early lead.

New York tied the match from the penalty spot in the 80th minute, with Ibrahim Kasule calmly placing the ball past the Philadelphia keeper.

Just two minutes later, Philadelphia regained their lead off the foot of Luciano Sanchez off a breakaway.

The goal from Kasule was his club-leading eighth in nine matches.

The Ugandan midfielder set a club record by scoring in his fifth consecutive match, passing Stefano Bonomo and Brandon Allen, who had scored in four straight.

Kasule ranks second among MLS NEXT Pro midfielders in goals and is tied for third league wide.

The midfielder is now 100% from the penalty spot this season, scoring in all four of his attempts so far.

New York stays on the road to face FC Cincinnati II on Saturday, July 22. Kickoff from NKU Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. ET. Coverage will be on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.

Post-Game Notes: New York Red Bulls II Falls to Philadelphia Union II, 2-1

Philadelphia Union II 2, New York Red Bulls II 1

2023 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Match 18

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. ET

Subaru Park | Chester, PA

Scoring Summary:

PHI - Stefan Stojanovic 6 (Donovan) 4'

NY - Ibrahim Kasule 8 (PK) 80'

PHI - Luciano Sanchez 2 (Olney) 84'

Misconduct Summary:

PHI - Jeremy Rafanello (caution, foul) 44'

NY -Dylan Sullivan (caution, foul) 45' +1'

New York Red Bulls II: A.J. Marcucci; Jayden Reid, Matt Nocita, Arian Recinos, Copeland Berkley (Dija 69'), Aiden Jarvis (Bento Estrela 59'), Dylan Sullivan (Henry Wise 87'), Ibrahim Kasule, O'Vonte Mullings, Ricardo Gorday (Erick Ruiz 69'), Frank Ssebufu

Unused Subs: Alan Rutkowski, Amos Shapiro-Thompson

TOTAL SHOTS: 22; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 12; POSSESSION: 61.4; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2

Philadelphia Union II: Andrew Rick, Juan Castillo, Daniel Kreuger, Hugo Le Guennec, Francis Westfield, David Vazquez (Boubacar Diallo 77'), Jeremy Rafanello (K. Tucker 62'), Carlos Rojas, Christopher Olney Jr. (Anthony Sorenson 90' +3'), Stefan Stojanovic (Nelson Pierre 62'), Chris Donovan (Luciano Sanchez 77')

Unused Subs: Brooks Thompson, Alex Perez, Nathan Nkanji, Edward Davis

TOTAL SHOTS: 6; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 16; POSSESSION: 38.6; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 6

Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Assistant Referees: Gjovalin Bori, Andrew Charron

4th Official: Stephen Foster

Check out the New York Red Bulls II Statistics

• Discuss this story on the MLS NEXT Pro message board...

MLS NEXT Pro Stories from July 16, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central