LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (November 4, 2017) – New York Red Bulls II season came to an end in the Eastern Conference Finals Saturday evening at Slugger Field, falling on penalty kicks, 4-2, to Louisville City FC.
Playing their sixth-straight road match, NYRB II held steady against a Louisville side that tallied the most regular season home wins from remaining playoff sides.
Louisville opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the match with Brian Ownby sending a looping shot over the head of goalkeeper Evan Louro.
Just before halftime, NYRB II nearly found the equalizer with Andrew Tinari placing a shot towards the top corner but a last-minute clearance steered it to safety.