Loudoun United FC will play their thirteenth match of the 2022 United Soccer League (USL) regular season against New York Red Bulls II on Wednesday, June 8th at 7:15 PM EST at Segra Field. This will be the Red-and-White’s seventh home match of the season. Wednesday’s matchup will be the second time these two teams face-off in the USL Championship this season with Loudoun United defeating New York 3-0 in the first go-around. Wednesday’s match is Pride Night at Segra Field. The night will include a “fireside” chat with Equality Loudoun, informative concourse tables and $2 beers (Coors Light and Miller Lite) through halftime.
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Loudoun United come off a 1-1 draw against Charleston Battery on Saturday, May 28 at Segra Field. Alexander Dexter scored his first professional goal in his professional debut from Skage Simonsen’s first assist of the season. Loudoun United currently sits 12 points off of playoff contention with 66 points left to play for in the 2022 USL Championship season. Rio Hope-Gund will be unavailable for selection in Wednesday’s match due to red card suspension.
How can I Follow the Match?
Tickets are available now at www.loudoununitedfc.com/tickets. Wednesday’s match will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
Head Coach Ryan Martin on Upcoming Match:
“We look forward to playing a rivalry match and continue to improve from our last game to this one. The players have had great opportunities to get minutes in international competition, so they are raring to go.”
About New York Red Bulls II
New York Red Bulls II is currently 1-10-2 and in 13th place in the USL Eastern Conference. The Red Bulls sit three points behind Loudoun United in the standings. Wednesday’s opponents recently tied San Diego Loyal SC 2-2 on Friday, June 3 at Red Bull Arena. New York opened the scoring from a Caden Clark goal in the 16th minute. Sam Williams doubled the lead for Red Bulls II less than 10 minutes later. The visitors evened the score line in the 88th minute.
New York Red Bulls II is currently last in goals scored and have only kept a clean sheet once this USL Championship season. Jordan Adebayo-Smith currently leads the team with three goals in 12 appearances while O’Vonte Mullings leads the team with three assists in 11 appearances. Steven Sserwadda recently logged minutes with the Uganda national team in the AFCON Qualifier and will miss Wednesday’s match.
Match Up History
Loudoun United is 4-4-1 overall against New York Red Bulls II. The Red-and-White last faced off with the Red Bulls on March 19, 2022, at MSU Soccer Park. The match ended 3-0 in favor of the visiting team. Defender Christopher Cragwell was shown a red card in the 26th minute of the game. Forward Tyler Freeman went on to score two goals in the span of eight minutes. Winger Jacob Greene scored his second career goal against New York. This will be the tenth time the teams meet in the USL Championship regular season.
