Brett’s late goal lifts Riverhounds to win
Riverhounds SC defeated the first- place New York Red Bulls II, 2- 1, Wednesday at MSU Soccer Park in Montclair, N. J.
New York ( 14- 5- 5) scored first with a goal from Tom Barlow in the 20th minute, but the Riverhounds ( 11- 3- 8) rallied with goals from Joe Greenspan ( 36th minute) and Neco Brett ( 84th minute).
“I think the goal woke us up,” head coach Bob Lilley said. “The last 15 minutes of the first half we were more positive. It was a tight game. Fortunately, we got the winning goal in the second half. We did a good job closing the game once we got the lead as well.”
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Tennis
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Auto racing
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Baseball
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