RICHMOND, VA – (Friday, April 6, 2018) – The Richmond Kickers (1-2-0) will be seeking their second win in a row this Saturday night as they host New York Red Bulls II (2-1-0) at 5:00 p.m. The party starts at 3:00 p.m. when the gates open at City Stadium for the I Heart Carytown Craft Beer Festival with live music from Pretty Ugly, a mini-Carytown marketplace featuring locally-owned restaurants, food trucks and handcrafted items from Carytown boutiques, 20+ craft beers on tap and the Kickers pro game versus New York Red Bulls II at 5:00 p.m. to showcase why Carytown is the best place to Eat, Shop and Play. The match will be available to stream online at www.richmondkickers.com/Matchday. Tickets are on sale now at www.richmondkickers.com.
Both teams have met on six occasions with the Kickers taking two victories, while falling to the Red Bulls II three times and drawing once. New York bested the Kickers in two occasions in 2017, winning by a 1-0 margin in both matches. The first meeting came as just the second match of the season April 1 on the road at MSU Soccer Park, with Zeiko Lewis putting the home side up just after an hour for the only goal of the match. A 38th minute goal from Brandon Allen, now with Bethlehem Steel FC, was enough to secure the first-ever victory for the club on the road at City Stadium June 3.
With two goals in the second half, the Richmond Kickers clinched their first three points in 2018 against North Carolina FC last Saturday night at City Stadium. A 77th minute penalty, drawn by Brian Shriver and converted by Yudai Imura, kickstarted the comeback and a 83rd minute backheel finish by Raul Gonzalez from a cross by Shriver placed the Richmond Kickers in pole position. Travis Worra came up with a massive save in stoppage time to preserve the home victory. Shriver earned a spot in the USL Team of the Week for Week 3 with his performance throughout the match including the game winning assist.
In their second win of the season, NYRB II claimed a lopsided 5-2 win over the Charleston Battery at Red Bull Arena this past Saturday afternoon. Brian White opened the scoring in the 44th minute, converting a penalty kick opportunity just before the halftime whistle. Andrew Tinari and Benjamin Mines scored in the 47th and 50th minutes respectively to extend the lead. Despite a second half brace from Tah Anunga, the Battery would not be able to get back into the match after two goals from Armando Moreno, ensuring the victory for the home side.
Richmond will embark on their second road trip of the season Saturday, April 14 as they travel to face the defending USL Champions, Louisville City FC at Louisville Slugger Field. The match will be available on the Kickers Official Television Partners WTVR CBS 6 via their 6.3 sub channel (Comcast 206, Verizon FiOS 466) and streaming online at www.richmondkickers.com/Matchday. The Kickers return to City Stadium Wednesday, April 25 as Toronto FC II comes to town. Tickets are available now at www.richmondkickers.com.
