Pittsburgh, PA (March 25, 2017) – New York Red Bulls II opened the 2017 USL season with a 3-3 draw on the road to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Their title defense got off to a fast start as returning playmaker Florian Valot scored quickly in the sixth minute off a cheeky assist from Red Bulls loanee Arun Basuljevic.
The Riverhounds didn’t stay behind for long as former New York Red Bulls draft pick Corey Hertzog beat Red Bulls II keeper Rafael Diaz to a 50/50 ball and tapped one in to equalize.
Newly signed Red Bulls II player Andrew Tinari made his professional debut assisting on a Vincent Bezecourt left-footed strike that beat the Pittsburgh keeper in the 16th minute.