What should have been a quiet reserve team scrimmage against a local amateur club was…still a quiet reserve team scrimmage against a local club. But it did give us some hints about how the New York Red Bulls could address one of the more thin sections of their squad.
The Red Bulls II reserve team played old friends West Chester United on Tuesday in East Hanover, playing to a 3-2 defeat. But while the competitive result is unlikely to gain much attention, the team’s lineup raised some eyebrows.
Tonight’s Starting XI:
Giannis Nikopolidis (Draft)
Mustafa Kizza (Trialist)
JC Cortez
Daniel De Leon (Trialist)
Delasi Batse (Trialist)
Sam Williams
Steven Sserwadda
Jesús Castellano
Jason Pendant
Austin Brummett
Omar Sowe#NYRBII— New York Red Bulls II (@NYRBII) March 2, 2022First was the re-emergence of Jason Pendant, the veteran French-born left back who played only fringe MLS minutes in 2021 and had not been visible in the club’s preseason activity.