HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Harrisburg City Islanders and New York Red Bulls II meet for the third and final time this season on Wednesday night at FNB Field with both teams having taken victory once so far in the series between the two in 2017. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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Harrisburg City Islanders news and notes
Current record: 4-8-4, 16pts
The City Islanders saw their two-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday as the Rochester Rhinos scored late in 1-0 victory at Capelli Sport Stadium.
The contest was the first in the Capelli Sport Hero Cup rivalry series between the clubs, which will resume on August 8 at FNB Field.
Harrisburg kicks off a three-game home stand on Wednesday night, with the Richmond Kickers and Charlotte Independence also set to visit during the upcoming stint.
The City Islanders announced on Tuesday that the game on Saturday against the Kickers will be aired locally on WHTM - ABC 27.
New York Red Bulls II news and notes
Current record: 6-8-3, 21pts
The Red Bulls II fell for a second time this season to Bethlehem Steel FC on Sunday evening at Goodman Stadium to slip to eight place in the Eastern Conference.
New York has now lost three times in its last five outings, the same number of defeats it suffered in the entirety of the 2016 regular season.
Midfielder Vincent Bezecourt is tied for the USL lead with seven assists this season, and has created 37 scoring chances in his second professional year.
New York has conceded 32 goals this season, the most of any team in the Eastern Conference.
Series Notes
Squads
Harrisburg – GK: Nick Noble, Brandon Miller, Sean Lewis; D: Griffin Libhart, Travis Brent, Tiago Calvano, Lee Nishanian, James Thomas, Abass Mohammed, Chris Hill, Shawn McLaws; M: Mouhamed Dabo, Jonny Mendoza, Paul Wilson, Rasheed Olabiyi, Danny DiPrima, Jake Bond, John Grosh, Pedro Ribeiro; F: Manolo Sanchez, Aaron Wheeler, Michael Olla, Cardel Benbow, Ropapa Mensah, Fredrick Opoku
New York – GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Samuel Ilin, Xavier Kennedy; D: Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Andrew Lombard, Kevin O'Toole, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor, Ethan Kutler; M: Dan Metzger, Derrick Etienne Jr., Arun Basuljevic, Florian Valot, Andrew Tinari, Kazu Shigenobu, Junior Flemmings, Zaire Bartley, Vincent Bezecourt; F: Zeiko Lewis, Alex Muyl, Brandon Allen, Stefano Bonomo, Douglas Martinez
Discipline
Harrisburg – None
New York – Caution accumulation: Dan Metzger
Officials
REF: JAROSLAW WEREL
AR1: Ben Pilgrim
AR2: Victor Vazquez
4TH: Dustin Killick
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Twitter social handles
Harrisburg City Islanders – @City_Islanders
New York Red Bulls II – @NYRBII
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