16-year-old Ngoma nets 1st MLS goal in NYRB win – Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results

Sixteen-year-old Serge Ngoma turned the youngest goal-scorer this MLS season, netting the winner within the 89th minute because the New York Purple Bulls rallied late for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Thursday evening in Harrison, N.J.

Ngoma, taking part in in his fourth MLS recreation, entered the sport within the 69th minute for Omir Fernandez and made a memorable defensive play to arrange the decisive tally.

Ngoma intercepted a cross by Atlanta’s Alan Franco, sped previous defender Alex De John and put a right-footed shot from the middle of the field into the underside proper nook of the web.

Earlier than the New Jersey native scored the game-winner, Lewis Morgan produced the tying aim on a penalty kick within the 83rd minute.

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Morgan transformed for the third time from the penalty spot this season after Luquinhas by Atlanta defender Caleb Wiley’s sliding deal with. Morgan simply scored his eighth aim by stepping right into a left-footed shot that landed within the heart of the web.

The late rally helped the Purple Bulls (8-5-5, 29 factors) get their third straight residence win and transfer right into a tie for first within the Japanese Convention with CF Montreal and the Philadelphia Union.

Josef Martinez scored off a scramble within the seventy fifth minute after coming into the sport 12 minutes earlier.

After the Purple Bulls couldn’t clear the rebound of Atlanta’s Emerson Hyndman’s right-footed shot, Martinez obtained the rebound and lifted a right-footed shot from very shut into the underside of the precise nook.

New York goalie Carlos Coronel made two saves, together with a diving cease on Ronaldo Cisneros within the 53rd minute.

Atlanta goalie Rocco Rios Nova stopped one shot in his fourth profession begin because the United (5-7-4, 19 factors) noticed their highway winless streak attain six video games (0-5-1).

Atlanta’s solely shot of the opening half occurred within the thirty first minute when Coronel made a leaping save on Luiz Araujo’s left-footed shot from the middle of the field.

New York’s lone shot occurred within the forty first minute, however Rios Novo stopped a header try from Patryk Klimala.

Supply: espn.co.uk