Brooklyn 1–3 Rhode Island

Rhode Island blitzed Brooklyn with two goals inside the opening 22 minutes and never let up, turning that early punch into a 3-1 win in USL Championship play. A. Shapiro-Thompson opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and K. Yao doubled the lead four minutes later, leaving Brooklyn chasing shadows before halftime. N. Scardina put it beyond doubt just after the hour mark, a finish that fits the league table: Rhode Island arrived with two wins and a draw from their last five, sitting seventh, while Brooklyn's winless run reached five straight without a single victory. M. Pinto's 85th-minute strike gave the home crowd something to cheer, snapping a scoreless afternoon for Brooklyn, but it only dented the scoreline, not the result. Neither scorer cracks the league's top ten this season, where P. Goodrum still leads with eight goals, proof Rhode Island won this one as a team. Watch Yao's finish in the 22nd minute, the moment the game got away from Brooklyn.