Brooklyn, N.Y. (September 30, 2026) – Brooklyn FC Men lost 3-1 to Detroit City FC at home. Despite fighting back to find an equalizer against the best defense in the USL Championship, Brooklyn fell behind again 2-1. While pushing late in the game, Detroit were able to seal the game with a goal into an empty net in second half stoppage time.
Detroit City controlled much of the ball in the first half but the biggest chance of the half fell to Brooklyn in the 29th minute. Midfielder CJ Olney Jr. was sent running down the left wing by an outside of the foot pass by defender Rocco Romeo. Olney crossed the ball across the box which found forward JC Obregón Jr. at the back post, but his shot was just wide.
Detroit’s biggest chance came in the 38th minute, falling to forward Kian Williams who shot from about 10 yards out. Brooklyn goalkeeper Jackson Lee was able to get down quickly and push the ball wide with his palm, keeping the match scoreless at halftime.
Detroit opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, as forward Darren Smith tipped in a cross just inside the post to make it 1-0.
Obregón had another big chance in the 61st minute, forcing a big save from the Detroit City goalkeeper with a shot on target from a direct free kick.
In the 68th minute, a penalty was awarded to Brooklyn after a push from a Detroit defender in the box. Captain Tommy McNamara stepped up, and converted once again as he did two weeks ago against FC Tulsa.
However, just a few minutes later, Detroit took the lead again in the 72nd minute. A corner was crossed in and found the head of defender Callum Montgomery.
Brooklyn kept pushing for an equalizer and a chance came for midfielder Peter Mangione in the 89th minute, but his header on target was saved.
As Brooklyn kept on going, Lee came out of his net to attack a corner. The corner was unfortunately cleared by Detroit, and they were able to score from their own half to seal the win. With this loss, Brooklyn FC were eliminated from playoff contention.
SCORING SUMMARY
Brooklyn FC: Tommy McNamara 70’ (Penalty).
Detroit City: Darren Smith 53’, Callum Montgomery 72’, Kobe Hernandez-Foster 90+3’.
DISCPLINE
Brooklyn FC: N/A.
Detroit City: Ryan Williams 35’ (Yellow), Michael Bryant 59’ (Yellow), Alex Dalou 84’ (Yellow).
LINEUPS
Brooklyn FC – Jackson Lee; Malik Pinto (Ryan McLaughlin 71’), Gabriel Alves, Rocco Romeo, Callum Frogson, Taimu Okiyoshi (Vuk Latinovich 82’), Tommy McNamara (Peter Mangione 71’), Anthony Fontana, CJ Olney Jr., Abdoulaye Kanté (Stefan Stojanovic 45’), JC Obregón Jr. (Johnny Klein 82’).
Unused Substitutes: Lukas Burns, So Nishikawa.
Detroit City – Carlos Herrera; Rio Hope-Gund, Tommy Silva, Michael Bryant, Devon Amoo-Mensah (Callum Montgomery 46’), Maxi Rodríguez (Alassane Diouf 74’), Alex Dalou (Kobe Hernandez-Foster 90’), Ryan Williams (Montgomery 35’), Ben Morris (Darren Smith 46’), Kian Williams, Cheickou Niang (Abdoulaye Diop 74’).
Unused Substitutes: Carlos Saldaña, Aedan Stanley.
UP NEXT FOR BROOKLYN FC MEN
Brooklyn FC Men have another home match this weekend, taking on Rhode Island FC on October 3 at 8 PM ET, celebrating Fan Appreciation Night. They will then head on the road to face Hartford Athletic on October 17 before the final home match on October 21, against Birmingham Legion. Multiple home match ticketing options, including multi-game and single-game, are available. Tickets are available on SeatGeek.
