Brooklyn, N.Y. (October 24, 2026) – Brooklyn FC Men lost 4-3 on the road to Loudoun United in their final match of their 2026 USL Championship season.
Loudoun opened the scoring after just 3 minutes, as midfielder Rida Zouhir unleashed a rocket from 30 yards out that hit the top corner of the net.
Brooklyn responded in the first half, with three unanswered goals before the break. The first came in the 17th minute, as some pressure from the Brooklyn attack forced a misplaced pass out of the back from the Loudoun keeper that went straight to midfielder Peter Mangione. He played a first time ball to Brooklyn forward JC Obregón Jr. who was able to tap into an open net for the equalizer.
Brooklyn took the lead through a penalty in the 23rd minute. Obregón was tackled in the box and a penalty was called. He stepped up to smash the penalty into the top corner for his brace and his fifth goal of the Championship season.
A third goal for the visitors came just before halftime through midfielder Taimu Okiyoshi. A deep cross from midfielder CJ Olney Jr. found the head of Okiyoshi who scored his first Brooklyn goal, as well as the first goal in his professional career.
Loudoun came back in the second half, with their second goal coming shortly after the halftime break in the 48th minute from forward Abdellatif Aboukoura.
The equalizer came for Loudoun in the 65th minute, as Brooklyn cleared a free kick to midfielder James Murphy, who turned and scored to bring the scoreline to 3-3.
Both teams threatened to score a winner but Loudoun eventually won the match through substitute forward Liam Butts in the 88th minute after a giveaway from a Brooklyn player.
SCORING SUMMARY
Brooklyn FC: JC Obregón Jr. 17’, 23’, Taimu Okiyoshi 45+3’.
Loudoun United: Rida Zouhir 3’, Abdellatif Aboukoura 47’, James Murphy 65’, Liam Butts 88’.
DISCPLINE
Brooklyn FC: Abdoulaye Kanté 77’ (Yellow).
Birmingham Legion: Rida Zouhir 89’ (Yellow), James Murphy 90+3’ (Yellow).
LINEUPS
Brooklyn FC – Jackson Lee; Jaden Servania, Malik Pinto, Vuk Latinovich, So Nishikawa (Gabriel Alves 73’), Tommy McNamara (Abdoulaye Kanté 67’), Taimu Okiyoshi, Peter Mangione (Stefan Stojanovic 59’), Anthony Fontana, CJ Olney Jr., JC Obregón Jr. (Pierre Da Silva 73’).
Unused Substitutes: Lukas Burns, Rocco Romeo, Johnny Klein.
Birmingham Legion – Ethan Bandré; Luca Piras, Noah Adnan, Salvatore Mazzaferro, Kwame Awuah; James Murphy, Ride Zouhir, Pedro Santos (Richard Aman 60’), Akil Watts (Giorgi Lomtadze 52’), Abdellatif Aboukoura, Edward Davis (Liam Butts 76’).
Unused Substitutes: Patrick Donovan, Aidan O’Connor, Liam Barrus.
