Brooklyn rallies past Hartford Athletic 3‑2 on Saturday

HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — Brooklyn scored three second-half goals to rally past Hartford Athletic 3-2 on Saturday at Trinity Health Stadium. Christopher Olney Jr. sealed the victory in the 79th minute, finishing with one goal and one assist. A. Kante scored in the 55th and John Klein in the 63rd for Brooklyn, which improved to 1-0-0 in the competition and 1-0-0 across all competitions. Hartford took a 21st-minute lead through Michael Adedokun, and S. Anaku restored the advantage in the 57th. Emmanuel Samadia and Barry Coffey provided assists for Hartford, which fell to 0-2-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 overall. The result left Hartford still seeking its first victory this season. Thomas Vancaeyezeele assisted for Brooklyn. Jaden Servania contributed an assist and received a yellow card in the 90+1st minute. Brooklyn also received yellow cards from A. Fontana twice, T. McNamara and M. Pinto. The teams combined for five goals.