New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 2-3
- B. Traore (P)4'
- Luighi (P)45+2'
- D. Jean Jacques48'
- B. Damiani69'
- B. Damiani75'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 16 Aug 2026 · 22:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Sergii Demianchuk, USA
Match timeline
- 90’Yellow card
New York City FCM. Jones - 85’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionK. Wagner - 80’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionA. Bedoya ONC. Sullivan OFF - 79’Yellow card
New York City FCT. Gray - 78’Substitution
New York City FCRaul Gustavo ONM. Murray OFF - 75’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionB. DamianiAssist: Q. Sullivan2 – 3 - 70’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionQ. Sullivan ONI. Vassilev OFF - 69’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionB. DamianiAssist: C. Sullivan2 – 2
Show 12 earlier events
- 67’Substitution
New York City FCTalles Magno ONLuighi OFF - 67’Substitution
New York City FCM. Jones ONB. Traore OFF - 62’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionJ. Bueno ONJ. Lukic OFF - 60’Substitution
New York City FCM. Carrizo ONJ. Shore OFF - 60’Substitution
New York City FCK. O'Toole ONK. Parks OFF - 51’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionM. Iloski - 48’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionD. Jean JacquesAssist: C. Sullivan2 – 1 - 45+2’Penalty goal
New York City FCLuighi2 – 0 - 44’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionJ. Lukic - 43’Yellow card
New York City FCLuighi - 16’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionN. Harriel - 4’Penalty goal
New York City FCB. Traore1 – 0 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 51%Possession49%
- 15Shots16
- 2.17xG2.31
- 4Shots on Target4
- 8Corners4
- 71%Pass Accuracy75%
- 1Offsides3
- 1Saves2
- 335Passes320
- 14Fouls20
- 3Yellow Cards4
Lineups
Confirmed selections
New York City FC4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 49Freese
- 24Gray
- 23Murray
- 6Sands
- 2Cavallo
- 32Shore
- 55Parks
- 26Ojeda
- 8Perea
- 9Traoré
- 20Hanri
Substitutions
- 60’↑29 Máximo Carrizo↓32 Jonathan Shore
- 60’↑22 Kevin O'Toole↓55 Keaton Parks
- 67’↑11 Talles Magno↓ Luighi
- 67’↑88 Malachi Jones↓9 Bénie Traoré
- 78’↑34 Raul Gustavo↓23 Max Murray
Unused substitutes 30 Tomás Romero, 35 Mitja Ilenič, 75 El Hadij Samb, 15 Kevin Pierre
Coach Pascal Jansen
Philadelphia Union4 - 4 - 2
- 18Blake
- 39Westfield
- 44Pierre
- 26Harriel
- 27Wagner
- 6Sullivan
- 4Lukić
- 21Jacques
- 19Vassilev
- 10Iloski
- 9Damiani
Substitutions
- 62’↑8 Jesus Bueno↓4 Jovan Lukić
- 70’↑33 Quinn Sullivan↓19 Indiana Vassilev
- 80’↑11 Alejandro Bedoya↓6 Cavan Sullivan
Unused substitutes 76 Andrew Rick, 5 Japhet Sery Larsen, 28 Agustin Anello, 16 Ben Bender, 14 Jeremy Rafanello, 23 Ezekiel Alladoh
Coach Ryan Richter
Match facts
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Date
- Sun, 16 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 22:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Sergii Demianchuk, USA
- New York City FC coach
- Pascal Jansen
- Philadelphia Union coach
- Ryan Richter
League table
Major League Soccer - United States and Canada · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | +44 | 74 | |
| 2 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | +21 | 59 | |
| 3 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 58 | |
| 4 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 55 | |
| 5 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 46 | |
| 8 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | +6 | 44 | |
| 9 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 43 | |
| 10 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 39 | |
| 11 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -12 | 39 | |
| 13 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 33 | |
| 14 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -21 | 33 | |
| 15 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -30 | 26 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-1-0
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
- W-D-L
- 3-0-0
- Scored / match
- 2.3
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
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What happened
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Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 3-2 in the Major League Soccer - United States and Canada.
B. Traore 4' and Luighi 45+2' scored for New York City FC, D. Jean Jacques 48' and B. Damiani 69', 75' for Philadelphia Union.
New York City FC had 51% of the ball to Philadelphia Union's 49%; the sides had 15 and 16 shots (4 and 4 on target).
The referee showed 7 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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20 events
- 4’Penalty goal
New York City FCB. Traore1 – 0 - 16’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionN. Harriel - 43’Yellow card
New York City FCLuighi - 44’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionJ. Lukic - 45+2’Penalty goal
New York City FCLuighi2 – 0 - 48’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionD. Jean JacquesAssist: C. Sullivan2 – 1 - 51’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionM. Iloski - 60’Substitution
New York City FCM. Carrizo ONJ. Shore OFF - 60’Substitution
New York City FCK. O'Toole ONK. Parks OFF - 62’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionJ. Bueno ONJ. Lukic OFF - 67’Substitution
New York City FCTalles Magno ONLuighi OFF - 67’Substitution
New York City FCM. Jones ONB. Traore OFF - 69’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionB. DamianiAssist: C. Sullivan2 – 2 - 70’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionQ. Sullivan ONI. Vassilev OFF - 75’Goal!
Philadelphia UnionB. DamianiAssist: Q. Sullivan2 – 3 - 78’Substitution
New York City FCRaul Gustavo ONM. Murray OFF - 79’Yellow card
New York City FCT. Gray - 80’Substitution
Philadelphia UnionA. Bedoya ONC. Sullivan OFF - 85’Yellow card
Philadelphia UnionK. Wagner - 90’Yellow card
New York City FCM. Jones





