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New York City FC v Philadelphia Union 2-3 · Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
New York City FC
FT

2-3

  • B. Traore (P)4'
  • Luighi (P)45+2'
  • D. Jean Jacques48'
  • B. Damiani69'
  • B. Damiani75'
Philadelphia Union
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What happened

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Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 3-2 in the Major League Soccer.

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.

Key stats

Possession

51%49%

Shots

1516

xG

2.172.31

Shots on Target

44

Corners

84

Pass Accuracy

71%75%

Match timeline

  1. 90’Yellow cardM. Jones
  2. 85’Yellow cardK. Wagner
  3. 80’SubstitutionC. Sullivan · On: A. Bedoya
  4. 79’Yellow cardT. Gray
  5. 78’SubstitutionM. Murray · On: Raul Gustavo
  6. 75’B. DamianiPhiladelphia Union · assist Q. Sullivan2–3
  7. 70’SubstitutionI. Vassilev · On: Q. Sullivan
  8. 69’B. DamianiPhiladelphia Union · assist C. Sullivan2–2
  9. 67’SubstitutionLuighi · On: Talles Magno
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Team stats comparison

New York City FCPhiladelphia Union
  • 51Possession49
  • 15Shots16
  • 4Shots on Target4
  • 2.17xG2.31
  • 8Corners4
  • 1Offsides3
  • 1Saves2
  • 335Passes320
  • 71Pass Accuracy75
  • 14Fouls20
  • 3Yellow Cards4

Match info

Competition
Major League Soccer
Referee
Sergii Demianchuk, USA
New York City FC coach
Pascal Jansen
Philadelphia Union coach
Ryan Richter

Match record

Competition
Major League Soccer
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:new-york-city-fc-vs-philadelphia-union-mls-2026-08-16

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

New York City FC4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 49Matthew FreeseGK
  • 24Tayvon GrayDF
  • 23Max MurrayDF
  • 6James SandsDF
  • 2Nico CavalloDF
  • 32Jonathan ShoreMF
  • 55Keaton ParksMF
  • 26Agustin OjedaMF
  • 8Andrés PereaMF
  • 9Bénie TraoréMF
  • 20Luighi HanriFW

Bench

  • 30Tomás Romero
  • 35Mitja Ilenič
  • 34Raul Gustavo
  • 22Kevin O'Toole
  • 29Máximo Carrizo
  • 75El Hadij Samb
  • 15Kevin Pierre
  • 11Talles Magno
  • 88Malachi Jones

Coach · Pascal Jansen

49. Matthew Freese (GK)49Freese24. Tayvon Gray (DF)24Gray23. Max Murray (DF)23Murray6. James Sands (DF)6Sands2. Nico Cavallo (DF)2Cavallo32. Jonathan Shore (MF)32Shore55. Keaton Parks (MF)55Parks26. Agustin Ojeda (MF)26Ojeda8. Andrés Perea (MF)8Perea9. Bénie Traoré (MF)9Traoré20. Luighi Hanri (FW)20Hanri18. Andre Blake (GK)18Blake39. Frankie Westfield (DF)39Westfield44. Neil Pierre (DF)44Pierre26. Nathan Harriel (DF)26Harriel27. Kai Wagner (DF)27Wagner6. Cavan Sullivan (MF)6Sullivan4. Jovan Lukić (MF)4Lukić21. Danley Jean Jacques (MF)21Jacques19. Indiana Vassilev (MF)19Vassilev10. Milan Iloski (FW)10Iloski9. Bruno Damiani (FW)9Damiani
  • New York City FC
  • Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 18Andre BlakeGK
  • 39Frankie WestfieldDF
  • 44Neil PierreDF
  • 26Nathan HarrielDF
  • 27Kai WagnerDF
  • 6Cavan SullivanMF
  • 4Jovan LukićMF
  • 21Danley Jean JacquesMF
  • 19Indiana VassilevMF
  • 10Milan IloskiFW
  • 9Bruno DamianiFW

Bench

  • 76Andrew Rick
  • 5Japhet Sery Larsen
  • 11Alejandro Bedoya
  • 28Agustin Anello
  • 33Quinn Sullivan
  • 8Jesus Bueno
  • 16Ben Bender
  • 14Jeremy Rafanello
  • 23Ezekiel Alladoh

Coach · Ryan Richter

Major League Soccer table

Western Conference
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps241446+3046
2Houston Dynamo251348+443
3FC Dallas251276+743
4San Jose Earthquakes251258+841
5St. Louis City251186+741
7Philadelphia Union259610+733
8New York City FC25889+632
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Full timeline

20 events

  1. 4’B. TraoreNew York City FC1–0
  2. 16’Yellow cardN. Harriel
  3. 43’Yellow cardLuighi
  4. 44’Yellow cardJ. Lukic
  5. 45+2’LuighiNew York City FC2–0
  6. 48’D. Jean JacquesPhiladelphia Union · assist C. Sullivan2–1
  7. 51’Yellow cardM. Iloski
  8. 60’SubstitutionJ. Shore · On: M. Carrizo
  9. 60’SubstitutionK. Parks · On: K. O'Toole
  10. 62’SubstitutionJ. Lukic · On: J. Bueno
  11. 67’SubstitutionLuighi · On: Talles Magno
  12. 67’SubstitutionB. Traore · On: M. Jones
  13. 69’B. DamianiPhiladelphia Union · assist C. Sullivan2–2
  14. 70’SubstitutionI. Vassilev · On: Q. Sullivan
  15. 75’B. DamianiPhiladelphia Union · assist Q. Sullivan2–3
  16. 78’SubstitutionM. Murray · On: Raul Gustavo
  17. 79’Yellow cardT. Gray
  18. 80’SubstitutionC. Sullivan · On: A. Bedoya
  19. 85’Yellow cardK. Wagner
  20. 90’Yellow cardM. Jones

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