MLS

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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New York City FC
  • 55': Alonso Martínez
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1 - 0
Philadelphia Union

    Alonso Martinez scores as NYCFC blank Union 1-0

    Alonso Martinez scored his fifth goal of the season early in the second half and New York City FC snapped a three-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
    • 4': Hand ball by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 13': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
    • 13': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Damiani.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
    • 19': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jovan Lukic.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 20': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 26': Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
    • 26': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
    • 31': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union).
    • 33': Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
    • 37': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
    • 37': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
    • 41': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 46': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
    • 46': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
    • 48': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
    • 51': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Olwethu Makhanya.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jonathan Shore (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
    • 53': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
    • 53': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 55': Goal! New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitja Ilenic with a through ball.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks with a through ball.
    • 64': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Olwethu Makhanya.
    • 65': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
    • 65': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
    • 66': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
    • 67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 75': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maxi Moralez.
    • 75': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Quinn Sullivan.
    • 75': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Bruno Damiani.
    • 78': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union).
    • 78': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
    • 80': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Matt Freese.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Foul by Julián Fernández (New York City FC).
    • 83': Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan is caught offside.
    • 85': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
    • 85': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Hannes Wolf.
    • 86': Substitution, New York City FC. Birk Risa replaces Agustín Ojeda.
    • 86': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Frankie Westfield replaces Olwethu Makhanya.
    • 87': Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC).
    • 87': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
    • 90': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
    • 90': Hand ball by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Mounsef Bakrar.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Birk Risa.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Mounsef Bakrar.
    • 90'+3': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+3': Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 3
    49.1 Possession 50.9
    16 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    317 Accurate Passes 340
    419 Passes 456
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    11 Accurate Crosses 3
    35 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 50
    16 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    8 Blocked Shots 3
    18 Effective Tackles 4
    21 Tackles 7
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 13
    30 Effective Clearances 35
    30 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Citi Field
    Location: New York, New York, USA
    Attendance: 19,897

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Philadelphia Union 23 +17 46
    2 FC Cincinnati 23 +7 45
    3 Nashville SC 23 +16 44
    4 Columbus Crew 23 +6 41
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    49 Matthew Freese (GK)
    80 Justin Haak
    13 Thiago Martins
    22 Kevin O'Toole
    35 Mitja Ilenic
    10 Maxi Morález
    32 Jonathan Shore
    55 Keaton Parks
    16 Alonso Martínez
    26 Agustin Ojeda
    17 Hannes Wolf
    New York City FC Substitutes:
    Tayvon Gray, Birk Risa, Andrés Perea, Nico Cavallo, Tomas Romero, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Greg Ranjitsingh, Julián Fernández, Monsef Bakrar.

    PHI Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    76 Andrew Rick (GK)
    29 Olwethu Makhanya Yellow Card
    5 Jakob Glesnes
    27 Kai Wagner
    26 Nathan Harriel
    4 Jovan Lukic
    21 Danley Jean Jacques
    19 Indiana Vassilev
    33 Quinn Sullivan
    9 Tai Baribo
    20 Bruno Damiani
    Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
    Chris Donovan, Jeremy Rafanello, Cavan Sullivan, Jesús Bueno, Francis Westfield, Oliver Semmle, Alejandro Bedoya, Mikkel Uhre, Neil Pierre.

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