New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAlonso 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
 PHI |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 19,897
Line-Ups
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 |
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 76 | Andrew Rick (GK) |
| 29 | Olwethu Makhanya  |
| 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 |
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