MLS

Charlotte FC vs New York City FC, 2025 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 1
Charlotte FC
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    Game 1
    New York City FC
    • 34': Alonso Martínez

    Alonso Martínez scores, NYCFC beats Charlotte to begin best-of-3 series

    New York City FC beat Charlotte FC 1-0 on Tuesday night to begin the best-of-three series in the 2025 MLS playoffs.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC).
    • 1': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 3': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
    • 7': Offside, Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Raul Gustavo (New York City FC).
    • 8': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Idan Toklomati.
    • 17': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Matt Freese.
    • 19': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
    • 21': Offside, New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 24': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
    • 26': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
    • 31': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
    • 31': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
    • 34': Goal! Charlotte FC 0, New York City FC 1. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Perea with a headed pass.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Toffolo.
    • 36': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
    • 36': Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
    • 40': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
    • 44': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, New York City FC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 0, New York City FC 1.
    • 46': Foul by Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC).
    • 46': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 51': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
    • 51': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Matt Freese.
    • 53': Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC).
    • 53': Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
    • 54': Offside, Charlotte FC. Tim Ream is caught offside.
    • 56': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
    • 56': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
    • 63': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
    • 64': Offside, New York City FC. Kevin O'Toole is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
    • 65': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Liel Abada.
    • 66': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Raul Gustavo.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas.
    • 68': Foul by Raul Gustavo (New York City FC).
    • 68': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
    • 71': Handball by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
    • 71': Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for handball.
    • 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Raul Gustavo.
    • 73': Handball by Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a headed pass.
    • 75': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Djibril Diani.
    • 78': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Archie Goodwin replaces Brandt Bronico.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas.
    • 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Maxi Moralez.
    • 83': Foul by Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC).
    • 83': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 86': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandon Cambridge replaces Kerwin Vargas.
    • 87': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
    • 87': Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Brandon Cambridge with a cross.
    • 90': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Nicolás Fernández.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Alonso Martínez.
    • 90'+3': Offside, New York City FC. Seymour Reid is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Cambridge.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, New York City FC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 0, New York City FC 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    5 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 4
    49.6 Possession 50.4
    12 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    369 Accurate Passes 382
    441 Passes 441
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 30
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    47 Long Balls 62
    20 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 5
    27 Effective Clearances 25
    27 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Bank of America Stadium
    Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 33,709

    Line-Ups

    CLT Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
    3 Tim Ream
    29 Adilson Malanda
    15 Harry Toffolo
    14 Nathan Byrne
    13 Brandt Bronico
    28 Djibril Diani
    8 Ashley Westwood
    17 Idan Toklomati
    11 Liel Abada
    18 Kerwin Vargas
    Charlotte FC Substitutes:
    David Bingham, Nikola Petkovic, Archie Goodwin, Bill Tuiloma, Andrew Privett, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Tyger Smalls, Brandon Cambridge, Eryk Williamson.

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

    No. Name
    49 Matthew Freese (GK)
    80 Justin Haak Yellow Card
    13 Thiago Martins
    34 Raul Gustavo Yellow Card
    24 Tayvon Gray Yellow Card
    10 Maxi Morález
    8 Andrés Perea
    21 Aiden O'Neill Yellow Card
    16 Alonso Martínez
    22 Kevin O'Toole Yellow Card
    7 Nicolás Fernández
    New York City FC Substitutes:
    Hannes Wolf, Nico Cavallo, Agustin Ojeda, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Mitja Ilenic, Tomas Romero, Jonathan Shore, Julián Fernández, Seymour Reid.

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