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FT Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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NYC leads series 1-0 · Bank of America Stadium · 33,709 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:49 Alonso Martínez scores stunning goal to win Game 1 for NYCFC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CLT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. 3Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 15Harry ToffoloLB
  5. 14Nathan ByrneRB
  6. 13Brandt BronicoAM
  7. 28Djibril DianiLM
  8. 8Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 17Idan ToklomatiF
  10. 11Liel AbadaAM-L
  11. 18Kerwin VargasAM-R

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 34Raul GustavoLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 8Andrés PereaLM
  8. 21Aiden O'NeillRM
  9. 16Alonso MartínezF
  10. 22Kevin O'TooleAM-L
  11. 7Nicolás FernándezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 36' Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 56' Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Liel Abada.
  5. 68' Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  7. 72' Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Raul Gustavo.
  8. 78' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Archie Goodwin replaces Brandt Bronico.
  9. 82' Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Maxi Moralez.
  10. 86' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandon Cambridge replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  11. 90' Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Alonso Martínez.

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