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FT Sunday, November 23, 2025
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Match Report

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NYCFC eliminates Shield-winning Philadelphia Union in playoffs

Maxi Moralez opened the scoring in the 27th minute and New York City FC beat the No. 1 seed Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday night to win the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
3
49.7
Possession
50.3
5
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
5
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
290
419
Passes
396
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
56
19
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
8
36
Effective Clearances
13
36
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:11 Philadelphia Union vs. New York City FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 29Olwethu MakhanyaCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 26Nathan HarrielRB
  6. 4Jovan LukicCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 19Indiana VassilevLM
  9. 32Milan IloskiRM
  10. 20Bruno DamianiCF-L
  11. 9Tai BariboCF-R

NYC · 4-4-2

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 34Raul GustavoLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 22Kevin O'TooleCM-L
  7. 32Jonathan ShoreCM-R
  8. 17Hannes WolfLM
  9. 26Agustin OjedaRM
  10. 10Maxi MorálezCF-L
  11. 7Nicolás FernándezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, New York City FC 1. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 31' Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 35' Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Frankie Westfield replaces Jovan Lukic.
  6. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Tai Baribo.
  7. 60' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Rick replaces Andre Blake because of an injury.
  8. 69' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  9. 77' Matt Freese (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 78' Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Hannes Wolf.
  11. 83' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
  12. 85' Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 87' Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Maxi Moralez.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Nicolás Fernández.

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