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FT Sunday, August 16, 2026
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New York City FC WDWLL 2
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Damiani scores 2, Sullivan sets up 2 in Union rally over NYCFC

Bruno Damiani scored his first two goals of the season, 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan had two assists and the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 3-2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
49.3
Possession
50.7
17
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
247
Accurate Passes
247
329
Passes
345
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
64
25
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
5
18
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
4
30
Effective Clearances
27
30
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:39 Bénie Traoré scores from the spot Watch on ESPN 00:32 Luighi Hanri scores penalty goal vs. Philadelphia Union Watch on ESPN 00:47 Danley Jean Jacques scores in the 48' Watch on ESPN 00:52 Bruno Damiani scores in the 69' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 6James SandsCD-L
  3. 23Max MurrayCD-R
  4. 2Nico CavalloLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 55Keaton ParksCM
  7. 8Andrés PereaLM
  8. 32Jonathan ShoreRM
  9. 20Luighi HanriF
  10. 9Bénie TraoréLF
  11. 26Agustin OjedaRF

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  3. 44Neil PierreCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 39Frankie WestfieldRB
  6. 4Jovan LukicCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 19Indiana VassilevLM
  9. 6Cavan SullivanRM
  10. 10Milan IloskiCF-L
  11. 9Bruno DamianiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! New York City FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 16' Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Delay in match because of an injury Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  4. 18'
  5. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 19'
  7. 43' Luighi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 44' Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45'+2' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Luighi (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 48' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  11. 50' Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Máximo Carrizo replaces Jonathan Shore.
  13. 60' Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin O'Toole replaces Keaton Parks.
  14. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jovan Lukic.
  15. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Luighi.
  16. 67' Substitution, New York City FC. Malachi Jones replaces Bénie Traoré.
  17. 69' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan following a fast break.
  18. 70' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  19. 75' Goal! New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 3. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan following a fast break.
  20. 78' Substitution, New York City FC. Raul Gustavo replaces Max Murray.
  21. 79' Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 80' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Cavan Sullivan.
  23. 85' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 90' Malachi Jones (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.

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