New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 4-4
The match ended in a 4-4 draw at Yankee Stadium, with New York City FC and FC Cincinnati level after New York City FC led 2-1 at half-time. Nicolás Mercau (20', 35'), Ayoze Ojeda (53') and Talles Magno (79') scored for New York City FC, while Kevin Denkey (32', 65'), Alessandro Chirila (90') and Evander (90' pen) scored for FC Cincinnati. New York City FC had 55% possession and 17 shots to 12, and there were no red cards.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- N. Mercau20'
- 23'T. Hadebe for A. Powell
- 32'K. Denkey assist E. Echenique
- N. Mercau assist M. Moralez35'
- 46'Substitution for A. Chirila
- 50'Gilberto Flores · Yellow card
- A. Ojeda assist A. O'Neill53'
- 59'Evander · VAR check
- 60'G. Flores for T. Anunga
- 60'E. Echenique for G. Valenzuela
- 65'K. Denkey assist G. Valenzuela
- 71'Kyle Smith · Yellow card
- H. Wolf for K. Parks72'
- M. Moralez for Talles Magno72'
- Talles Magno assist A. Ojeda79'
- 83'T. Barlow for A. Jabbari
- A. Ojeda for J. Shore84'
- N. Mercau for A. Farnos84'
- 90+6'Tah Anunga · Yellow card
- T. Gray for S. Tanasijevic90'
- 90'A. Chirila assist P. Bucha
- 90'Evander · Penalty goal
Match stats
Line-ups
New York City FC starting XI
- 49M. Freese
- 24T. Gray
- 13Thiago Martins
- 34Raul Gustavo
- 22K. O'Toole
- 5K. Trewin
- 21A. O'Neill
- 26A. Ojeda
- 10M. Moralez
- 17H. Wolf
- 7N. Mercau
New York City FC bench · coach Pascal Jansen
Player ratings VIP
New York City FC formlast ten
FC Cincinnati formlast ten
Major League Soccer table
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Charlotte | 33 | +15 | 53 |
| 6 |  Philadelphia Union | 33 | +11 | 47 |
| 7 |  FC Cincinnati | 33 | -6 | 46 |
| 8 |  Columbus Crew | 33 | +6 | 44 |
| 9 |  Orlando City SC | 33 | -16 | 43 |
| 10 |  New York Red Bulls | 33 | -17 | 39 |
| 11 |  New York City FC | 33 | +3 | 39 |
| 12 |  Toronto FC | 33 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 |  Atlanta United FC | 33 | -14 | 33 |
