New York City FC beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Sunday, 01 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by C. Penso.
First half: T. Gray received a yellow card for New York City FC at 20'. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 23'. New York City FC took the lead at 36' when H. Wolf scored, making the score 0-1. A. O'Neill received a yellow card for New York City FC at 39'.
Second half: Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 59', with F. Westfield replacing B. Bender. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 59', with A. Anello replacing Stas Kornzeniowski. VAR intervened at 67' for Philadelphia Union (Penalty cancelled). New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 74', with M. Moralez replacing S. Reid. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Iloski replacing Cavan Sullivan. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 83', with A. O'Neill replacing K. Trewin. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 83', with H. Wolf replacing A. Baiera. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 83', with B. Damiani replacing Sal Olivas. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 89', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing Talles Magno. Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 89' when I. Vassilev scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. New York City FC took the lead at 90' when T. Gray scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 1-2. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+2'. O. Makhanya received a red card for Philadelphia Union at 90+2'. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with I. Vassilev replacing G. Martínez. J. Sery Larsen received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+5'.
Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while New York City FC got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (16-13).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- New York City FC had the sharper finishing (5-9 shots on target).
