New York City FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Sunday, 13 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Abdou Ndiaye. It was played at America First Field.
First half: New York City FC took the lead at 41' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Arias replacing K. Henry. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 57', with L. Moisa replacing Colin Guske. New York City FC extended the lead at 61' when Luighi Hanri scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 0-2. A. Katránis received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 64'. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 67', with S. Solans replacing Lineker Rodrigues. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 67', with P. Quinton replacing A. Hezarkhani. Lineker Rodrigues received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 69'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 72', with Luighi Hanri replacing B. Traoré. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 76', with M. Guilavogui replacing T. Booth. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Nico Cavallo replacing K. O'Toole. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Shore replacing A. O'Neill. K. O'Toole received a yellow card for New York City FC at 81'. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 88', with H. Wolf replacing A. Martínez. M. Freese received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+8'.
Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 2 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (15-6).
- Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
- Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).
