New York City FC vs Orlando City SC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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New York City FC

15': Santiago Rodríguez
45'+4': Hannes Wolf
45'+12': Agustin Ojeda
90'+4': Monsef Bakrar

FT
4 - 2

Orlando City SC

72': Dagur Thórhallsson
90'+1': Duncan McGuire

NYCFC build big first-half lead, defeat Orlando City

Santiago Rodriguez scores a stunner in NYCFC's win over Orlando

Santiago Rodriguez scored early and New York City FC added two more goals in first-half stoppage time in a 4-2 victory over visiting Orlando City on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC).
1': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Attempt saved. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
8': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
11': Attempt blocked. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
13': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a through ball.
15': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a through ball.
15': Goal! New York City FC 1, Orlando City SC 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
17': Offside, New York City FC. Malachi Jones is caught offside.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
18': Delay in match because of an injury Mason Stajduhar (Orlando City SC).
23': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Malachi Jones because of an injury.
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Javier Otero replaces Mason Stajduhar because of an injury.
33': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Iván Angulo.
34': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
34': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
34': Attempt blocked. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
37': Hand ball by Nicolás Lodeiro (Orlando City SC).
38': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
39': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Birk Risa (New York City FC).
39': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC).
45': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
45': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
45'+2': Foul by Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
45'+2': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Goal! New York City FC 2, Orlando City SC 0. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
45'+6': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
45'+6': Nicolás Lodeiro (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
45'+12': Goal! New York City FC 3, Orlando City SC 0. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
45'+13': Offside, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
45'+15': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
45'+15': First Half ends, New York City FC 3, Orlando City SC 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 3, Orlando City SC 0.
45': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jeorgio Kocevski replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
46': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
51': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Santos with a headed pass.
52': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
53': Attempt saved. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
56': Hand ball by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
59': Offside, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire is caught offside.
60': Foul by Alonso Martínez (New York City FC).
60': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
61': Attempt saved. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duncan McGuire.
61': Delay in match (New York City FC).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
64': Attempt blocked. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross.
64': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Luis Muriel replaces Iván Angulo.
64': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Rafael Santos.
66': Offside, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire is caught offside.
68': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
69': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Keaton Parks.
69': Substitution, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
69': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
69': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Birk Risa (New York City FC).
71': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
72': Goal! New York City FC 3, Orlando City SC 1. Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross.
74': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Smith.
76': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
77': Attempt saved. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
77': Foul by Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC).
77': Matt Freese (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Matt Freese (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
78': Thiago Martins (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
80': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
80': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
82': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
83': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
83': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
83': Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a headed pass.
86': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
87': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Birk Risa (New York City FC).
89': Attempt saved. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeorgio Kocevski.
90': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jack Lynn replaces Martín Ojeda.
90'+1': Offside, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
90'+1': Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Goal! New York City FC 3, Orlando City SC 2. Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Foul by Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC).
90'+2': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Birk Risa (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Jack Lynn (Orlando City SC).
90'+4': Goal! New York City FC 4, Orlando City SC 2. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Sands.
90'+5': Second Half ends, New York City FC 4, Orlando City SC 2.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 4, Orlando City SC 2.

Statistics

ORL		NYC
10	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	6
46.9	Possession	53.1
14	SHOTS	14
8	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
414	Accurate Passes	499
506	Passes	583
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	52
26	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	16
10	Effective Clearances	19
10	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 21,447

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	34	+30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	+32	66
3	FC Cincinnati	34	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	+9	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
5	Birk Risa
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
10	Santiago Rodríguez
55	Keaton Parks
6	James Sands
16	Adrián Martínez
88	Malachi Jones
17	Hannes Wolf

New York City FC Substitutes:

Strahinja Tanasijevic, Jovan Mijatovic, Luis Barraza, Julián Fernández, Mitja Ilenic, Monsef Bakrar, Andrés Perea, Maxi Morález, Agustin Ojeda.

Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Mason Stajduhar (GK)
6	Robin Jansson
15	Rodrigo Schlegel
3	Rafael Santos
17	Dagur Thórhallsson
11	Martín Ojeda
5	César Araujo
14	Nicolás Lodeiro
13	Duncan McGuire
77	Iván Angulo
10	Facundo Torres

Orlando City SC Substitutes:

Thomas Williams, Javier Otero, Jack Lynn, Jeorgio Kocevski, Favian Loyola, Felipe, Alexander Freeman, Luis Muriel, Kyle Smith.

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