New York City FC secured a hard-fought point on the road against Orlando City SC thanks to a 1-1 draw. The hosts took the lead through Ramiro Enrique early in the second half. Five minutes later midfielder Hannes Wolf drew City level via a good team goal. Despite battling until the final whistle City were unable to secure a game-winning goal.
KEY POINTS
- New York City FC has concluded their four-game away stretch with one loss and three draws, collecting three points, four goals, one clean sheet, and conceding five goals.
- A point in Orlando brought New York City FC’s away point total to 13 points this season.
- New York City are undefeated in their last 3 games in the MLS, their last longer unbeaten streak was from 12th May 2024 to 1st June 2024, a run of 5 games.
- Rodríguez’s second assist tallies the South American goal contributions to 29, consisting of 14 goals and 15 assists.
- With Hannes Wolf’s goal and Alonso Martinez’s assist, New York City FC players from Algeria, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Austria have collectively contributed 17 goals and 19 assists, adding to the diverse array of goal-scorers and playmakers this season.
- New York City FC has lost only two of its last 18 matches in all competitions against Orlando City (W8 D8) dating back to May 2017.
- All-time, New York City FC hold a record of 9-7-8 (W-L-D) against ‘The Lions,’ and are currently on a five-game unbeaten run against Orlando City (3W, 2D).
- New York City has only lost in in their last nine against Orlando, with a record of 4-1-4 on this run.
- The ‘Boys in Blue’ scored a goal in the 56th minute, adding to New York City’s total goals between the 46th and 60th minute of play against Orlando, which is now at 10 goals, This interval ties the second best 15-minute interval for New York City in terms of goal scoring against Orlando City, with the other interval being in between the 31st and 45th minute of play (including stoppage time).
- New York City has outscored Orlando in four 15-minute intervals, between the 31st and the 90th minute, totaling 40 goals (Orlando scored 21).
- When conceding the first goal, the ‘Boys in Blue’ have a record of 2-6-3 this season.
- When playing away at Orlando, New York City has only been held scoreless once, dating back to March 5, 2017.
PLAYER MILESTONES
- Midfielder Hannes Wolf scored his fifth goal of the season. In his last six matches, he made five goal contributions, including two goals and three assists.
- Forward Alonso Martínez provided an assist to Wolf’s equalizer. This marked his third assist of the season.
- Midfielder Santiago Rodríguez collected a second assist to Wolf’s 56th minute goal. This marks his eighth assist of the season.
Up Next: The Major League Soccer season will pause for the 2024 Leagues Cup. In its second edition, the international competition features teams from Mexico, Canada and the United States. New York City FC will welcome Mexican side Querétaro FC, in match one of the group stage, to Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 28 at 8pm ET. Broadcast: Apple TV | Radio: newyorkcityfc.com/radio
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
- Goal – NYC – 56′ - Hannes Wolf [17] – Click Here
POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO
Press conference quotes can be found below.
New York City FC Head Coach Nick Cushing – Click Here
New York City FC Defender Thiago Martins – Click Here
SCORING SUMMARY
- 53’- ORL– Ramiro Enrique [7]
- Scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box with an xG of 11%. Assisted by Martin Ojeda
- 56’ – NYC – Hannes Wolf [17]
- Scored with a left footed shot from the centre of the box with an xG of 37%. Assisted by Alonso Martínez, second assist by Santiago Rodríguez
| Team | First Half | Second Half | Full Time |
| Orlando City SC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New York City FC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
STATS
| Team | Orlando City SC (9-9-7) | New York City FC (11-9-5) |
| Possession | 55% | 45% |
| Shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots on Goal | 5 | 3 |
| Pass Accuracy % | 83.5% | 85.2% |
| Fouls | 11 | 18 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 2 | 4 |
Full Match Statistics – Click Here
LINEUPS
| Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1) | New York City FC (4-3-3) |
| Head Coach: Óscar Pareja [1] Pedro Gallese [3] Rafael Santos (90+3’ – [24] Kyle Smith) [6] Robin Jansson (C) [15] Rodrigo Schlegel (85’ – [4] David Brekalo) [17] Dagur Thorhallsson [5] Cesar Araújo [14] Nicolás Lodeiro (46’ – [10] Facundo Torres) [16] Wilder Cartagena [77] Iván Angulo [7] Ramiro Enrique (73’ – [9] Luis Muriel) [11] Martin Ojeda (90+3’ – [33] Jeorgio Kocevski) | Head Coach: Nick Cushing [49] Matt Freese [5] Birk Risa [13] Thiago Martins (C) [18] Christian McFarlane (68’ – [9] Mounsef Bakrar) [35] Mitja Ilenič (68’ – [12] Strahinja Tanasijević) [6] James Sands [55] Keaton Parks (58’ – [27] Maxi Moralez) [80] Justin Haak [10] Santiago Rodríguez (90+3’ – [24] Tayvon Gray) [16] Alonso Martínez (58’ – [43] Talles Magno) [17] Hannes Wolf |
| Subs Unused [8] Felipe Martins [27] Jack Lynn [30] Alex Freeman [50] Javier Otero | Subs Unused [1] Luis Barraza [7] Jovan Mijatović [11] Julián Fernández [26] Agustín Ojeda |
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
ORL
Yellow Cards (1)
- 13’ – [5] Cesar Araújo – Bad Foul
Red Cards (0)
NYC
Yellow Cards (4)
- 43’ – [6] James Sands – Bad Foul
- 70’ – [12] Strahinja Tanasijević – Bad Foul
- 72’ – [17] Hannes Wolf – Tactical Foul
- 90+6’ – [80] Justin Haak – Bad Foul
Red Cards (0) OFFICIALS
- Referee: Joe Dickerson
- Ast. Referee 1: Eric Weisbrod
- Ast. Referee 2: Justin Howard
- Fourth official: Calin Radosav
- VAR: Alejandro Mariscal
- Ast. VAR: Jonathan Johnson
MATCH RECAP
A hot and humid night in the Sunshine State was the backdrop for New York City FC as they finished up a stretch of four consecutive road games in Orlando.
City had claimed two points from their last three outings and Nick Cushing was keen to finish on a high.
Cushing opted to make four changes to the side that secured a point in Atlanta on Wednesday, with team captain Thiago Martins and Santiago Rodríguez restored to the starting XI in place of Strahinja Tanasijević and Julián Fernández.
Elsewhere, Costa Rican forward Alonso Martínez and James Sands came in for Agustín Ojeda and Mounsef Bakrar.
A tight contest saw neither side fashion any clear-cut chances through the first fifteen minutes. That changed in the 17th minute when Ramiro Enrique tested Matt Freese with a shot from inside the box.
Another half chance would follow for Orlando in the 22nd minute before Martínez registered City’s first shot of the night. The Costa Rican’s bouncing effort from distance skipped up in front of Pedro Gallese but the goalkeeper was able to collect the ball at the second attempt.
A well-worked move in the 34th minute saw Christian McFarlane drive inside and poke the ball into the path of Hannes Wolf. The Austrian put the ball on his right foot and forced a good save from Gallese.
The hosts rallied as the half drew to a close and were keen to try and go in a goal up halftime. That saw them threaten with several dangerous crosses that required an intervention from City’s defensive unit.
City started the second period with a great chance to take the lead after Mitja Ilenič pulled the ball back to Santiago Rodríguez in the middle of the area. Unfortunately, the forward could not keep his attempt down and it sailed over the bar.
That would feel costly some five minutes later when a shot from Martin Ojeda deflected off teammate Enrique and past a helpless Freese.
Cushing’s men wasted no time mounting a response and they were on level terms five minutes later.
Arriving after a turnover in Orlando’s defensive third, Rodríguez played it to Martínez, who in turn found Wolf in space – the Austrian producing a composed side-foot finish past Gallese.
City would make two changes in the wake of that goal with Maxi Moralez and Talles Magno replacing Keaton Parks and Martínez.
The 66th minute would see Freese called into action when Facundo Torres struck a shot from distance – City’s goalkeeper doing well to parry it away from danger.
Cushing would introduce his second set of subs two minutes later as Bakrar and Tanasijević replaced McFarlane and Ilenič.
City almost took the lead in the 75th minute after a brilliant run and pass from Talles Magno found Rodríguez inside the box – the Uruguayan denied a goal by a last-ditch tackle.
Orlando consistently proved a threat from range on the night and Wilder Cartagena was the next man to test Freese in the 82nd minute. Arrowing low into the bottom corner, Freese produced a sensational save to tip it around the post.
An energy-sapping evening saw both sides pour out every ounce of effort during the course of the ninety minutes.
It would require Cushing to use all five of his substitutes as Tayvon Gray replaced Rodríguez in second-half stoppage time. Orlando would fashion the last chance of the game through Luis Muriel, but his shot was comfortably collected by Freese – forcing both teams to settle for a point on the night.
