New York City FC vs LAFC, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

59': Andrés Perea

FT
1 - 1

LAFC

45'+1': Leo Walta

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New York City FC are hosting LAFC at Citi Field, New York, New York, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
2': Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club).
7': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
10': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
12': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
14': Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Luighi (New York City FC).
14': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
14': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross.
18': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
19': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
19': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC).
21': Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC).
25': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
27': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
28': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
28': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jacob Shaffelburg.
35': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
35': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Handball by Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
38': Attempt blocked. Luighi (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
38': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC).
39': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
41': Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
44': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
44': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Goal! New York City FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+4': Handball by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
45'+5': Attempt saved. Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
45'+5': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
50': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
52': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Sands.
52': Attempt missed. Luighi (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole with a cross.
53': Attempt saved. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
53': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
53': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
54': Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
57': Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club).
57': Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mathieu Choinière replaces Igor Jesus.
59': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
59': Goal! New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross following a corner.
60': Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
63': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
64': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
66': Attempt missed. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Armindo Sieb replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergi Palencia replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
68': Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Agustín Ojeda.
68': Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Luighi.
69': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross.
69': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Aaron Long.
70': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau with a cross.
70': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
71': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club).
71': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
72': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
72': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
77': Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
77': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Nkosi Tafari is caught offside.
79': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
80': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
81': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Talles Magno (New York City FC).
81': Attempt blocked. Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
81': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by James Sands.
82': Attempt missed. Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
83': Attempt missed. Armindo Sieb (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
84': Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
85': Foul by Leo Walta (Los Angeles Football Club).
85': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Sergio Vasquez replaces Mark Delgado.
85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Porteous replaces Aaron Long.
87': Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
88': Offside, New York City FC. Nicolás Fernández Mercau is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
90'+3': Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Armindo Sieb following a fast break.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Sergio Vasquez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

LAFC		NYC
8	Fouls	18
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	2
34.4	Possession	65.6
9	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
299	Accurate Passes	632
368	Passes	701
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	61
15	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	9
28	Effective Clearances	15
28	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA

MLS Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	+32	55
2	St. Louis CITY SC	30	+15	51
3	FC Dallas	30	+8	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	29	+10	47

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
49	Matt Freese (GK)
6	James Sands
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
7	Nicolás Fernández
8	Andrés Perea
21	Aiden O'Neill
20	Luighi Hanri
17	Hannes Wolf
26	Agustin Ojeda

New York City FC Substitutes:

Jonathan Shore, Alonso Martínez, Raul Gustavo, Matt Miazga, Talles Magno, Malachi Jones, Mitja Ilenic, Bénie Traoré, Tomas Romero.

LAFC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
91	Nkosi Tafari
33	Aaron Long
23	Yevhen Cheberko
24	Ryan Hollingshead
7	Son Heung-Min
6	Igor Jesus
8	Mark Delgado
99	Denis Bouanga
18	Jacob Shaffelburg
81	Leo Walta

LAFC Substitutes:

Tyler Boyd, Thomas Hasal, Eddie Segura, Ryan Porteous, Mathieu Choinière, Sergio Vásquez, Ryan Raposo, Sergi Palencia, Armindo Sieb.

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