New York City FC beat Charlotte 1-0 on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by J. Freemon. It was played at Bank of America Stadium.
First half: New York City FC took an early lead at 8' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, with the assist credited to H. Wolf, making the score 0-1. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 29'. A. Ojeda received a yellow card for New York City FC at 33'. D. Diani received a yellow card for Charlotte at 36'. Pep Biel received a yellow card for Charlotte at 38'. H. Wolf received a yellow card for New York City FC at 40'.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Ojeda replacing M. Jones. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Charlotte at 71'. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 74', with I. Toklomati Giorno replacing A. Goodwin. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Vargas replacing R. Aloko. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 81', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing A. Perea. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Parks replacing A. Farnos. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Moralez replacing S. Reid. M. Jones received a yellow card for New York City FC at 84'. A. Goodwin received a yellow card for Charlotte at 87'. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Pep Biel replacing Tyger Smalls. Raul Gustavo received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+4'.
Charlotte used 3 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Charlotte got 4 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 5 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (5-4).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- Physical contest: 9 yellows.
