New York City FC drew 4-4 with FC Cincinnati on Thursday, 23 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by S. Boiko. It was played at Yankee Stadium.
First half: New York City FC took the lead at 20' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 23', with T. Hadebe replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 32' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to E. Echenique, making the score 1-1. New York City FC took the lead at 35' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, with the assist credited to M. Moralez, making the score 2-1.
Second half: G. Flores received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 50'. New York City FC extended the lead at 53' when A. Ojeda scored, with the assist credited to A. O'Neill, making the score 3-1. VAR intervened at 59' for FC Cincinnati (Goal cancelled). FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 60', with G. Flores replacing B. Anunga. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 60', with E. Echenique replacing G. Valenzuela. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 65' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to G. Valenzuela, making the score 3-3. K. Smith received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 71'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 72', with H. Wolf replacing K. Parks. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Moralez replacing Talles Magno. New York City FC took the lead at 79' when Talles Magno scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 4-3. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 83', with T. Barlow replacing A. Jabbari. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Ojeda replacing J. Shore. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 84', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing A. Farnos. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Gray replacing S. Tanasijević. FC Cincinnati found a late equaliser at 90' when A. Chirila scored, with the assist credited to P. Bucha, making the score 4-4. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 90' when Evander scored (Penalty), making the score 4-5. B. Anunga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+6'.
New York City FC used 5 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 4 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was played
- Match ended level at 4-4.
- New York City FC outshot their opponent (17-12).
- New York City FC controlled possession (55%).
