On the road and coming off of a defeat to DC United, NYCFC was looking for a bounce back performance. Playing against a struggling Philadelphia Union side, and of course having a legend like David Villa in your side never hurts.
Patrick Vieira’s men dominated the match and held a 1-0 lead throughout much of the match. With the Union pushing numbers forward deep into the game trying to find an equalizer, a simple clearance was played.
Villa was covered by two defenders and still at the midfield line. On the run he launched a first time volley that produced this wonder:
Speaking after the match Villa admitted that he was even stunned by the goal, and on NYCFC’s great road performance.