New York City FC recorded a 1-1 result against Toronto FC on Saturday. That kept them atop the Eastern Conference with eight points from their first five games.
Here’s Five Points from a trip to the Sunshine State, presented by Etihad Airways…
Jasson Defends
Andres Jasson is continuing to make strides in the first-team, and enjoyed another start on Saturday against Toronto FC.
This time, however, he was deployed as a wing-back, and that meant far greater defensive responsibility than against Orlando City.
Jasson said afterwards he has played that role several times while with the academy, but it’s unlikely those appearances saw him come up against a player with the quality of Yeferson Soteldo.