Five Points | Not to Be

New York City FC exited the MLS is Back Tournament last night, going down 3-1 to the Portland Timbers.

Here’s Five Points, presented by Etihad Airways…

Not Our Night

The signs were good in the first half as NYCFC took a deserved lead through Jesus Medina’s penalty on 27’.

It could have been more if Taty’s audacious halfway line strike had been a foot lower and maybe we’d be recapping another big knockout win, but it sadly wasn’t to be.

Portland rallied from their concession and equalized at a key point in the game, right on the stroke of halftime through Sebastian Blanco, which proved to tip the balance.

Two more unanswered goals from the Timbers followed in the second half to set up a semifinal…