NYCFC Goal/s: Villa 49mins
Sporting KC Goal/s:
Recap
NYCFC signed off on preseason with a deserved 1-0 victory over Sporting KC in Tucson.
In what was the final dress rehearsal for Orlando, David Villa opened the scoring with a powerful header four minutes into the second half before Sean Johnson came to NYCFC’s rescue with a stunning penalty save on the hour.
That was enough to give NYCFC their first win at the Desert Diamond Cup in Arizona and provided the perfect springboard into the team’s third MLS campaign.
Head Coach Patrick Vieira handed first minutes to Yangel Herrera, Alex Ring and Rodney Wallace and this new-look line-up certainly shaped up well in the early running, creating the first meaningful chance of the game – a Maxime Chanot header saved on the line by Tim Melia on 16’.