It’s been nearly three months since Steven Mendoza was last in the New York City FC starting XI, even longer since he played the entire 90 minutes.
The speedy forward missed seven games due to injury. But Sunday night at Camping World Stadium, Mendoza found himself back in Patrick Vieira’s starting lineup and rewarded the coach with a goal in a 90-minute performance in a 2-1 loss to Orlando City SC.
“Sadly, we’re not leaving with the three points that we wanted, but we have to keep working,” Mendoza said. “As I said, a difficult game and Orlando is an excellent team.