It was a game of firsts at Yankee Stadium: New York City Football Club’s first defeat at home this season and Orlando City’s first road victory of the season. A strong performance from the Lions saw them upend the hosts, 2-1.
Cyle Larin scored twice to continue his excellent record against NYCFC, and a David Villa consolation goal was not enough to avoid defeat. Here are some takeaways and player ratings from the match.
Moralez and Harrison were Terrific
We’ll touch more on this during player ratings, but the two sparks for NYCFC were Maxi Moralez and Jack Harrison.