Portland, OR. New York City FC are the winners of the 2021 MLS Cup: The team that underperformed during the season–and finally played to its abilities in the postseason– defeated the Portland Timbers in a rain-drenched match at Providence Park that was decided with penalty kicks.
For the first time in club history, NYCFC are the champions of MLS.
NYCFC started the scoring with a trademark set-piece header from Golden Boot winner Taty Castellanos in the 40th minute. New York was the better squad for most of the game, displaying a quality of the play that not only shut down Portland, it silenced the crowd.