Luis Barraza probably would’ve liked a mulligan on the second-ever professional shot he faced. Tigres UANL’s Andre-Pierre Gignac briskly headed a ball on net to which a diving Barraza’s outstretched left arm got a finger-tip on, but couldn’t prevent it from sailing into the right corner. Just 30 minutes into his New York City FC debut, he was facing a deficit against one of the most dangerous clubs in North America.
Barraza then gave up his next two shots en route to NYCFC’s 4-0 loss to Tigres in a professional debut he’d surely like to forget.