Philadelphia Union traveled to Citi Field to face New York City FC on Saturday night, falling 1-0. The first half remained scoreless, with the Union outshooting New York 7-6. In the second half, New York’s Alonso MartÃnez scored the lone goal of the match in the 55th minute.
The Union will return to Subaru Park to play Atlanta United FC on Saturday, April 19 (7:30 p.m. ET/ Apple TV).
New York City FC 1 – Philadelphia Union 0
Citi Field (New York, NY)
Saturday, April 12, 2025
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
Assistant Referees: Brooke Mayo, Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Weather: 40 degrees and cloudy.
SCORING SUMMARY
NYC – A. MartÃnez (Ilenic) 55’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Olwethu Makhanya (caution) 33’
PHI – Frankie Westfield (caution) 90+3’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andrew Rick; Kai Wagner, Olwethu Makhanya (Frankie Westfield 86’), Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel; Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques (Mikael Uhre 66’), Quinn Sullivan (Alejandro Bedoya 75’), Indiana Vassilev; Bruno Damiani (Chris Donovan 75’), Tai Baribo.
Substitutes not used: Oliver Semmle, Neil Pierre, Jesus Bueno, Jeremy Rafanello, Cavan Sullivan.
New York City FC: Matthew Freese ; Kevin O'Toole, Thiago Martins, Justin Haak, Mitja Ilenic; Maxi Morález (Julián Fernández 75’), Jonathan Shore, Keaton Parks; Agustin Ojeda (Birk Risa 86’), Alonso MartÃnez, Hannes Wolf (Monsef Bakrar 86’).
Substitutes not used: Tayvon Gray, Andrés Perea, Nico Cavallo, Tomas Romero , Strahinja Tanasijevic, Greg Ranjitsingh.
NOTES
- Homegrown midfielder Quinn Sullivan earned his 45th MLS start tonight at New York City FC.
- Midfielder Indiana Vassilev made his second start for the Union and the 70th of his MLS career.
- Forward Tai Baribo made his 25th MLS start for the Union.
