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Charlotte vs New York City FC

Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 02:15Bank of America Stadium, CharlotteJon Freemon, USA

Summary

New York City FC beat Charlotte 1-0 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 13). New York City FC led 1-0 at half-time.

New York City FC’s goal came from N. Mercau in the 8th minute. N. Mercau was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.6).

N. Mercau

New York City FC81'1Rating 7.6

52%Possession48%

It's all over: New York City FC beat Charlotte 1-0. In numbers: possession Charlotte 52%, New York City FC 48%; shots 5 (2 on target) to 4 (1 on target)
90+4'
Yellow card: Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) for time-wasting
88'
Substitution, Charlotte: T. Smalls makes way for P. Biel
87'
Yellow card: Archie Goodwin (Charlotte) for a foul
84'
Booking: Malachi Jones (New York City FC) for dissent
82'
Substitution, New York City FC: M. Moralez comes on for S. Reid
81'
Double substitution, New York City FC: N. Mercau comes on for A. Perea, K. Parks on for A. Farnos
74'
Double substitution, Charlotte: I. Toklomati replaces A. Goodwin, K. A. Calderon Vargas on for R. Aloko
71'
Yellow card: Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte)
65'
Substitution, New York City FC: M. Jones makes way for A. Ojeda
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: New York City FC lead 1-0
40'
Booking: Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) for a foul
38'
Yellow card: Pep Biel (Charlotte) for a foul
36'
Yellow card: Djibril Diani (Charlotte) for a foul
33'
Booking: Agustin Ojeda (New York City FC) for a foul
29'
Booking: Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) for a foul
8'
Goal! N. Mercau opens the scoring for New York City FC (1-0) after a pass from H. Wolf
Kick-off! Charlotte vs New York City FC is under way. Charlotte line up in a 4-2-3-1, New York City FC in a 3-4-1-2

CharlotteCoach: Dean SmithAverage rating 6.64-2-3-1

CoachDean Smith

New York City FCCoach: Pascal JansenAverage rating 6.83-4-1-2

49M. FreeseGoalkeeper – Rating 6.9
24T. GrayDefender – Rating 7.0
13Thiago MartinsDefender – Captain, Rating 7.3
34Raul GustavoDefender – Rating 7.6, Yellow card 90+4'
26A. OjedaMidfielder – Rating 6.9, Yellow card 33', On 65'
55K. ParksMidfielder – Rating 7.0, On 81'
5K. TrewinMidfielder – Rating 6.6
2N. CavalloMidfielder – Rating 6.9
10M. MoralezForward – Rating 6.9, On 82'
7N. MercauForward – Player of the match, Rating 7.6, Goal 8', Yellow card 29', On 81'
17H. WolfForward – Rating 6.2, Assist, Yellow card 40'