New York City won their first two CCL matches but dropped two straight to open the MLS season.
Tag: Ronald Matarrita
Laryea set up a game-winning goal for the second straight game against NYCFC.
Matarrita grew up just a short walk from the stadium – the home of his first professional team, LD Alajuelense.
Usually a left back, the Costa Rican international was deployed as a winger and scored his first goal of the season.
Taty Castellanos scored twice in the second half and Alexandru Mitrita struck in the first half for NYCFC, which won for the third time in the last four games.
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — The good news for New York City FC is that reinforcements have started to arrive, with Ronald Matarrita returning to the club this week after Costa Rica were eliminated by Mexico in the Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinals. The bad news, though, is the expected return of James Sands for Wednesday night’s clash […]
The New York City Football Club opened the season with four goals in the opening five matches, while failing to record a victory. With six finishes in their subsequent three matches – including back-to-back regular season victories for the first time since last July – the sense at the training ground is that the scoring […]
NEW YORK — Just four weeks into the 2019 MLS season, the inequities of the “international break” have been exposed. Last weekend, 10 MLS teams were involved in league competition – many without key first team members who were away representing their nations during the FIFA pause. “When I watched the MLS games this week, […]
Sean Johnson was striding swiftly through the corridor at Yankee Stadium to join his teammates for a postgame meal following another impressive performance in goal for New York City FC. Johnson had two saves along with several strong interventions to help the Pigeons to a 2-2 draw with visiting LAFC. Evident was a bounce to […]
While New York City FC sorts out how to fill the goal-scoring gap with the departure of David Villa, there is certainty at the back entering the 2019 season with a secure group of returning defenders. “It’s important that we know each other well,” second-year fullback Anton Tinnerholm told Pro Soccer USA. “Last year, I […]