Atlanta United 4 – 3 NYCFC 2025 MLS Regular Season
New York City FC fell 4-3 to Atlanta United in a back-and-forth clash. Goals from Hannes Wolf, Alonso Martínez, and Wolf again gave City a 3-1 lead, but Atlanta stormed back with three unanswered goals, including a late winner from Emmanuel Latte Lath. Despite a strong effort, City suffered just their second loss of the season.
Forward Alonso Martínez scored his 20th career goal in his 34th game with New York City FC, becoming the second-fastest player in Club history to reach the mark, behind only David Villa (32 games).
New York City FC and Atlanta United face off for the 15th time in MLS regular season play, with New York City having the upper hand in the matchup.
New York City FC has an all-time record of 4W-3L-8D against Atlanta, scoring 27 goals and conceding 24.
Forward Hannes Wolf recorded the first brace for New York City FC this season and his first with the ‘Boys in Blue.’
This season, New York City FC holds a 2W-2L-2D record when tied at halftime. When conceding the first goal, they are 1W-1L-1D. When scoring the first goal, New York City FC is 1W-1L-0D
New York City FC enters halftime at 1-1 in today’s match, marking the fifth consecutive game in which the club has been tied with its opponent at the break. Through six regular season matches, New York City FC has finished the first half on level terms on five occasions.
New York City FC holds a 2W-1L-2D record against Eastern Conference opponents, scoring nine goals and conceding eight.
On the road against Atlanta United, New York City FC has a record of one win, three losses, and four draws, scoring 14 goals and conceding 17. They have found the net in all eight of their away matches, scoring two or more goals in five of those games.
New York City FC’s three goals in today’s match against Atlanta set a new club high for the most goals scored on the road against Atlanta. The previous high was two, accomplished on July 17, 2024, June 21, 2023, October 9, 2022, and April 15, 2018.
New York City FC’s sole away victory against Atlanta occurred on October 9, 2022, with a 2-1 win at Mercedez Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New York City FC has a record of one win, two losses and four draws against the ‘Five Stripes’, scoring 13 goals and conceding 14.
Of the current New York City FC roster, four players have scored including Midfielder Hannes Wolf (2), Midfielder Maxi Moralez (1), Forward Alonso Martínez (1) and Forward Mounsef Bakrar (1).
Current players that have assisted against Atlanta include Moralez (3), Midfielder Keaton Parks (3), Forward Julián Fernández (1) and Defender Mitja Ilenič (1).
Freese has played three matches in goal against Atlanta, logging 270 minutes, facing 21 shots, making 15 saves, and allowing seven goals.
Following today’s match, New York City’s highest goal tally in a single match this season is three.
Forward Alonso Martínez converted a penalty kick in the 48th minute, securing New York City FC’s first penalty goal of the season.
Forward Alonso Martínez recorded his fourth goal of the season, extending his scoring streak to three consecutive matches.
Martínez recorded his 20th career goal in his 34th game with New York City FC, becoming the second-fastest player in team history to reach the mark, behind only David Villa (32 games).
This marks the third time in his career that he has scored in each of his last three matches, with both previous streaks occurring during the 2024 regular season.
Midfielder Hannes Wolf scored his second and third goals of the 2025 season and his first goal against Atlanta United FC in his career.
This is Wolf’s first brace with New York City FC. Forward Julián Fernández recorded his second assist of the season. Fernández’s two assists in 2025 match his career-high single-season total of two, set in 2024.
HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN
Thoughts on the second half…
“[This result] is something that we didn’t anticipate, especially if you look at our squad coming out of the dressing room, getting goals within 10 minutes the way we did in this away game. That should make your opponent quite nervous, and I think they were nervous. We had the momentum then, obviously, then there’s that own goal, which brings a little bit more energy to the opponent, but still there was nothing going on. Then there’s a phase where we switch off defensively and we allow them to get crosses into the box, and we don’t defend the box well enough like we did last week in Columbus, and you get punished for a few errors made.”
On Forward Alonso Martínez performances…
“If guys do well and score goals like Alonso [Martínez] does at the moment, [it’s a positive thing]. But it’s also a big compliment to the rest of the team. We get him in those positions. We provide him [with opportunities]. He makes good moves. Of course, he gets some good situations in the box going. So, it says a lot about the team and the team spirit. We allow each other to score the goals and everybody’s very happy when we score a goal. But being the number nine of the squad is obviously a situation that Alonso realizes, and he wants to live up to that expectation.”
NEW YORK CITY FC MIDFIELDER HANNES WOLF
On the team’s performance tonight…
“It felt good, today, the way we played. I think we played with a lot of confidence. We didn’t really make a lot of mistakes. I think we controlled the game in many, many parts. And if you score three goals away, you should be able to take the points, because how many times do you score three goals away? But yeah, we didn’t, and it’s very hard to take, to be honest.”
On if going through bad times brings the team closer together…
“Of course, bad times make strong teams, but I feel like this team is together. We fight for each other. It’s not like we didn’t defend together or something today. We all sit in the same boat, 11 players who defend and attack. But I think the team is in good shape. So even when this disappointment is tough, as I said we will come back stronger from this.”
GOAL – NYC – 51’- Hannes Wolf [17] – Click Here
GOAL – NYC – 48’- Alonso Martínez [16] – Click Here
GOAL – NYC – 15’- Hannes Wolf [17] – Click Here
The hosts were now piling on the pressure, and that saw substitute Ajani Fortune test Freese with an effort from distance that the shot-stopper did well to hold onto.
Atlanta drew level in the 75th minute after Miguel Almirón headed the ball past Freese from close range.
The frantic nature of the second half continued as City nearly retook the lead minutes later when a cross from Martínez almost caught Guzan out.
City’s first change of the night came in the 80th minute, as Fernández was replaced by compatriot Agustín Ojeda.
Atlanta took the lead in the 84th minute after Latte Lath nicked in between Thiago Martins and Freese to dink the ball into an empty net.
Jansen’s side thought they had found an equalizer, but Ojeda’s strike from close range was flagged for offside. City’s final change saw Bakrar replace Shore late on.
