NYCFC loss over Orlando City 0-1
New York City FC — Second game this season at the Yankee Stadium against Orlando City, who played without the captain Kaka remains a game-time decision Friday’s game.
Kaka has not played so far this season, missing the first two games as he recovers from injury, but coach Adrian Heath said during on Thursday’s press conference that he could play at Yankee Stadium, as could David Mateos and Carlos Rivas.
Friday’s game match this season started with bad results for New York City FC has loss over Orlando 0-1. But too soon to say bad, they will pick up the new techniques from coach Patrick, and to back in routine.
Although NYCFC disappointed in 2015, the half-season Lampard spent in New York was invaluable in terms of knowing exactly what to expect in MLS.
This game missing Lampard, leg injuries limited the ex-England man to just 10 appearances last year after he arrived midseason from Premier League power Manchester City, NYCFC’s parent club.
Not only that, Dabid Villa wasn’t himself couldn’t approach the ball, or perhaps wasn’t his luck this evening, it’s happens. Mix did geat job, passing ball with Pirlo, and Bravo.
New York City FC were shut out for the first time this season, but it wasn’t for a lack of chances. They outshot Orlando 16-10 (6-5 on goal) and had a number near misses, including one spectacular in nature in the 68th minute when David Villa chested down a nifty Andrea Pirlo feed in the box and fired a bicycle kick that sailed just high.
Patrick Vieira suffered his first defeat as Head Coach under the Friday night lights as the Yankee Stadium hosts went down 1-0 to Orlando City in a game where NYCFC did everything but score.
A David Villa brace helped his side to a 5-3 win over fellow expansion team Orlando in this fixture in July 2015 but this time the hosts were behind six minutes in when Cyle Larin added to his portfolio of goals against NYCFC.
The Canadian international, who scored five times against NYCFC last season, headed home from close range when Josh Saunders was unable to turn Rafael Ramos’s cross far enough away from the danger area.
Tommy McNamara twice went close to hitting back within a minute of that Orlando goal with a duo of quick-fire shots from an acute angle and Mix Diskerud would have profited from a clever, deep 17 thminute corner by Andrea Pirlo but for a fine save by Joe Bendik. NYCFC wrestled control of the midfield battleground in the remaining minutes of the half, showing the perfect reaction to their early concession but a combination of wayward finishing and strong goalkeeping prevented them from earning their just reward.
This increased, intense pressure nearly resulted in that deserved equalizer twice on 59 minutes when Diskerud was denied courtesy of another excellent save by Bendik, via a clever reverse pass by Villa, before Tony Taylor shot wide when he really ought to have scored with a volley at the back post.
Substitute Steven Mendoza hit the post with 15 minutes remaining, summing up what was to be a frustrating night for the majority of the 24,597 inside Yankee Stadium.
