Tigres UANL 1 – 2 New York City FC
Red Bull Arena, Harrison NJ (Tuesday, August 13, 2024) — New York City FC recorded a win in the Leagues Cup Round of 16. Tigres took the lead in the 18th minute through Guido Pizarro. That lead would be short-lived, however, thanks to a well-taken equalizer from Maxi Moralez. City would claim the lead in the 65th minute through Santiago Rodríguez. That would prove enough for City to claim a famous 2-1 win against Tigres and advance to the next stage of Leagues Cup.
New York City FC has reached the Round of 16 and is now advancing to the quarterfinals in this edition of the Leagues Cup, surpassing their performance from last year’s edition where they reached the Round of 32.
This match also marks New York City’s first win in relegation of the 2024 Leagues Cup.
New York City has scored five goals in Leagues Cup play this season.
The two goals scored this match marks the second time New York City has scored two goals in a single match, the highest in this competition.
Midfielder Santiago Rodríguez leads New York City in goals scored in Leagues Cup (3), while Forward Jovan Mijatović and Midfielder Maxi Moralez each have one for New York City FC.
When level at halftime, New York City has a record of 1-0-2 (W-L-D) in Leagues Cup play this season, winning both penalty shootouts after regulation.
This match is the first of the competition in which New York City FC conceded a goal first, having previously scored the opener in games against FC Cincinnati and the New England Revolution.
Maxi Moralez scored his first goal in this year’s Leagues Cup as he leveled the match two minutes and 24 seconds after Tigres’ opening goal. His comeback goal marked the third quickest in the 2024 Leagues Cup up until the first four matches of the Round of 16 (SEA v. PUM, PHI v. CIN, CLB v. MIA, and CAZ v. MZT).
He also collected an assist as he provided one to Santiago Rodríguez in the 65th minute.
Moralez now has one goal, and two assists in Leagues Cup play this season, with his other assist coming from the final Group Stage match against FC Cincinnati.
Midfielder Santiago Rodríguez netted his third goal in the 2024 Leagues Cup in the 65th minute. This goal marks his third consecutive match with a goal, having previously scored against the New England Revolution and FC Cincinnati.
Goalkeeper Matt Freese makes his second consecutive start in the 2024 Leagues Cup.
During the last two games, Freese has made six saves and conceded two goals, while facing eight shots on goal from Los Tigres.
New York City FC heads over to play the Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, August 17 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.
