MLS · Round 0
Yankee Stadium

New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union starting lineups

New York City FC Philadelphia Union
2 - 3
Full time
Traoré 4' Luighi 45+2'
Jean Jacques 48' Damiani 69', 76'

New York City FC and Philadelphia Union lineup images

New York City FC starting lineup vs Philadelphia Union, 4-3-3: Freese, Gray, Murray, Sands, Cavallo, Shore, Parks, Perea, Ojeda, Luighi, Traoré. MLS Round 0, Sunday, August 16, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Philadelphia Union starting lineup vs New York City FC, 4-4-2: Blake, Westfield, Neil Pierre, Harriel, Wagner, Cavan Sullivan, Lukic, Jean Jacques, Vassilev, Iloski, Damiani. MLS Round 0, Sunday, August 16, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Traorégoal
4'
16'
Yellow cardHarriel Yellow card
Luighi Yellow cardYellow card
43'
44'
Yellow cardLukic Yellow card
2 - 0Luighigoal
45+2'
Half time · 2 - 0
48'
goalJean Jacques2 - 1
50'
Yellow cardIloski Yellow card
Carrizo for Shoresubstitution
60'
O'Toole for Parkssubstitution
60'
62'
substitutionBueno for Lukic
Magno for Luighisubstitution
67'
Jones for Traorésubstitution
67'
69'
goalDamiani2 - 2
70'
substitutionSullivan for Vassilev
76'
goalDamiani2 - 3
Raul for Murraysubstitution
78'
Gray Yellow cardYellow card
79'
80'
substitutionBedoya for Sullivan
86'
Yellow cardWagner Yellow card
Jones Yellow cardYellow card
90'

New York City FC and Philadelphia Union team sheets and player ratings

New York City FC

4-3-3
Starting XI
49 United States Freese rating 6.1
24 Jamaica Gray yellow card rating 5.5
23 United States Murray off 78' rating 4.9
6 United States Sands rating 6.2
2 United States Cavallo rating 6.4
32 United States Shore off 60' rating 6.4
55 United States Parks off 60' rating 6.9
8 United States Perea rating 6.5
26 Argentina Ojeda rating 7.4
20 Brazil Luighi 1 goal yellow card off 67' rating 7.5
9 Côte d'Ivoire Traoré 1 goal off 67' rating 8.0
Substitutes
22 Republic of Ireland O'Toole on 60' rating 6.2
29 United States Carrizo on 60' rating 5.8
88 Sierra Leone Jones yellow card on 67' rating 5.0
11 Brazil Magno on 67' rating 5.9
34 Brazil Raul on 78' rating 6.1
30 El Salvador Romero
35 Slovenia Ilenic
15 United States Pierre
75 United States Hadji Samb

Philadelphia Union

4-4-2
Starting XI
18 Jamaica Blake rating 7.8
39 United States Westfield rating 8.0
44 United States Pierre rating 7.0
26 United States Harriel yellow card rating 7.5
27 Germany Wagner yellow card rating 7.5
6 United States Sullivan off 80' rating 8.8
4 Serbia Lukic yellow card off 62' rating 6.3
21 Haiti Jean Jacques 1 goal rating 8.4
19 United States Vassilev off 70' rating 6.6
10 United States Iloski yellow card rating 7.1
9 Uruguay Damiani 2 goals rating 8.8
Substitutes
8 Venezuela Bueno on 62' rating 6.9
33 United States Sullivan on 70' rating 7.4
11 United States Bedoya on 80' rating 5.8
76 United States Rick
16 United States Bender
5 Denmark Sery Larsen
14 United States Rafanello
28 United States Anello
23 Ghana Alladoh

Managers

Jansen4-3-3New York City FC
Richter4-4-2Philadelphia Union
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New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union: match summary

Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 3–2 at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Bénie Traoré (4') and Luighi (45+2') scored for New York City FC, Danley Jean Jacques (48') and Bruno Damiani (69', 76') for Philadelphia Union. The match ratings read 6.3 for New York City FC and 7.4 for Philadelphia Union. Cavan Sullivan and Bruno Damiani tied for the highest player rating at 9.0, and Maxwell Murray of New York City FC the lowest rated starter at 5.0. New York City FC lined up in a 4-3-3 under Jansen, Philadelphia Union in a 4-4-2 under Richter. Nathan Harriel was booked on 16 minutes, Luighi on 43, Jovan Lukic on 44, Milan Iloski on 50, Tayvon Gray on 79, Kai Wagner on 86 and Malachi Jones on 90, and nobody was sent off. Eastern standings taken on September 2, 2026 had New York City FC 7th on 28 points and Philadelphia Union 12th on 24.

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