Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC

FA Cup

Salt Lake

13-6-15

0-2

Final

NYCFC

8-8-9

America First Field

Match pulse

RSLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTNYC

53%Possession47%

15Shots6

6On target3

10Corners1

1Saves6

18Fouls11

64'Alexandros KatranisRSL69'Lineker RodriguesRSL81'Kevin O'TooleNYC90'+8'Matt FreeseNYC

Team	1H	2H	T
RSL	0	0	0
NYC	1	1	2

Who won: NYCFC 2-0

New York City FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at America First Field. Goals for NYCFC: Nicolás Fernández (41') and Luighi Hanri (61').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

RSLNYC

18Fouls11

2Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

1Offsides0

10Corner Kicks1

1Saves6

52.9Possession47.1

15SHOTS6

6ON GOAL3

0.4On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

424Accurate Passes376

503Passes464

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

6Accurate Crosses0

19Crosses4

0.3Cross %0.0

42Long Balls55

19Accurate Long Balls18

0.5Long Balls %0.3

4Blocked Shots1

7Effective Tackles13

12Tackles21

0.6Tackle %0.6

14Interceptions20

7Effective Clearances26

7Clearances26

Player of the game

Matt Freese

NYC · 6 saves, clean sheet

8.5

Deserved to win

71%

RSL · 1.62 xG

22%

Draw

NYC · 0.41 xG

Salt Lake deserved better: 71% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

Match ends, Real Salt Lake 0, New York City FC 2.
Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, New York City FC 2.
90'+9'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Taylor Booth (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
T. Booth
90'+8'
Yellow card
Matt Freese (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
M. Freese
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Real Salt Lake).
90'+7'
Free kick won
Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau.
90'+4'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Lineker Rodrigues (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+2'RSL
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Andrés Perea.
90'+2'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+2'RSL
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Bénie Traoré (New York City FC).
88'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Wolf
Substitution, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez replaces Hannes Wolf.
A. Martínez
88'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Manuel Sanabria with a cross following a corner.
A. Hezarkhani
88'RSL
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Agustín Ojeda.
87'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Juan Manuel Sanabria with a cross.
A. Hezarkhani
87'
Free kick won
Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Taylor Booth (Real Salt Lake).
85'
Free kick won
Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Manuel Sanabria with a cross following a corner.
C. Guske
82'RSL
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
81'
Yellow card
Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
K. O'Toole
81'
Free kick won
Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).