New York City FC vs Nashville SC

MLS

NYCFC

12-5-8

2-1

Final

Nashville

14-5-8

Yankee Stadium

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

NYCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTNSH

56%Possession44%

12Shots12

4On target3

2Corners4

2Saves2

10Fouls12

48'Edvard TagsethNSH58'Maxi MorálezNYC82'Alonso MartínezNYC82'Sam SurridgeNSH90'+4'Andrés PereaNYC

Team	1H	2H	T
NYC	1	1	2
NSH	1	0	1

Who won: NYCFC 2-1

New York City FC beat Nashville SC 2-1 on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium. Goals for NYCFC: Andrés Perea (40') and Alonso Martínez (77'). Goals for Nashville: Jacob Shaffelburg (10').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NYCNSH

10Fouls12

3Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

2Corner Kicks4

2Saves2

56Possession44

12SHOTS12

4ON GOAL3

0.3On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

420Accurate Passes324

497Passes390

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

1Accurate Crosses5

18Crosses10

0.1Cross %0.5

41Long Balls41

17Accurate Long Balls18

0.4Long Balls %0.4

1Blocked Shots2

21Effective Tackles5

27Tackles11

0.8Tackle %0.5

8Interceptions7

12Effective Clearances26

12Clearances26

Player of the game

Alonso Martínez

NYC · 1 G

7.1

Deserved to win

NYC · 0.11 xG

81%

Draw

10%

NSH · 0.11 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, New York City FC 2, Nashville SC 1.
Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, Nashville SC 1.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Perea
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Martínez
Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Alonso Martínez.
S. Reid
90'+2'
Free kick won
Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'NSH
Foul
Foul by Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC).
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
J. Fernández
89'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
H. Mukhtar
83'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Josh Bauer (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a set piece situation.
J. Bauer
82'
Yellow card
Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
S. Surridge
82'
Yellow card
Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
A. Martínez
81'
Free kick won
Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
80'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Shaffelburg
Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
T. Bunbury
80'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Maher
Substitution, Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman replaces Jack Maher.
W. Zimmerman
78'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Moralez
Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maxi Moralez.
J. Fernández
GOAL77'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Martínez · ast A. Ojeda
Goal! New York City FC 2, Nashville SC 1. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
NYC 2 - 1 NSH
74'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxi Moralez following a set piece situation.
A. Perea
73'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Tagseth
Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Edvard Tagseth.
G. Brugman
73'
Free kick won
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73'
Foul
Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
72'
Shot hit woodwork
Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.