It was a little bit embarrassing. Watching one of the premier teams in Major League Soccer ‘host’ their first-ever game in the CONCACAF Champions League and have almost no fans to support them. It did not reflect well on New York City FC.
The Pigeons hosted A.D. San Carlos in the second leg of their CCL Round of 16 tie. Ronny Deila’s side held a healthy 5-3 advantage and were expected to ease through to the quarter-finals with little difficulty — that was indeed what transpired as Alexander Callens scored the lone goal of a game his team entirely controlled.