New York City FC exited the MLS is Back Tournament last night, going down 3-1 to the Portland Timbers.
Here’s Five Points, presented by Etihad Airways…
Not Our Night
The signs were good in the first half as NYCFC took a deserved lead through Jesus Medina’s penalty on 27’.
It could have been more if Taty’s audacious halfway line strike had been a foot lower and maybe we’d be recapping another big knockout win, but it sadly wasn’t to be.
Portland rallied from their concession and equalized at a key point in the game, right on the stroke of halftime through Sebastian Blanco, which proved to tip the balance.