New York City FC continued preparations for the 2018 Major League Soccer season with a 2-1 scrimmage defeat to Real Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon.
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi hit NYCFC's late deficit-reducer on 88' from the penalty spot, replying to RSL's goals on 13' and 61'.
Warming up for Saturday’s Suncoast Invitational showdown with Montreal, this was City’s penultimate engagement before the big kick-off on March 4 and an opportunity to get minutes into legs.
Opportunity knocked for 17-year old Yonkers-native Esad Mackic, who started up top for the Boys in Blue, flanked by Jonathan Lewis and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, with James Sands, Tommy McNamara and Kwame Awuah backing them up in midfield.