Mix Diskerud scored the eventual game winner in the 63rd minute and NYCFC beat the Chicago Fire 4-3 on Sunday in a wild affair in the MLS season opener for both sides.
NYCFC’s Thomas McNamara scored the first goal of the new season in spectacular fashion in the 10th minute, taking a feed from Khiry Shelton at the top of the penalty area and curling it into the upper corner. Nine minutes later, Razvan Cocis evened it on a brilliant run, and the Romanian midfielder almost registered again a few moments later.
Tony Taylor and Shelton both added goals to give NYCFC a 3-1 advantage at the break.