Philadelphia Union vs. New York City FC - Final Score - November 23, 2025

	1	2	T
PHI	-	-	-
NYC	-	-	-

	1	2	T
PHI	0	0	0
NYC	1	0	1

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substitutes

Andrew Rick ^#76 ^• ^G

^60'

Mikael Uhre ^#7 ^• ^F

^61'

Francis Westfield ^#39 ^• ^D

^61'

Jesus Bueno ^#8 ^• ^M

^69'

Cavan Sullivan ^#6 ^• ^M

^82'

Alejandro Bedoya ^#11 ^• ^M

Benjamin Bender ^#16 ^• ^M

Olivier Mbaizo ^#15 ^• ^D

Jeremy Rafanello ^#14 ^• ^F

^78' ^D ^• ^#35 Mitja Ilenic

^88' ^D ^• ^#19 Strahinja Tanasijevic

^M ^• ^#29 Maximo Carrizo

^D ^• ^#2 Nico Cavallo

^90+4' ^F ^• ^#11 Julian Fernandez

^F ^• ^#23 Max Murray

^M ^• ^#81 Sebastiano Musu

^F ^• ^#99 Seymour Reid

^G ^• ^#30 Tomas Romero

PHILADELPHIA
formation: 4-4-2

59'
18

Blake
27

Wagner
29

Makhanya
5

Glesnes
26

Harriel
68'
19

Vassilev
60'
4

Lukic
82'
21

Jean-Jacques
32

Iloski
20

Damiani
60'
9

Baribo

substitutes

Andrew Rick ^#76 ^• ^G ^60'
Mikael Uhre ^#7 ^• ^F ^61'
Francis Westfield ^#39 ^• ^D ^61'
Jesus Bueno ^#8 ^• ^M ^69'
Cavan Sullivan ^#6 ^• ^M ^82'
Alejandro Bedoya ^#11 ^• ^M
Benjamin Bender ^#16 ^• ^M
Olivier Mbaizo ^#15 ^• ^D
Jeremy Rafanello ^#14 ^• ^F
NYCFC
formation: 5-4-1

90'
7

Fernandez Mercau
87'
10

Moralez
32

Shore
80

Haak
77'
17

Wolf
26

Ojeda
24

Gray
13

Martins
34

Raul Gustavo
22

O'Toole
49

Freese

substitutes

^78' ^D ^• ^#35 Mitja Ilenic
^88' ^D ^• ^#19 Strahinja Tanasijevic
^M ^• ^#29 Maximo Carrizo
^D ^• ^#2 Nico Cavallo
^90+4' ^F ^• ^#11 Julian Fernandez
^F ^• ^#23 Max Murray
^M ^• ^#81 Sebastiano Musu
^F ^• ^#99 Seymour Reid
^G ^• ^#30 Tomas Romero

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KEY PLAYERS

Maxi Moralez NYC · #10

1 Goal, 14 Passes

Kai Wagner PHI · #27

42 Passes

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau NYC · #7

1 Assist, 1 SOG, 25 Passes

Francis Westfield PHI · #39

3 Passes

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TOTAL

The over/under was 2.5 and the teams scored 1 goals, so people who bet the under won

UNDER

TEAM TO WIN

NYCFC won at +373 odds so a bet of $100 won $473 total

KEY PLAYS

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 0

10' Corner taken by M. Moralez.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 0

A shot on goal has been taken by New York City FC.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 0

21' Shot on goal by B. Damiani.

NYC GOAL

PHI 0 NYC 1

27' M. Moralez scored a goal, assisted by N. Fernandez Mercau.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

32' H. Wolf (NYC) received a yellow card.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

33' T. Baribo (PHI) received a yellow card.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

35' M. Moralez (NYC) received a yellow card.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

37' Corner taken by D. Jean-Jacques.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot on goal has been taken by Philadelphia Union.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

38' Shot on goal by A. Ojeda.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

Corner awarded to New York City.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

39' Shot by M. Iloski.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

42' Shot by T. Baribo.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

45' Shot on goal by J. Glesnes.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

45' Shot by J. Glesnes.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

Philadelphia have been awarded a corner by Guido Gonzales Jr.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

Corner awarded to Philadelphia.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot has been taken by Philadelphia Union.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

56' Shot on goal by N. Fernandez Mercau.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

New York City have been awarded a corner by Guido Gonzales Jr.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

60' A. Rick substituted in for A. Blake.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

61' F. Westfield substituted in for J. Lukic.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot on goal has been taken by New York City FC.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

63' Corner taken by M. Iloski.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

64' Corner taken by K. Wagner.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot has been taken by Philadelphia Union.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

69' Shot by M. Uhre.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

69' J. Bueno substituted in for I. Vassilev.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

Corner awarded to Philadelphia.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

77' M. Freese (NYC) received a yellow card.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

78' M. Ilenic substituted in for H. Wolf.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot on goal has been taken by New York City FC.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

82' C. Sullivan substituted in for D. Jean-Jacques.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

84' Corner taken by M. Iloski.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

84' Raul Gustavo (NYC) received a yellow card.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

87' Shot by O. Makhanya.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

88' S. Tanasijevic substituted in for M. Moralez.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

Philadelphia have been awarded a corner by Guido Gonzales Jr.

PHI KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

A shot on goal has been taken by Philadelphia Union.

NYC KEY PLAY

PHI 0 NYC 1

90+4' J. Fernandez substituted in for N. Fernandez Mercau.

Philadelphia vs

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ODDS

KEY PLAYS

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NEWS

KEY PLAYERS

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