New York City FC vs Charlotte FC · MLS

New York City FC lost 2-1 to Charlotte FC at Citi Field (crowd 20,997). The goal that settled it came from Idan Toklomati at the 54-minute mark and Kerwin Vargas widened the gap late on, at 90 minutes; a goal from Nicolás Fernández late on, at 90 minutes cut it to 1-2. The game had six yellow cards from Tori Penso. NYCFC kept 64% of possession and took 22 shots to Charlotte's 7, yet did not win. NYCFC hit the target 7 times from 22 attempts.