Matt Freese had three saves in a nine-round shootout and Mitja Ilenic scored the winner as New York City FC beat Roman Celentano and FC Cincinnati 6-5 after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in ...

Santiago Rodríguez scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to help No. 6 seed NYCFC even the best-of-three first-round series with third-seed Cincinnati.

Santiago Rodríguez scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to help No. 6 seed NYCFC even the best-of-three first-round series with third-seed Cincinnati.

The series continues Saturday with a home game for NYCFC at the New York Mets' Citi Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. A win in regulation or in a penalty-kick shootout will see FC Cincinnati ...

Upon recalling memories of that game, the field seemed foremost in his mind. Celentano remembered the shocking NYCFC own-goal scored from midfield by Thiago Martins in that Sept. 7, 2022 contest.

Matt Freese saved five shots in his first postseason start for sixth-seed NYCFC. Freese’s only other postseason appearance came in 2021 while playing for the Philadelphia Union when he filled in ...