In a game that featured numerous PKs and a red card given to New England, this was a loss that New England couldn't afford to have as they are still on the hunt to get back into playoff contention. 

Less than 10 minutes into the game, we had our first penalty of the game resulting in the first pk for New York FC. Andrew Farrell was attempting a slide tackle, but instead of getting to the ball, he tackled Talles Magno. The 20-year-old DP took the penalty, and he had no hesitation as to where he was aiming the shot. He put it into the bottom right corner to put New York up 1-0. Gustavo Bou would score a goal in the 18th minute off of an assist by Sebastian Lletget. Another penalty in favor of New York was issued in the 32nd minute. This time the penalty was given due to Henry Kessler of New England. This time, Castellanos took the penalty kick. He did his signature stutter step run up, then kicked it to the right side, but Petrovic dove to the right side and got his hand on it for a block. Andrew Farrel was hit with another penalty call later, resulting in him getting ejected from the game in the 41st minute. Again, Valentin Castellanos was awarded a PK. He still did his stutter step, but instead of going to his right, he went to his left. Petrovic dove the wrong way as Castellanos scored the goal.

New England fell apart in the second half and being down a man really hurt them. Gabriel Pereira scored for New York after he stole the ball off the New England defense. He didn’t score on the initial shot, but when the rebound came, he made sure he tapped it in for a goal. Despite being down a man, New England did manage to pull one more goal. Gustavo Bou scored his second goal of the game in the 77th minute.  Bou was wide open in the box and Jones passed him the ball for an easy finish. Castellanos scored the fourth goal for NYCFC, his league-leading 12th goal of the MLS season. He scored off of a deflection when Petrovic made the initial save from Thiago Andrade.

[Photography by ICONIC photographer Cameron Kincheloe]