? Howler sums up disastrous half for NYCFC against Philadelphia ?♂️
New York City FC have plenty of work ahead of them to turn around Wednesday’s match against Philadelphia Union.
An upset is on the cards after a perfect 30-minute performance from the visitors’ attacking line saw all three players find the net.
The Union opened the scoring when Tai Baribo (who was facing away from the goal) flicked a header beyond goalkeeper Matt Freese.
Tai Baribo scores his eighth goal of the year to put Philly up!
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NYCFC’s misery quickly doubled when some disastrous defending allowed Baribo to tee up a lurking Mikael Uhre.
Baribo adds an assist on the night and Uhre bags his ninth goal of the season.
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And their misery was all summed up after a howler from Freese, who let the ball slip out of nowhere, and Dániel Gazdag pounced.
The Union's attacking trio each have a goal in this first half. ?
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Not the 30 minutes they would have hoped for. Is a comeback possible?
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