New York City FC 2-1 Nashville SC 2025 MLS Regular Season - Matchday 29 Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Kickoff: 5:10pm ET Location: Yankee Stadium | The Bronx, NY Attendance: 20,077
New York City FC battled back to earn a 2-1 win over Nashville SC at Yankee Stadium. Andrés Perea’s first-half strike canceled out Jacob Shaffelburg’s opener before substitute Agustín Ojeda set up Alonso Martínez for the decisive goal as New York City extended their strong home form with another impressive victory.
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New York City and Nashville have played each other eight times since their first meeting in 2021, with the Club holding a 3-3-2 (W-L-D) record over that span.
With today’s 2-1 win, New York City is now on a three-game unbeaten run against Nashville dating back to a 3-1 win on October 6, 2024, at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
In the overall series, New York City has scored 10 goals and conceded 11.
New York City has played Nashville on the road four times, for a record of 0-3-1.
Over those matches, New York City has scored three times and conceded eight times.
At home, New York City has hosted Nashville on four occasions and remains undefeated with a record of 3-0-1.
The Club has scored seven goals and conceded just three.
In their last three matchups with Nashville, New York City holds a 2-0-1 record.
In their home match against Nashville in 2024, New York City won 3-1.
In their first match this season at Geodis Park on May 31, 2025, New York City came back from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2.
In today’s match at Yankee Stadium, New York City came back again to win 2-1.
Four players on the current roster have goals scored against Nashville: Forward Alonso Martínez (2), Midfielder Hannes Wolf (2), Midfielder Andrés Perea (1) and Midfielder Keaton Parks (1).
Five current players have registered assists: Wolf (2), Parks (2), Midfielder Maxi Moralez (2), Defender Mitja Ilenič (1) and Forward Agustín Ojeda (1) .
New York City has played nine matches at Yankee Stadium this season.
Their record through nine matches at Yankee Stadium this season stands at 6-3-0.
In New York City FC’s last four matches during the MLS Regular Season, the team is unbeaten with a record of 3-0-1, the team’s longest unbeaten run this season.
During the current streak, the team earned a home win over Nashville SC (2-1), road wins over Orlando City (2-1) and FC Dallas (4-3) and battled to a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City.
The Club has scored two or more goals in a single match 12 times during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, with the most recent occurring in tonight's match against Nashville.
Midfielder Andrés Perea netted his second goal of the season, adding to the one he scored on Matchday 26 against Sporting Kansas City.
His goal marks his first-ever goal scored at Yankee Stadium across all competitions.
His goal today marks his second goal in his last three MLS appearances, dating back to July 19, 2025, against Sporting Kansas City.
Midfielder Hannes Wolf provided his sixth assist of the season. Wolf now has a total of 15 goal contributions this season (9 goals, 6 assists).
Last season, Wolf had a total of 13 goal contributions (5 goals, 8 assists).
Wolf has tallied four goal contributions in his last three matches against Nashville: an assist in New York City's 3-1 win on October 6, 2024, a brace in a 2-2 draw on May 31, 2025, and another assist in today’s 2-1 win.
Alonso Martínez ties Santiago Rodríguez (nine goals) for the fifth-most goals scored in Club History at Yankee Stadium during the MLS Regular Season.
Alonso Martínez ties Santiago Rodríguez and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (nine goals) for the fifth-most goals scored in Club History at Yankee Stadium in MLS play (including postseason).
With tonight’s game-winning goal, Alonso Martínez now has the most game-winning goals scored in a single season in Club history during the MLS Regular Season.
Martínez now sits at the top of the list in Club history during the MLS Regular Season with seven game-winning goals in a single season. He surpasses David Villa (2015) and Jack Harrison (2017) who had six each in their respective seasons.
Martínez now sits in sole fourth place in all-time game-winning goals scored for the Club during the MLS Regular Season with 10. He is now the fourth player all-time for New York City to score at least 10 game-winning goals.
Alonso Martínez ties Maxi Moralez for the third-most goals scored in Club history during the MLS Regular Season, with 29 goals.
With a secondary assist in today’s match, Maxi Moralez breaks his previous record (38 years, 148 days), as the oldest player in club history to record an assist at 38 years, 171 days.
NEW YORK CITY FC HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN
Impressions on the game... “My view on the game, the first 10, 15 minutes were my biggest surprise of the day. I told my boys again in the dressing room that this is something that we have to get out of our DNA, out of our system. We've had too many matches that start this way, and we have to play catch-up. The quality is there, so that shouldn't be the problem. But I can't put my finger on it just yet. But we fought back into the game. It's a huge moment to get back into the game just before the first break. Good goal. We were playing better in that phase of the game, and obviously, the break took over an hour, and you could already see the change in behavior when we came out for the next seven minutes. But the MLS is the MLS, and you also give away a big opportunity with that corner kick. Even when we were on the counterattack, we got the counterattack back at us again. We had a little chat about that moment as well during the break. I think the second half, apart from maybe one or two moments, you could see that we were determined to get back into this game and win it at the end.”
NEW YORK CITY FC DEFENDER JUSTIN HAAK
On today’s comeback victory... “I feel like this was our biggest win of the season, just based off the table. We are so close to the playoffs. I think if we continue how we did in the second half and the end of the first half, we can go on a really good run here heading into the playoffs, finish in a strong position and we go from there.”
NEW YORK CITY FC DEFENDER KEVIN O'TOOLE
On how big of a match tonight's win was... "It's a huge one, especially with the results that went against us yesterday. We needed to come out and get three points and make sure that we keep our home a fortress, and so we did that. It was a bit of a slow start that we addressed during the rain delay, but we came out with aggression in those last seven minutes in the first half and then really took it to them in the second half. I think that's our standard, and that's the aggression we need to play with all the time.”
Match Highlights -
Goal – NYC – 40’- Andrés Perea [8]
Goal – NYC – 77’- Alonso Martínez [16]
10’ - NSH – Jacob Shaffelburg [14]
Scored with left footed shot from the center of the box with an xG of 16% to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar [10].
40’ - NYC – Andrés Perea [8]
Scored with right footed shot from the center of the box with an xG of 15% to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
77’ - NYC – Alonso Martínez [16]
Scored with right footed shot from the center of the box with an xG of 79% to the central bottom zone. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
New York City FC were back in MLS action on Sunday evening as they welcomed Nashville SC to Yankee Stadium.
The hosts were keen to continue their good form on home soil, with four wins in their last five. Meanwhile, Nashville sought to snap a three-game winless streak on their travels as they made the trip to the Big Apple.
Head Coach Pascal Jansen made one change to the team that faced Toluca last time out, with Hannes Wolf replacing Agustín Ojeda in the starting lineup.
A lightning start from Nashville almost had the visitors ahead inside the first minute when Jacob Shaffelburg squared for Sam Surridge, but Matt Freese produced a smart stop.
Moments later, Josh Bauer’s low delivery fizzed across the goalmouth and behind for a corner.
Nashville did take the lead in the tenth minute after Hany Mukhtar slipped Shaffelburg through on goal, and he converted low past Freese.
New York City responded with a good chance of their own when Nico Fernández Mercau played a delightful reverse pass into Maxi Moralez.
The veteran playmaker drove at goal and forced Joe Willis into a strong save. Tayvon Gray then created danger with a whipped delivery that the goalkeeper could only palm away, before Wolf fired the rebound wide from the edge of the area.
Fernández Mercau also went close, sending a volley flashing past the post from the edge of the penalty area.
The equalizer arrived in the 40th minute when Andrés Perea skipped past two Nashville defenders and unleashed a venomous shot that flew past Willis.
A weather delay halted play, but once the teams returned, the half closed with the score level at one apiece.
New York City began the second half on the front foot, with Martínez twice threatening thanks to sharp runs in behind. In the 64th minute, Jansen turned to his bench, introducing Ojeda in place of Wolf.
The change almost paid dividends immediately as Martínez attempted a cheeky chip from a tight angle that clipped the crossbar, before Perea narrowly missed with a header from a Moralez free kick.
The breakthrough came in the 77th minute and owed much to Ojeda’s invention. The substitute drove down the flank and drilled a low ball across the six-yard box, where Martínez arrived to steer it home from close range.
Jansen then introduced Julián Fernández in place of Moralez as New York City looked to see out the contest.
Freese was called into action again in the 83rd minute, saving from Bauer, and he comfortably claimed another effort from distance five minutes later.
At the other end, Fernández almost added a third with a curling strike that drifted narrowly wide.
In stoppage time, Seymour Reid replaced Martínez to help close out the game, and with no further chances created, New York City secured a hard-fought victory over Nashville.
