FC Dallas 3-4 New York City FC 2025 MLS Regular Season - Matchday 27 Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 | Kickoff: 8:40pm ET Location: Toyota Stadium | Frisco, Texas Attendance: 11,004
New York City FC played out a thrilling 4-3 win over FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas on Friday night. Homegrown Jonny Shore opened the scoring in the 11th minute with his first goal for the Club. Elsewhere, a hat-trick from Alonso Martínez helped New York City complete a dramatic comeback to stretch their unbeaten streak to three games.
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With Forward Alonso Martínez’s goals this evening marking his 26th, 27th, and 28th for New York City FC, he has now scored the fourth-most goals in Club history, surpassing former Forward Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (26).
The players that are ahead of Martínez in this category are former Forwards David Villa (77) and Valentín Castellanos (50) and current Midfielder Maxi Moralez (29).
Martínez’s hattrick marked his fifth multigoal game of his New York City FC career and his first hattrick this season.
It is the Club’s fourth multigoal game of the 2025 MLS Regular Season, with Midfielder Hannes Wolf recording the other three multi-goal games (Matchday 6 away v. ATL, Matchday 17 away v. NSH, and Matchday 19 home v. ATL).
At 18 yrs., 103 days Midfielder Jonathan Shore became the youngest player in New York City FC history to record a goal for the Club.
The record was previously held by Forward Talles Magno, who scored at 19 yrs., 80 days when also playing FC Dallas.
Shore becomes the fifth Homegrown player to score in Club history following the likes of Midfielders Justin Haak and James Sands, Defender Tayvon Gray and Forward Andres Jasson.
Midfielder Nicolás Fernández Mercau made his Major League Soccer debut, coming on a substitution in the second half.
Mercau recorded an assist on his debut, assisting the Club’s fourth goal.
New York City FC recorded their third away win of the 2025 MLS Regular Season, while simultaneously extending their unbeaten run on the road to three with a 2-0-1 (W-L-D) over the most recent trio of matches.
New York City FC has a three-match winning streak against FC Dallas, having won in their most recent games during the 2022 and 2023 MLS Regular Season, and this year as well.
Expanding it further, the Club is on an eight-match unbeaten run against FC Dallas, as they last lost against them on September 12, 2015, in the Club’s inaugural season and their first-ever meeting.
Overall, New York City’s record against FC Dallas stands at 4-1-4 (W-L-D) with 19 goals scored and 14 conceded.
On the road, the Club’s record is 2-1-2 with eight goals scored and seven allowed.
Maxi Moralez (1G, 3A), Alonso Martínez (3G), Jonny Shore (1G), Nicolás Fernández Mercau (1A), and Midfielders Aiden O’Neill (1A) and Hannes Wolf (1A) all recorded goal contributions against FC Dallas.
New York City FC holds a 34-28-20 (W-L-D) record against Western Conference opponents, scoring 129 goals and conceding 109 across 82 interconference matches since the 2015 MLS regular season.
At 18 yrs., 103 days, Jonathan Shore became the youngest player in New York City FC history to record a goal for the Club.
Additionally, Shore becomes the fifth New York City FC Homegrown player to score a goal, after Midfielders James Sands (1G) and Justin Haak (1G) and Defenders Tayvon Gray (1G) and Andres Jasson (3G).
Alonso Martinez now has the fourth most goals scored in Club history (28) and has now scored 12 goals this season, which is the second consecutive time he has reached 10 or more goals in a single season.
He is only the third player for the Club to reach 10 or more goals in multiple seasons, alongside former Forwards David Villa (accomplished this four times consecutively) and Valentín Castellanos (accomplished three times consecutively).
Alonso Martínez has scored 12 goals on the road, which is the fifth most of all time by a New York City FC player.
The four players ahead of him include former Forwards David Villa (29), Valentín Castellanos (18), Héber (15), and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (13).
In the same statistic, Maxi Moralez is tied with two other players (former Forward Frank Lampard and Midfielder Gabriel Pereira) for sixth with eight away goals.
Nicolás Fernández Mercau made his Major League Soccer debut, coming on a substitution in the second half and recording an assist on the Club’s fourth goal.
Maxi Moralez added two assists this evening and continues to lead in most assists recorded on the road in Club history, with 30.
Midfielder Aiden O’Neill recorded his second assist of the season.
NEW YORK CITY FC HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN
On Midfielder Nicolás Fernández Mercau’s debut... "If you look back at the moment he comes on the pitch, it shows that he's very confident and very comfortable. The moment where he creates the opportunity for Alonso [Martínez] shows a glimpse of his qualities and his personality. He's a very attack-minded player, but he's also very creative. The way he sets this goal up is pure beauty, and I'm very happy he's with us. If you look at how his schedule has been over the past two days just to be with us today, that's insane. Coming on for the final 30 minutes like he did says a lot about his character as well. It looks like we have a perfect fit.”
On Midfielder Jonathan Shore’s first Major League Soccer goal... “I'm so proud of the kid. From the first moment in preseason in January, going into the [Inter] Miami game, he presented himself as a very promising talent and was very eager to learn as well. We worked together to make sure that he understood how I wanted him to play and how his personality and qualities could add something to this First Team of our beautiful Club. You can see today he brings quality to the game. He scored his first goal, which was only a matter of time, and I think there will be more to come from Jonny Shore because he’s a very promising player and talent.”
NEW YORK CITY MIDFIELDER JONNY SHORE
On scoring his first goal... "Obviously it's a proud moment for me to score. It took longer than I would have wanted, but I’m just happy to score my first goal. Most importantly, a good second-half performance from the team to get the much-needed three points.”
On how the coaching staff has helped him this season... "Since preseason when [Head Coach] Pascal [Jansen] and his staff came in, they’ve helped me and gave me the confidence to keep pushing. All my teammates also helped me, giving me advice, and I think from the first day of preseason, the training just got me ready for MLS and these moments.”
Goal - NYC - 11' - Jonathan Shore [32] -
Goal - NYC - 22' - Alonso Martínez [16] -
Goal - NYC - 46' - Alonso Martínez [16] -
Goal - NYC - 84' - Alonso Martínez [16] -
11’ - NYC - Jonathan Shore [32]
Scored with header from the center of the box with an xG of 20% to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez [10].
15’ - DAL - Petar Musa [9]
Scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box with an xG of 8% to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrickson Delgado [6], second assist by Ramiro Benetti [17].
17’ - DAL - Logan Farrington [23]
Scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box with an xG of 23% to the central bottom zone. Assisted by Ramiro Benetti [17].
22’ - NYC - Alonso Martínez [16]
Scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box with an xG of 33% to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez [10].
45’+8’ - DAL - Logan Farrington [23]
Scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box with an xG of 86% to the lower left zone.
46’ - NYC - Alonso Martínez [16]
Scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box with an xG of 20% to the top left corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf [17], second assist by Aiden O'Neill [21].
84’ - NYC - Alonso Martínez [16]
Scored with right footed shot from the right side of the box with an xG of 43% to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández Mercau [7].
[17] Hannes Wolf (61’ - [7] Nicolás Fernández Mercau)
[16] Alonso Martínez
[8] Andrés Perea
Subs Unused
[77] Bernard Kamungo
[16] Tsiki Ntsabeleng
[30] Michael Collodi
[22] Álvaro Augusto
Subs Unused
[30] Tomás Romero
[29] Máximo Carrizo
[11] Julián Fernández
[99] Seymour Reid
[81] Sebastiano Musu
DAL
Yellow Cards (2)
25’ - Josh Torquato [24] - Bad Foul
90+2’ - Chris Cappis [12] - Bad Foul
Red Cards (0)
NYC
Yellow Cards (2)
31’ - Justin Haak [80] - Bad Foul
73’ - Andrés Perea [8] - Bad Foul
Red Cards (0)
Referee: Jon Freemon
Ast. Referee 1: Gerard-Kader Lebuis
Ast. Referee 2: Eduardo Jeff
Fourth Official: Filip Dujic
VAR: Ismail Elfath
Ast. VAR: Tom Supple
New York City FC were in Frisco, Texas, on Friday night to take on FC Dallas.
The game was the last of a four-game stretch on the road for New York City, with Pascal Jansen keen to see his side stretch their unbeaten run to three games.
Jansen made two changes to the team that faced Sporting Kansas City last time out, as Hannes Wolf and Mitja Ilenič replaced Julián Fernández and Thiago Martins.
Elsewhere, Nicolás Fernández Mercau was named on the bench for the first time since joining from Elche.
Dallas almost enjoyed a dream start inside the first sixty seconds after Petar Musa dispossessed Aidan O’Neill inside his own area—thankfully, Matt Freese was on hand to produce a vital block.
The hosts started the brighter of the two teams, but it was New York City that took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to Jonny Shore’s first goal in MLS.
Shore rose highest at the near post from a Maxi Moralez corner to flick a header past Maarten Paes and give New York City the lead.
That lead would last only four minutes, however, as Musa wriggled free inside the area and fired a low shot across Freese.
One became two for Dallas two minutes later, as Logan Farrington benefited from a quick free kick to run in behind the backline and score a similar finish low past Freese.
New York City needed a response, and they found one five minutes after falling behind through Alonso Martínez.
Completing a chaotic 11-minute period that saw four goals, Martínez showed wonderful close control to receive Maxi Moralez’s pass and get off a shot before Paes could smother the effort.
New York City almost found a third goal minutes later when Ilenič found Hannes Wolf, who in turn slipped Martínez in behind. The Costa Rican rounded Paes but saw his attempted cutback to Wolf intercepted and cleared away.
A frenetic pace calmed as the clock ticked past the half-hour mark, with both teams trying to settle into a rhythm.
Both sides had chances that were blocked before a fifth goal arrived in first-half stoppage time, as Farrington notched his second of the evening.
Jansen opted to make two changes to start the second period, as Agustín Ojeda and Strahinja Tanasijević replaced Ilenič and Shore.
New York City enjoyed the perfect start to the second half when they found an equalizer just minutes in through Martínez. The forward was found with another clever pass from Wolf before driving it past Paes at the near post.
Dallas almost retook the lead in strange circumstances when a Kevin O’Toole clearance cannoned off a Dallas player and forced Freese to react quickly.
There was a New York City FC debut for Fernández Mercau just after the hour mark, as he replaced Wolf.
Fernández Mercau made a bright start to his debut and registered a first look at goal in the 71st minute with a shot from distance that went over.
O’Toole then nearly caught out Paes with a dangerous cross that forced the goalkeeper to tip it onto the bar and behind.
A dramatic evening took a further turn in the final ten minutes when New York City took the lead for the second time on the night. A delightful pass in behind from Fernández Mercau put Martínez through on goal, and after rounding Paes, he made no mistake with the finish.
The hosts were now frantically chasing an equalizer, but in their way stood a dogged New York City defense.
New York City's final change of the night came in second-half stoppage time, as Moralez was replaced by Nico Cavallo.
In the end, Martínez’s hat-trick-clinching goal proved decisive, securing a memorable 4–3 road win for New York City FC in Dallas.
