D.C. United 0 - 0 New York City FC 2025 MLS Regular Season - Matchday 13 Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | Kickoff: 7:40pm ET Location: Audi Field | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 14,283
New York City FC battled to a goalless draw against D.C. United on Wednesday night. Despite multiple chances, including shots off the post and key saves by Luis Barraza, City couldn’t find a breakthrough but earned a valuable road point.
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New York City FC holds an all-time record of 11-7-5 (W-L-D) against D.C. United, totaling 41 goals scored and 25 goals conceded.
The most recent win against United occurred on April 20, 2024, in a 2-0 win.
The last time New York City lost to United was on October 7, 2023, in a 2-0 loss.
In road matches against United, New York City FC has a record of three wins, six losses, and three draws, with 12 goals scored and 15 conceded.
New York City has scored in nine of their 12 road matches against United, including three games where they netted two or more goals.
New York City FC has been held scoreless on the road three times against United and has recorded five clean sheets in those matchups.
Today’s clean sheet marked New York City's first clean sheet against United since April 20, 2024, with a 2-0 victory at Citi Field.
This is New York City’s first clean sheet on the against United since May 18, 2022, with a 2-0 victory at Audi Field.
This marks New York City FC’s second consecutive match—and seventh overall this season—entering halftime in a scoreless draw.
New York City holds a 3-2-2 (W-L-D) record in matches that were scoreless at halftime.
Goalkeeper Matt Freese recorded his fifth clean sheet of the season.
Freese holds a 1-1-2 record against United and has recorded two clean sheets.
Midfielder Maxi Moralez is currently the oldest New York City player to start in each of the team's first 13 matches of the season. Moralez is currently 38 years and 72 days old.
Midfielder Máximo Carrizo substituted into today's match in the 65th minute, marking his second career MLS appearance.
Defender Thiago Martins recorded a top speed of 22.22 miles per hour this season, ranking sixth among all MLS players this season.
NEW YORK CITY FC COACH PASCAL JANSEN Watch on the Facebook Page of Soccer Long Island Magazine 2
Thoughts on tonight’s performance and result... “I just told the guys that, looking at our past week—with a good game against FC Cincinnati, a terrible (U.S. Open Cup) game in Pittsburgh, and a very weak performance against CF Montréal—we had a decent performance today. We were very forward-minded, attacking-minded. We created loads of opportunities to score the goals we needed to win this game. So, overall, I’m satisfied—but not all the way—because we should have won this away game. That’s for sure.”
On Midfielder Aiden O’Neill’s profile with the team... “Aiden [O’Neill] has the profile to play in any of the three midfield positions that I foresee for the team. As I’ve told you guys many times before, we need to make sure that Maxi [Moralez] stays fit and healthy. This was an opportunity to take him off at halftime and give Aiden more playing time to get up to speed with the rest of the team. In this game, he had the chance to play a little more offensively and in a double pivot, and you could see he’s getting closer and closer to what we expect from him.”
NEW YORK CITY GOALKEEPER MATT FRESE Watch on the Facebook Page of Soccer Long Island Magazine 2
On what to make from the team's performance and what to take away ahead of the Hudson River Derby... “I think certainly we picked it back up from where we were against CF Montréal—that was clearly not our best game, with the ball and without the ball. We acted a little bit more like ourselves today: passing the ball, zipping it around on the floor, hitting them behind, and dangerous set pieces. So, just in general, we played like ourselves. When we do that consistently, it leads to good things. So, I think it was good—leading into the Hudson River Derby—that we had a performance like this. Hopefully we finish it off on Saturday.”
On what he sees at training that makes him believe this team will turn it around... “You guys see a much smaller end than I do in training. I see probably 50 times as many reps as [the public] sees, so I’m able to really see the high quantity of shots and the finishes that we do. Julián [Fernández]—an incredible left-foot finish, cutting in, putting it in the top corner, putting it near-post corner, smashing the ball. Hannes [Wolf] is fantastic—obviously a fantastic finisher and creator of the ball. Alonso Martínez, again, I would say, in my opinion—I think in many people’s opinion—the best pure finisher of the ball in this league. A few games [with no goals] are unfortunate, but in no way, shape or form is this a big enough sample to be worried about anything. Alonso is incredible. And all the guys up top—Agustín Ojeda is incredible cutting in, speed in behind. Maxi [Morález]—incredible creation, you know, transcreation from him. So, I can see it in training every day, and you guys unfortunately just don’t get to see that every day. Maybe I’m here to provide some perspective on that.”
New York City FC's photos from tonight's match on the Facebook Page of Soccer Long Island Magazine 2.
[20] Christian Benteke (C) (20’ - [17] Jacob Murell)
Head Coach: Pascal Jansen
[49] Matt Freese
[5] Birk Risa (73’ - [2] Nico Cavallo)
[13] Thiago Martins (C)
[24] Tayvon Gray (73’ - [35] Mitja Ilenič)
[80] Justin Haak
[8] Andrés Perea
[10] Maxi Moralez (46’ - [21] Aiden O’Neill)
[11] Julián Fernández
[17] Hannes Wolf (81’ - [26] Agustín Ojeda)
[32] Jonathan Shore (65’ - [29] Máximo Carrizo)
[16] Alonso Martínez
Subs Unused
[1] Joonhong Kim
[12] Conner Antley
[18] Derek Dodson
[99] Fidel Barajas
Subs Unused
[9] Mounsef Bakrar
[19] Strahinja Tanasijević
[30] Tomás Romero
[99] Seymour Reid
DC Yellow Cards (3)
22’- Kyle Rowles [15] - Bad Foul
34’ - Boris Enow [6] - Bad Foul
87’ - Garrison Tubbs [16] - Bad Foul
Red Cards (0)
NYC Yellow Cards (1)
57’- Andrés Perea [8] - Bad Foul
Red Cards (0)
Referee: Armando Villareal
Ast. Referee 1: Corey Parker
Ast. Referee 2: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzales Jr.
VAR: Timothy Ford
Ast. VAR: Craig Lowry
New York City FC were on the road Wednesday night as they took on D.C. United.
City were looking for their second road win of the season as they embarked on a trip to the nation’s capital.
Head Coach Pascal Jansen made two changes to the team that faced CF Montréal last time out, as Birk Risa and Hannes Wolf replaced Nico Cavallo and Aidan O’Neill.
After an even start to the contest, City came close in the 11th minute through Alonso Martínez. The Costa Rican fired off a shot that hit the post. Hannes Wolf then tried to convert the rebound but saw his difficult chance fly wide.
The hosts then registered a major chance of their own through Christian Benteke after he tried to cut inside. Thankfully for City, Risa was on hand to block the effort.
In the 28th minute, Andrés Perea had a great chance to give City the lead from close range, only for former City shot-stopper Luis Barraza to deny him.
City were growing in confidence as the half wore on, and that saw Martínez again go close in the 33rd minute.
Perea headed over minutes later, and as the half drew to a close, Julián Fernández raced through after exchanging passes with Maxi Moralez—his eventual effort unfortunately landing just wide of the target.
The start of the second half saw one change for City, as Moralez departed in place of O'Neill. Jonathan Shore registered City's first chance of the half but saw his attempt saved by Barraza.
As the clock ticked past the hour mark, Martínez once again tested Barraza, before O'Neill clipped the post with a curled effort that slipped through the D.C. United penalty area.
In the 65th minute, Shore departed the game and was replaced by fellow young midfielder Máximo Carrizo. Further changes followed in the 73rd minute, as Tayvon Gray and Risa were replaced by Mitja Ilenič and Cavallo.
City were still pressing for a goal, and that saw Fernández try to break the deadlock from distance. Unfortunately, his effort missed the target.
A point-blank save from Freese in the 79th minute kept City's clean sheet intact. The shot-stopper showed brilliant positioning to deny David Schnegg.
Jansen made his final change of the night in the 81st minute, as Agustín Ojeda replaced Wolf. Despite pushing until the end, City were unable to find a breakthrough and settled for an important point on the road.
ABOUT NEW YORK CITY FC New York City FC is an American professional soccer team that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference of the League. It was announced as the League's 20th franchise on May 21, 2013 and is the first and only MLS Club located within the five boroughs of New York City. New York City FC kicked off its inaugural MLS season in March 2015 and is majority owned by City Football Group (CFG). In 2021, New York City FC won MLS Cup in the Club's first ever appearance, becoming the first professional sports franchise based in New York to win a championship in a decade. In 2022, New York City FC added to its trophy cabinet by winning Campeones Cup, the annual clash between the champions of MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX.
New York City FC's affiliate team, New York City FC II, plays in MLS NEXT Pro, a professional soccer league that completes the pro player pathway from MLS NEXT, the youth academies associated with MLS, through to MLS, the top U.S. domestic league. New York City FC II plays their home matches in Belson Stadium at St. John’s University in Queens, NY and at Icahn Stadium, in Randall's Island.
New York City FC's Academy currently features teams from the U-12 to U-18 age groups and became the first Academy in the country to win back-to-back national titles at the U-19 level. New York City FC proudly supports City in the Community (CITC) foundation to use the power of soccer to uplift communities. One of the programs, New York City Soccer Initiative (NYCSI), is a first-of-its-kind public-private community partnership to open 50 mini-soccer pitches in NYC neighborhoods in five years. In 2021, NYCSI opened its 50th pitch and committed to install 26 more mini-pitches across NYC in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ which will be hosted across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
