Defensive lapses hand game to Columbus

Game Stats

NYCFC: 13 shots, 5 on goal, 57.3% possession, 503 passes, 84.3% accuracy, 11 fouls

Charlotte FC: 16 shots, 6 on goal, 42.7% possession, 379 passes, 80.5% accuracy, 10 fouls

Goals:

NYCFC, Jonathan Mensah (OG) 3’

Columbus, Cucho Hernández 20’

Columbus, Lucas Zelarayán 27’

NYCFC, Gabriel Pereira 54’

Columbus, Lucas Zelarayán 75’

Discipline:

Columbus, Jonathan Mensah, bad foul, 6’

NYCFC, Santiago Rodríguez, bad foul, 18’

NYCFC, Alfredo Morales, bad foul, 47’

Columbus, Derrick Etienne, bad foul, 63’

NYCFC, Anton Tinnerholm, bad foul, 74’

NYCFC, Malte Amundsen, bad foul, 82’

Attendance: 18,609

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Assistant Referees: Rubiel Vazquez, Gjovalin Bori

Fourth Official: Adam Kilpatrick

VAR Referee: Daniel Radford

Assistant VAR Referee: Jennifer Garner