In a standalone fixture on a Thursday night, New York City FC exorcised the demons from last week's loss in Montréal, comfortably beating Toronto FC 3-1 at Yankee Stadium.
Hannes Wolf and Mitja Ilenič both contributed with a goal and an assist each as Pascal Jansen's side picked up its second win in three matches.
Despite coming fresh off the termination of Lorenzo Insigne and Fernando Bernadeschi's Designated Player contracts, Toronto FC looked the more threatening side in the early stages.
As New York City grew into the match, the gulf in quality came to be on full display and Jansen's men grabbed their eighth home win of the season to climb, for now, to 6th Place in the Eastern Conference.
New York City: 10 shots, 5 shots on target, 52% possession, 499 passes, 83.4% pass accuracy, 10 fouls, 5 corners, 2 saves
Toronto: 8 shots, 2 shots on target, 48% possession, 413 passes,
81.1% pass accuracy, 12 fouls, 6 corners, 2 saves
Goals:
• New York City, Hannes Wolf, 20'
• New York City, Mitja Ilenič, 49'
• Toronto, Tomás Romero (OG), 70'
• New York City, Kevin O'Toole, 74'
Attendance: 19,395
Hannes Wolf can't stop scoring (and assisting)
The Wolf of Wall Street is New York City's new top scorer in 2025. Wolf bagged his sixth goal in six games Thursday night, firing home a volley off both posts to open the scoring at Yankee Stadium.
Hannes Wolf's first-time strike to open the scoring vs Toronto FC. Cred: New York City FC
Off the back of an excellent delivery from Ilenič, the "double doink" was the Austrian's ninth goal of the campaign, putting him ahead of Alonso Martinez (with eight) as the club's top goalscorer in 2025.
