- Sebastian Anderson (6')
- Sebastian Anderson (33')
- Héber (40')
- Alexandru Mitrita (83')
NYCFC come back to defeat 10-man Rapids
Alexandru Mitrita scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute as the visiting New York City FC posted a 2-1 victory over the short-handed Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.
Heber scored his team-leading eighth goal in the 40th minute and Sean Johnson made two saves for NYCFC (8-3-8, 32 points), which snapped a two-match losing streak and improved to 3-0-2 in five all-time matches versus Colorado.
Rapids midfielder Sebastian Anderson scored his first MLS goal in the sixth minute before seeing his night ended abruptly, courtesy of a red card. The 16-year-old Anderson was whistled for a dangerous foul on Ronald Matarrita.
Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard finished with two saves before exiting with a strained right calf in stoppage time of the first half. Clint Irwin made five saves in relief for the Rapids (5-11-5, 20 points), who played without leading goal scorer Kei Kamara (back).
NYCFC dominated play against its short-handed foe before Colorado's Lalas Abubakar failed to clear the ball out of harm's way with a header in the 83rd minute. Mitrita settled the ball and unleashed a shot from outside the box that sailed inside the right post to give NYCFC a 2-1 lead.
Colorado wasted little time taking the early advantage as former NYCFC forward Jonathan Lewis raced up the left wing and into the penalty area before sliding a slick feed to the 16-year-old Anderson, who scored from close range.
Lewis was playing in his first match against NYCFC, which selected him with the No. 3 overall pick of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
Heber settled Maximiliano Moralez's entry pass with his chest before deftly unleashing a left-footed shot past Howard to forge a tie in the 40th minute. The goal was Heber's fourth in his last three appearances with NYCFC while the assist was Moralez's club-best 13th of the season.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +14 | 24 |
FC Cincinnati | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 21 |
Toronto FC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
New York Red Bulls | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
Charlotte FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
New York City FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
Philadelphia Union | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 14 |
D.C. United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
Atlanta United FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
CF Montréal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 |
Nashville SC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
Chicago Fire FC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
New England Revolution | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Real Salt Lake | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +9 | 21 |
Minnesota United FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 20 |
LA Galaxy | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +4 | 19 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 18 |
Colorado Rapids | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
Austin FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 16 |
LAFC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +1 | 13 |
Sporting Kansas City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Portland Timbers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
FC Dallas | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 |