NYCFC v New England
Castellanos' brace leads NYCFC past Revolution 4-2
NEW YORK -- — Valentín Castellanos scored a goal in each half and New York City FC was awarded an MLS record three first-half penalty kicks in a 4-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.
NYCFC (9-4-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute on a penalty-kick score by Talles Magno.
New England (6-6-7) evened the score in the 18th minute on a goal by Gustavo Bou.
Castellanos gave NYCFC the lead for good with his league-leading 12th goal of the season, scoring on a PK in the 44th minute. Gabriel Pereira made it 3-1 with a goal four minutes into the second half.
Bou notched a brace when he scored in the 77th minute to pull the Revolution within a goal.
Castellanos scored in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring.
NYCFC outshot the Revolution 20-10 with a 12-7 edge in shots on goal.
Sean Johnson had five saves for NYCFC. Djordje Petrovic saved eight for the Revolution.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Timothy Ford
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 13 |
| New York City FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| Inter Miami CF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 10 |
| Charlotte FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| D.C. United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Toronto FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Red Bull New York | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| FC Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| Atlanta United FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| New England Revolution | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| CF Montréal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| Orlando City SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 3 |
| Columbus Crew | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Union | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
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