🎥 Howler sums up disastrous half for NYCFC against Philadelphia 🤦‍♂️

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Emily Wilson·19 September 2024

New York City FC have plenty of work ahead of them to turn around Wednesday’s match against Philadelphia Union.

An upset is on the cards after a perfect 30-minute performance from the visitors’ attacking line saw all three players find the net.

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The Union opened the scoring when Tai Baribo (who was facing away from the goal) flicked a header beyond goalkeeper Matt Freese.

Tai Baribo scores his eighth goal of the year to put Philly up! Watch with #MLSSeasonPass: https://t.co/CekMCnC8bd
– Thursday, 19 September 2024

NYCFC’s misery quickly doubled when some disastrous defending allowed Baribo to tee up a lurking Mikael Uhre.

Baribo adds an assist on the night and Uhre bags his ninth goal of the season. The Union are flying!
– Thursday, 19 September 2024

And their misery was all summed up after a howler from Freese, who let the ball slip out of nowhere, and Dániel Gazdag pounced.

The Union's attacking trio each have a goal in this first half. 👀 Philly goes up 3-0 on New York City.
– Thursday, 19 September 2024

Not the 30 minutes they would have hoped for. Is a comeback possible?