MLS - April 18 - Charlotte (CF)

[LionNYC]

New York City Football Club vs. Charlotte FC
Saturday, April 18 7:30 PM ET
Citi Field
Apple TV

 

[moogoo]

from pregame presser:

Thiago trained so should be available for this game.

Perea is getting close to coming back.

 

[Gene]

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC
Citi Field (7:30PM ET)
REF: Tori Penso
AR1: Brooke Mayo
AR2: Kathryn Nesbitt
4TH: Matthew Corrigan
VAR: David Barrie
AVAR: Karsten Gillwald

 

[GratefulDawg]

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC
Citi Field (7:30PM ET)
REF: Tori Penso
AR1: Brooke Mayo
AR2: Kathryn Nesbitt
4TH: Matthew Corrigan
VAR: David Barrie
AVAR: Karsten Gillwald

Oh, we get the better Penso.

 

[ZYanksRule]

An all-female ref/AR crew is pretty cool, actually.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Matthew Corrigan is going to have to do a lot of mansplaining on Saturday.

 

[moogoo]

 

[FootyLovin]

What up bitches?

It's a sun shiny spring game day.

Let's gooooooooo!!

 

[Seth]

Gameday Weather and Transit Report, brought to you by Citi Field™, Where We Have the Good Food®

Weather:

It's a sun shiny spring game day

Gametime temps in the low to mid 50s, feels like of 50° at kickoff and slowly lowering from there. Sunset at 7:38pm.

Transit: Good
Flushing-bound trains running express from 74th Street to Mets-Willets Point but otherwise normal service.

 

[moogoo]

Gameday Weather and Transit Report, brought to you by Citi Field™, Where We Have the Good Food®

Weather:

Gametime temps in the low to mid 50s, feels like of 50° at kickoff and slowly lowering from there. Sunset at 7:38pm.

Transit: Good
Flushing-bound View attachment 14521 trains running express from 74th Street to Mets-Willets Point but otherwise normal service.

Some LIRR changes too

https://www.newyorkcityfc.com/news/travel-advisory-new-york-city-fc-vs-charlotte-fc-04-18

 

[Kjbert]

What time does the Stadium open? 6 pm?

 

[LionNYC]

What time does the Stadium open? 6 pm?

Yes, 6 pm.

 

[Matchday Logbot]

Spoiler: Matchday Log

Apr 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM - LionNYC: Good Shabbos everyone. Chat is open. Let’s defeat Charlotte!
Apr 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM - Kjbert: Jon - what time does the gate open?
Apr 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM - Kjbert: Sorry see your note. Can you delete? Thanks
Apr 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM - CCMore: LFG nyc!!
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM - Gene:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045631049435115879

Apr 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM - Gene: No Malachi.
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM - moogoo: hope there's no issue there.
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM - moogoo: changing up the formation against charlotte...
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM - gbservis: Is it a formation change or just a swap of Trewin for Keaton in midfield?
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM - canchon: FotMob has Nico and Thiago Martins as double DMs and Aiden O’Neill as striker lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM - moogoo:

Is it a formation change or just a swap of Trewin for Keaton in midfield?

you're right. straight swap is prob more likely. hopefully keaton is just a little tired and jones didn't re-injure anything.
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM - moogoo: always a good match day when the red bulls lose
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM - moogoo: now we gotta sink charlotte by a bunch of goals and it'll be a wonderful saturday
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM - canchon: And Messi rescues Miami again. Of course. Just get out of the league already and go back to Argentina
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM - canchon: The infield cutout looks ridiculous lots of brown grass spots
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM - moogoo:

And Messi rescues Miami again. Of course. Just get out of the league already and go back to Argentina

should have been a draw. the pk they gave up was self inflicted. and steffen is just bad these days. he's not even top 10 best keepers in MLS right now.
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM - Gene: GAME ON!!!
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM - Kenny:

always a good match day when the red bulls lose

Beaten soundly by lowly Montreal AGAIN
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM - moogoo: indeed. but i won't judge until we can sweep montreal
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM - moogoo: i'm just glad they lost.
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM - Marito: First Long Ball from Raul G was good
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM - Kenny: lol good point
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM - Kenny: Bronico already on a yellow is good
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM - moogoo: seems we are 3atb in possession with otoole floating into midfield.
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM - moogoo: come on trewin! don't shoot like a defender! geez
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM - Gene: Shoot the freaking ball!
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM - moogoo: there you go. shot on goal.
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM - moogoo: a yellow for what!?!?
Apr 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM - moogoo: not every foul is a yellow penso. geez
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM - Marito: Excellent Ball from Gray
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM - moogoo: we gotta get some goals... our set piece defense makes me anxious
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM - Kenny: The Tayvon-Zaha duel is wild
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM - Shwafta: My god that field looks horrendous
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - moogoo: damn oneil should have smacked that.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - Shwafta: Wow what a save
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - moogoo: guess it would have been a reach.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - moogoo: OMFG!
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - moogoo: great attempt by ojeda.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - Shwafta: Wow
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM - moogoo: the thing is, we get the ball out wide, cross it, and we've got NO ONE in the middle. except for maybe a winger.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM - Kenny: Fucks sake
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM - moogoo: nico floats around so much and midfielders aren't making those runs into the box
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM - Shwafta: It would be so nice to have a real 9 wouldn't it
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM - Shwafta: We really miss martinez rn
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM - moogoo: for sure
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM - canchon: The CLT with zero shots in the first half. This feels like a 0-0 where NYCFC has a ton of the ball but can’t convert or a crushing 1-0 loss on CLT’s first shot.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM - Kenny: I’m sticking to my 1-1 prediction
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM - Kenny: Or 1-0 us
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM - canchon:

Or 1-0 us

if we score first this is likely
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM - Shwafta: Totally unrelated to the game but there's a rodent in my apartment
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM - Shwafta: And yet somehow that's still not as bad as the infield holy crap that looks awful
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM - Marito: Aloko is giving Kevin a world of trouble
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM - canchon: Well we are fucked now
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM - Shwafta: Sigh
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM - Shwafta: Who knew that we were only good bc of the red cards?
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM - moogoo: it was coming.. we weren't finishing our chances
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM - moogoo: gustavo losing his man.. who'd a thunk it!?
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM - canchon: First shot of the game for Charlotte
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM - canchon:

The CLT with zero shots in the first half. This feels like a 0-0 where NYCFC has a ton of the ball but can’t convert or a crushing 1-0 loss on CLT’s first shot.

God I hate when I’m right
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM - moogoo: and now we're gonna fall apart
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM - gbservis:

Who knew that we were only good bc of the red cards?

Not the front office that's for sure
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM - moogoo: talles magno - you're our only hope.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM - Revfugee: Imagine if we had a striker
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM - Kenny:

God I hate when I’m right

not yet
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM - moogoo: we aren't playing like a team down 1 at home. that's for sure.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM - Shwafta: Are we about to lose two games in a row at home 0-1?
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM - moogoo: still plenty of time, but we have to play like we are down 1 at home. we're just too slow and lax. no urgency.
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM - canchon:

Are we about to lose two games in a row at home 0-1?

this team feels like it could play forever without scoring the way they are playing today sigh
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM - gbservis:

Are we about to lose two games in a row at home 0-1?

Also know as the Cushing
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM - canchon:

Also know as the Cushing

”we had our chances”
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM - moogoo: we don't have the height for those kinda crosses... we need to play fast and flow
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM - moogoo: good save.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM - canchon: Cross it wide, cross to the middle, no one there
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM - moogoo: magno to the rescue!
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM - moogoo: put reid on there too. magno needs a striker to work with
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM - canchon: Yup Reid to occupy the middle and Mango to clean up
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM - canchon: We going to outshoot them 20-3 and lose 1-0 asssrrrrrgghhhhh
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM - Shwafta: What on earth was that header
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM - moogoo: it was a gustavo special
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM - Shwafta: Raul "pass here!" Maxi passes
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM - Shwafta: Waste
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - moogoo: lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - Shwafta: Do we even have anyone we can sub for Gustavo lol he's been playing so bad today
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - Gene: Nice save by Magno.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - moogoo: tanas
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - moogoo: or trewin and crap and PARKS can come on
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - Shwafta: Has tana even played in the last 6 months lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM - moogoo: err trewin can drop*
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM - moogoo: parks must have a knock or something to not be coming on when we need a goal.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM - moogoo: what a waste of good build up. our crosses are just pointless half the time.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM - Revfugee: We’re basically gonna have to walk it in the goal
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM - Revfugee: And I’m not optimistic
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM - moogoo: lol this is so funny. shwafta was right.. we can't beat anybody without the help of a red card.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM - moogoo: oh there's big bird!
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM - Shwafta: But late for the bird isn't it
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM - moogoo: yes, let's chip it to the shortest man on the field.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM - moogoo: good plan!
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM - Revfugee: Finally someone has a go…
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM - Kenny: Still hopeful for an equalizer
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM - Revfugee: If they were outplaying us, I would ne less upset
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM - Revfugee: There is no way we are beating this team in the air
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM - moogoo: that was close.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM - moogoo: if magno had started farther back, he could have gotten it.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM - moogoo: magno lookin pretty good since coming on.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:21 PM - moogoo: would love for him to get the equalizer.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM - Shwafta: The crazy thing is I still think Jansen is going a good job. Our play is really much better and you can see there's a plan compared to cushing... Even with the losses. I think this is entirely a FO thing, not pascal.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM - moogoo: yea for sure.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM - moogoo: we possess and our style flows well. it's not stagnant and boring like under cushing
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM - Kjbert: This woman sucks
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM - moogoo: this is all on the FO for not bringing in the players
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM - Revfugee: I like the way we play. I’m not sure I like the personnel mix
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM - Shwafta: Reid coming eh
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM - moogoo: reid coming on.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM - canchon: CLT time wasting here
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM - moogoo: we're gettin the penso special tonight.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM - Revfugee: Feed me, Seymour
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM - moogoo: kalina padding his stats against us
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM - Shwafta: Kevin o'neill lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM - moogoo: and that's it.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM - Shwafta: Sigh
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM - Revfugee: Utter shite edition
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM - moogoo: no red card no party.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM - Gene: Turn out the lights
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM - Shwafta: Magno not tracking back fast enough but also why is magno the one tracking back lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM - moogoo: magno can't defend but expected
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM - moogoo: gray is tired and was jogging back.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM - moogoo: this is just what happens when you don't take your chances. you get tired and mistakes get punished.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM - moogoo: OMG!
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM - moogoo: what a banger
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM - Shwafta: Where the hell was that for 92 mins
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM - moogoo: penso gonna call it at 4 mins on the dot.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM - Revfugee: dead cat bounce
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM - moogoo: lol
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM - Shwafta: I'm gonna export and close the chat after full time whistle goes
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM - moogoo: oh well. we need a striker and a deadly winger. plain and simple.
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM - Shwafta: Sigh
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM - canchon: Yep this game was decided when NYCFC had all the possession and shots in the first half and couldn’t score a goal

 

[canchon]

Congrats to Charlotte for playing a great MLS game: defending, capitalizing on their only chance and then using the attacking team’s frustration against them.

 

[BC19]

Fuck David Lee. Fuck Todd ‘Do Nothing’ Dunivant and Fuck Brad ‘Due Diligence’ Sims.

On a serious note, it seems Pascals ability to get results out of an incomplete roster is drifting away. Going to get uglier before the WC break.

 

[moogoo]

didn't take our chances and got punished for it. plain and simple.

actually thought magno looked pretty decent when he came on. not amazing, but he had some good dribbles and line breaking passes. If he can find his finishing boots in the future, I will be happy. Regardless, he doesn't deserve a DP position and the club should take care of that somehow.

Wolf looked better this game too, but he also needs to get out of his slump and start going on a streak.

I think if big bird had played from the start, we would have won the game. Trewin is good but big bird is better and more willing to make run into the box. Hopefully he just needed a break and didn't have a knock.

These bad results are totally on the front office. Jansen is doing his job. The players, for the most part, are doing theirs. We are missing a quality #9 and a quality winger. Also, for the moment, we desperately need someone to backup gray who is clearly exhausted.

 

[GratefulDawg]

Exhibit 35,729 of what happens when your front office does not address a pressing concern with your squad. We outplay them, squander chance after chance and then concede on two of the three attempts that the opponent has.

Yes, I'll be there on Wednesday.

 

[canchon]

Control the ball, move into the attacking third, move the ball wide, cross into the middle..

…easy defensive clearance.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[twsj91]

Flawed roster. Nothing else to say.

 

[JayH]

Does anyone know a good roster malpractice attorney?