Overview
- A short-corner routine in the 53rd minute — Dos Santos to Mehmeti to Hall — produced the decisive header past Matt Turner.
- At 17, Julian Hall became the youngest MLS player to score in his club's first two matches and he leads the league with three goals.
- Michael Bradley again started three teenagers, repeating last week's league first, as New York moved to 2-0 and New England fell to 0-2.
- New York controlled play with roughly two-thirds possession and a 12-5 shot edge, and Ethan Horvath made two saves to secure the shutout.
- Dos Santos has exhausted two short-term call-ups with a first-team contract decision expected early this week, and New England's delayed grass installation pushed its home opener to March 15 against FC Cincinnati.