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03/07 15:48 CST Parks scores twice in second half, New York City FC rolls
Orlando City 5-0
Parks scores twice in second half, New York City FC rolls Orlando City 5-0
NEW YORK (AP) --- Keaton Parks scored twice in the second half, and New York
City FC rolled past Orlando City 5-0 on Saturday in its home opener.
New York City (2-1-0) moved into sole possession of first place in the Eastern
Conference with the win. Orlando (0-0-3) played most of the game with 10 men
after goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was sent off in the 16th minute with a red card.
NYCFC opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Agustin Ojeda finished from
the center of the box on a pass from Maxi Moralez. Nicolas Fernndez doubled
the lead in the 42nd minute, scoring a header on Moralez's cross. Moralez added
a penalty in first-half stoppage time to give New York City a 3-0 advantage at
the break.
Parks extended the lead early in the second half, finishing from close range in
the 49th minute off a feed from Tayvon Gray. He added his second goal five
minutes later with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to make it 5-0.
New York City dominated the pitch, holding 68% possession and outshooting
Orlando 13-4.
The victory continued NYCFC's strong run in the series. New York City is
unbeaten in its last seven meetings with Orlando dating to 2022.
Up next
Orlando: faces Montreal next Saturday.
NYCFC: at Colorado next Saturday.
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