New York City FC were pushed hard by a committed San Jose Earthquakes side at windy Yankee Stadium on Saturday. But Tommy McNamara came off the bench to win the game in an eventful second-half cameo, scoring the game-winning goal and drawing a late red-card challenge from Victor Bernardez in a 2-1 victory.
Marco Ureña snatched an early lead for the visitors, taking advantage of a woeful sequence by NYCFC deep in their own end. But City responded just minutes later via a delightful connection between David Villa and Jack Harrison. After the break, NYCFC grew in confidence and it fell to McNamara to calmly cap a gorgeous passing move.
Some 13 minutes later the substitute also found himself on the receiving end of an ugly rake of the studs by Bernardez, leaving the Quakes behind the 8-ball with 10 men.
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VILLA'S VICIOUS VISION
: NYCFC's Spanish star does so much more than score, as he showed with two very similar eyes-in-the-back-of-his-head backheels that created his team's goals on Saturday. Combine it with his constant, cunning movement and you have a recipe for torturing central defenders.
