New York City FC’s hopes of advancing in the U.S. Open Cup tournament were dashed Wednesday night in a 1-0 loss in the quarterfinals to the Columbus Crew, ending their hopes of securing at least one of three trophies this season.
Max Arfste’s goal in the 59th minute was the death blow for NYCFC, which had been riding a high with wins in three of their past four MLS matches, including one over Columbus.
Nevertheless, the Crew dominated possession Wednesday night and put eight shots on target, while New York City FC failed to record one.
“There’s one minor mistake in defensive principle that we don’t have it 100 percent and we get punished for that moment,” NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen said about the difference for his team in the loss.
“Which is a sad thing, because I think even though they had a little more possession than we did at one point in the game, it was an unnecessary goal to concede.”
NYCFC entered the match down a key player in Maxi Moralez, who was injured in the club’s 1-1 draw with Red Bull New York on Saturday.
They lost another player in warmups after Keaton Parks had a groin issue flare up, forcing Jansen to turn to Johnny Shore to start in his place.